JOHN ELTON - "captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy" Tablature

From: "Scot Evans" <jsevans@cicresearch.com>
Subject: j/john_elton/captain_fantastic_and_the_brown_dirt_cowboy.crd
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:51:51 -0700

"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"

from the album of the same name

written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin

Transcribed/tabbed by Scot the Hoople (scotthehoople@cox.net)

Here's one of my all-time favorite songs from E.J. (or from any artist, =
for that matter). Pick out the opening melody, making the transition =
from picked notes to chords as smooth as possible. I found it's smoother =
to use a barre G for the first chord. Your middle finger should fret the =
slide to the B note on the 4th fret G string, allowing you to grab the =
barre G chord easily.=20

This is my first tab (all my own work!), so feel free to submit =
corrections or write to tell me what you think. Enjoy!

Intro:

G C G Em

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___0_2s4________2s4_2_2p0___________________2h4p2p0____________

0h2____________________________0h2_2_2p0____________2__________

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Play 2X

Verse 1:

Am (B) C G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Captain Fantastic, raised... ...hero

G C D

Someone his mother...

Am G Dm7 G

Very clearly a case for...

C Cm G Em

Two teas, ... ...alley

Verse 2:

Am (B) C

While little Dirt Cowboys ...=20

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Swee-eet chocolate biscuits...

G C D

And red rosy apples...

Am G Dm7 G

For it's hay make...

C Cm

Are there chances in life...

G Bb C G

Should I make my way...

Verse 3:

Am (B)C

Brown Dirt Cowboy...

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

City-slick Captain...

G C D

Fantastic the feedback...

Am G Dm7 G

Weak-winged young sparrows...

C Cm

Broken young children... ...wheels...

G Bb C G

And the '68 summer festival wallflowers...

Chorus:

Em C F C (4X)

For cheap easy meals...

Em C F C (4X)

Too hot for the band...

G C G C G

We've thrown in towel...

C G C

Captain Fantastic ...=20

Bb C G

End of the world...

Repeat Intro 1X

Verse 4:

Am (B) C

And all this talk of Jesus...=20

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Mmm-mmm couldn't fool us...

G C D

For we were spinning out our lines...

Am G Dm7

Hand in hand...

G C Cm

Captain and the Kid... ...ring

G Bb C G

>From here on sonny...

Chorus:

Em C F C (4X)

For cheap easy meals...

Em C F C (4X)

Too hot for the band...

G C G C G

We've thrown in towel...

C G C

Captain Fantastic ...=20

Bb C G

End of the world...

Repeat last 2 lines of Chorus

Repeat Intro 4X