Elton John feat. Eddie Vedder – E-Ticket Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elton John feat. Eddie Vedder – E-Ticket Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G   Bb C G   Bb C G

[Verse 1]
G
Riding beside me silver
light lightning
Bb           C    G
Time quickly disappears
G
Born out of fireworks,
still looking skyward
   Bb       C   Am
As darkness reappears

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[Chorus]
    Am                   D
You gotta figure it's an E-Ticket
ride
G                 C
Why else stand in line?
   Am                 D
We take a ride in our E-Ticket
minds
        G                    C
Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine
         Am D N.C.
Tell you mine
         G
E-Ticket ride

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[Interlude]
G   Bb C G    Bb C G

[Verse 2]
G
In between moments, questions
and quotients
Bb          C         G
Solved, yet still not clear
G
Looking for answers,
we make up new dances
Bb          C                G
Ain't that enough, if that's all
there is?

[Chorus]
    Am                   D
You gotta figure it's an E-Ticket
ride
G                 C
Why else stand in line?
   Am                 D
We take a ride in our E-Ticket
minds
        G                    C
Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine
         Am D N.C.
Tell you mine
         G
E-Ticket ride

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[Bridge]
C               D
I've no need to pledge my faith
   G
To nothin' but time and tide
    F
And I can see the universe
       D                 G
As the universe sees me, yeah

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[Interlude]
Bb C G
     Oh, yeah
Bb      C           G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah

[Chorus]
    Am                   D
You gotta figure it's an E-Ticket
ride
G                 C
Why else stand in line?
   Am                 D
We take a ride in our E-Ticket
minds
        G                    C
Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine
        Am
Oh, you gotta figure
        D
it's an E-Ticket ride
G                 C
Why else stand in line?
   Am                 D
We take a ride in our E-Ticket
minds
        G                    C
Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine
         Am D N.C.
Tell you mine
         G
E-Ticket ride

[Outro]
          Bb  C
Oh, oh, oh
         G
E-Ticket ride
Bb
Oh, oh, oh
C        G
E-Ticket ride
   Bb
Oh yeah
C        G
E-Ticket ride
   Bb   C  Bb  C  Bb  C
Oh yeah
         G
E-Ticket ride

How to play E-Ticket: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for E-Ticket by Elton John feat. Eddie Vedder on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

E-Ticket by Elton John feat. Eddie Vedder is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: G, Bb, C, Am, D and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Bb – C – G (V – ♭VII – I – V in C major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, F, G, Em, A, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

E-Ticket chords: questions

What key is E-Ticket in?

E-Ticket by Elton John feat. Eddie Vedder is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in E-Ticket?

E-Ticket uses 6 chords: G, Bb, C, Am, D, F.

What is the chord progression of E-Ticket?

The main progression is G – Bb – C – G (V – ♭VII – I – V).

Is E-Ticket easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, F, G, Em, A, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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