The Emperor`s new clothes Chords
by Elton John
The Emperor`s new clothes by Elton John is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords A, G, E, C, D, F, Dm, Bb, Am, B, Gm and Dm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm F C G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb F F F F
C C E
We bet on our lives and we bet on the horses
F
In that upstairs apartment
C
On Orlando and 4th
G Am C G
And the rent was due and the rent man was knocking
F
Like a Chinese proverb
C G C G C G G F
We were al- ways searching
C C E
Nightlife's a no-win but nobody noticed
F
How we killed off the bottles
C
Looking good on the surface
G Am C G
The dog days barked and the house cat got old
F
We were Bonnie and Clyde
C G G C F C C
In the emperor's new clothes
Am
And the tears never came
G B
They just stayed in our eyes
F C F C C C G B
We refused to admit that we wore this disguise
Am
Every inch of us growing
Gm
Like Pinocchio's nose
A A Dm C E Dm F C G C F C C
As we walked around in the em-per-or's new clothes
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm F C G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb F F F F
C C E
We flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants
F
In the state of illusion
C
In the nation of chance
G Am C G
And the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving
F
As the dashboard Madonna
C G G
Smiled back at us kindly
C C E
We cheated the system never batting an eyelid
F
Seeing only the good
C
Through the holes in our shoes
G Am C G
And our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly
F
We were two little gods
C G G C F C C
In the emperor's new clothes
(CHORUS)
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm F C G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb F F F F
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
(CHORUS)
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm F C G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb F F F F
F C E Dm7 C F C C Dm C C C C