SACRIFICE

by Elton John

Album: Sleeping With The Past (c)1989



INTRO: 

  Eb                Gm                G# 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8------8----|-----8------8----| 
|-----------------|-5-------------5-|---10-----10---10|---10-----10---10| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  Eb                Gm                G# 
|-------3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8----8------|-----8-----8-----| 
|-----------------|-5---------------|---10---10-----10|---10----10----10| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11------------11|-11--------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
                                                           It's a human 

VERSES: 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-------6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
1. sign              when things go wrong          when the scent of her 
2. misunderstandings      after the fact                     sensitivity 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
1. lin  -  gers          and temptations strong              into  the 
2. builds a prison       in the final act                       we loose 

  Cm                G#                Bb 
|-------3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------| 
1. boundary         of each married man            sweet deceipt comes a 
2. direction          no stone unturned                      no tears to 

  Cm                G#                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6---------| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-------------9---| 
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7---7-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|---8-----8-----8-|---8-----8-----8-| 
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 
1. calling              and negativity lands                  cold, cold 
2. damn you             when jealousy burns                   cold, cold 


  [Play the first 8 bars of the Verse again with the following lyrics] 


1+2. heart             hard  done  by  you               somethings look 
     better   baby     just passin' through                  and it's no 


CHORUS :
 
  Eb                                  G# 
|-------3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-4-------------4-| 
sacrifice             just a simple   word               when two hearts
 
  Bb                                  Eb 
|-------6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-| 
|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| 
livin                  into seperate worlds               and it's no
 
  Eb                                  G# 
|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-8-6-4---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4---------4-| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| 
sacrifice                         no sacrifice                       no
 
  Gm                G#      Bb        Eb                Gm 
|-------3-----3-3-|-4-----4-6-----6-|-3-----3-----3---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----3-----3-----|-----4-------6---|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-------|---5-------7-----|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| 
|-3-------------3-|-4-------6-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
sacrifice               at            all
 
  G# 
|-8-----8-----8---|-------8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| 
|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
1.                            mutual 
2.                         I gave my 


OUTRO: 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
heart                                                       i   gave  my 


[Repeat the last 4 bars about 1000 times then finish it softly.]



NOTES:

This song is written by Mr. Elton John and it's called "Sacrifice". I'd 
never recognized this song until an Irish girl named Sinead O'Connor 
sang it in her own special version. 

In this version the song is played on a synthesizer, Key Eb, so it may 
be easier for you to capo on the 3rd Fret, although I have guitarified some 
parts. The lyrics aren't placed exactly under the correspondending 
notes, so you better listen to the song - you'll find it on: 

"Two rooms - Celebrating the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin".

From: J_MORENZIN@darkness.gun.de (Jan Morenzin)