ELTON JOHN MEDLEY

CROCODILE ROCK Am ¯¯ Bm ¯¯ C (dux8) You’re going to hear electric music, solid walls of sound. Strum: Island G ¯¯¯¯ [G] [Em] [C] [D] Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet

Am ¯¯¯¯ C ¯¯¯¯ Verse 1 Ooh, but they’re so spaced out, bbb Bennie and the jets, G I remember when rock was young G ¯¯¯¯ Em Oh, But they’re weird and they’re wonderful, Me and Suzy had so much fun Am ¯¯¯¯ C oh, Bennie she’s really keen Holding hands and skimming stones C (dudududu) D (dudududu) D She’s got electric boots, a mohair suit, Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own Em (dudududu) Em7 (dudududu) G You know I read it in a magazine, oh! But the biggest kick I ever got Em C (dudududu) Bb (dudu) D(dudu) Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock Bennie and the jets. C G¯¯¯¯ Gmaj7¯¯ G¯¯ Fmaj7 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (7) While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock D We were hopping and bopping doing the Crocodile Rock, well DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART

[Chorus] Intro [F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] [F] Em dudud u u-udud u u-udud u u st Crocodile Rocking is something shocking Verse 1 (Strum: this & that; 1 for 1 2 chords; 2 on Bb) A7 F C Bb F C Bb When you’re feet just can’t stand still Don’t go breaking my heart, I couldn’t if I tried D7 G F A7 Bb F C Bb¯ I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh honey if I get restless, Baby you’re not that kind. E7 Oh Lawdy mama, those Friday nights F¯ Bb¯ F¯ Bb¯ C¯ (A: 0 1 0 1 3) A7 Stop When Suzy wore her dresses tight, F C Bb D7 C x 6 ¯ Don’t go breaking my heart, And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight F C Bb You take the weight off of me G Em C D [X2) End D du ud du ud F A7 Bb Laaaa, la la la la…. Laaaa Oh honey when you knock on the door, F C Bb¯ F¯ Bb¯ F¯ Bb¯ C¯ Ooh I gave you my key. (A: 0 1 0 1 3)

BENNIE AND THE JETS Chorus Am x8 Cm7 x8 Intro: Pulsing G x 8 Fmaj7 x 8 (rif in on 7th G) Oooh, oooh, nobody knows it, Bb x2 F x2 C x2 G x2 Am7 ¯¯ D7 ¯¯ But when I was down, I was your clown. Hey kids, shake it loose together Am Cm7 G ¯¯¯¯ Oooh, oooh, nobody knows it, (nobody knows it) the spotlight’s hitting something that’s been known Bb F C G to change the weather But right from the start, I gave you my heart. Ab x4 C7 x4 Bb¯ F¯ Bb¯ F¯ Bb¯ C¯ Am7 D Em ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ Oooh, ooh, I gave you my heart. (A: 0 1 0 1 3) We’ll kill the fatted calf tonight, so stick around,

(count 4 then in: Strum: this and that) SATURDAY NIGHT’S Dm7 Dm I’m still standing after all this time C Gm Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Pickin’ up the pieces of my life Bb A7 Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, without you on my mind F C Dm Gm7 A7 Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Night’s Alright I’m still standin, yea, yea, yea Dm Gm7 A7 ¯ (pause – then straight in) REPEAT I’m still standin, yea, yea, yea______

(straight in: Strum: pulsing) BENNIE GOODBYE YELLOWBRICK ROAD

G x4 [Verse 1] [2 strums each chord] Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Gm C G x4 Fmaj7 x8 When are you gonna come down Bennie and the jets REPEAT (7 on last Fmaj7) F Bb When are you going to land Gm C I should have stayed on the farm, should have I’M STILL STANDING F F Listened to my old man Intro: Dm Gm7 A7 (repeat) Gm C [Strum: U UDUDUD U UDUDUD You know you can't hold me forever U UDUDUDUDUDUDUD] F Bb I didn't sign up with you Verse 1 (starting note = A; Strum: this & that) Eb C D G I'm not a present for your friends to open You could never know what it’s like F F A D This boy's too young to be singing Your blood like Winter freezes just like ice Db Eb Ab Db Db C7 Em7 G A The blues... Ah... Ah.... And there’s cold lonely light that shines from you Bm G [Chorus] You’ll wind up like the wreck you hide F A7 D ¯¯¯ du udududu So goodbye yellow brick road Behind that mask you use. Bb F Where the dogs of society howl Verse 2 D7 Gm D G You can't plant me in your penthouse And did you think this fool could never win C F A D I'm going back to my plough Well, look at me I’m comin’ back again Dm A Em7 G A Back to the howling old owl in the woods I’ve got a taste of love in a simple way Bb Db Bm G Hunting the horny black toad And if you need to know while I’m still standing, Db Eb F C Dm Dm (all single strum) D ¯¯¯ du udududu Oh I've finally decided my future lies You just fade away. Bb C (all single strum) Beyond the yellow brick Chorus Db Eb Ab Db Db C F (back to double except F¯) Dm7 Dm road ... Ah..... Ah...... Don’t’ you know I’m still standing Am7 better than I ever did Gm Bbmaj7 C Lookin’ like a true survivor, feelin’ like a little kid

CROCODILE ROCK PART II

INTRO: 1, 2, 3, 4 G Em C D Laaaa, la la la la…. Laaaa [X 1] Strum: Island x 2 rounds each chord

Verse 2 G But the years went by and the rock just died Em Suzy went and left me for some foreign guy. C Long nights crying by the record machine D Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans G But they’ll never kill the thrills we got, Em Burning up to the Crocodile Rock. C Learning fast as the weeks went past, D We really thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well

[Chorus] Em Crocodile Rocking is something shocking A7 When you’re feet just can’t stand still D7 G I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will E7 Oh Lawdy mama, those Friday nights A7 Stop When Suzy wore her dresses tight, D7 C x 6 ¯ And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight.

G Em C D REPEAT Laaaa, la la la la…. Laaaa

Finish on the D du ud du ud dudu G ¯