Elton John – Your Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Elton John – Your Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDGAF#mBmBm/ABm/AbF#Em7A/C#Em

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This is the chord progression of Your Song by Elton John on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D G A G

[Verse]
D               G               A                 F#m
It’s a little bit funny, this feeling inside
Bm               Bm/A               Bm/Ab               G
I’m not one of those who can easily hide
D                             A               F#               Bm
I don’t have much money, but, boy if I did
D               Em7                             G               A
I’d buy a big house where we both could live

D               G               A               F#m
If I was a sculptor, but then again no
Bm               Bm/A               Bm/Ab                             G
Or A man who makes potions in a travelling show
D               A               F#                             Bm
I know it’s not much but it’s the best I can do
D               Em7               G                             D
My gift is my song, and this one’s for you

[Chorus]
A/C#                             Bm               Em7               G
And you can tell everybody this is your song
A/C#               Bm               Em                             G
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
Bm                                                         Bm/A
I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind
Bm/Ab                             G
That I put down in words,
D               Em                             G                             A
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world
D G A G

[Verse]
D               G               A               F#m
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Bm                             Bm/A                           Bm/Ab               G
Well a few of the verses, well they’ve got me quite cross
D                             A                             F#               Bm
But the sun’s been quite kind, while I wrote this song
D                             Em7               G               A
It’s for people like you that keep it turned on

D               G               A                             F#m
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
Bm               Bm/A               Bm/Ab                             G
You see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue
D               A               F#               Bm
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
D               Em7               G                             D
Yours are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen

[Chorus]
A/C#               Bm               Em7               G
And you can tell everybody this is your song
A/C#               Bm               Em               G
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
Bm                                                                       Bm/A
I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind
Bm/Ab                             G
That I put down in words,
D               Em               G                                           A
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world
Bm                                           Bm/A
I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind
Bm/Ab                                           G
That I put down in words,
D               Em               G    D               G    A      G     D
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

How to play Your Song: key, chords and progression

Your Song by Elton John sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 11 chords to play it: D, G, A, F#m, Bm, Bm/A, Bm/Ab, F#, Em7, A/C# and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm – Bm/A – Bm/Ab – G (vi – vi – vi – IV in D major). In solfa, that is lah – lah – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Em, Am, E, Dm7, Dm (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Your Song chords: questions

What key is Your Song in?

Your Song by Elton John is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Your Song?

Your Song uses 11 chords: D, G, A, F#m, Bm, Bm/A, Bm/Ab, F#, Em7, A/C#, Em.

What is the chord progression of Your Song?

The main progression is Bm – Bm/A – Bm/Ab – G (vi – vi – vi – IV).

Is Your Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Em, Am, E, Dm7, Dm (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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