IDOL Year: 1976 Album: BLUE MOVES Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin Intro: Am7 Bm Bm/F# Bm7/F# Em F7 Am7/E Am/E Bm E E7/D Am7 /E /A /E-/A Bm /F# /B /F#-/B Oooh, he was a light star trippin' on a high wire. Fm7 /C /F /C-/F Ebmaj7 /Bb /Eb /Bb-/Eb Bulldog stubborn, born uneven. B+ E7 /B /E E(addC)/B - E Am A classless creature, a man for all seasons. /E /A /E-/A Bm /F# /B But don't bet them they can't take him to the very bottom - /F#-/B Fm9 /C /F Fm7/C-/F Gm/Eb /Bb /Eb /Bb-/Eb Be - cause, they made him & they'll waste him. B+ E7 /B /E /B-/E Am7 And I don't believe - (sigh!) that I wanna watch them. Instrumental: Bm /F# Bm7/F# Fm9 /C-Fm7 Gm/Eb /Bb-Eb B+ E7 Am Am7 `Cos the fifties shifted out of gear. Mmm, D7 /A /D G Am/G G7 He was an idol then, now - he's an i - dol here. C D/C Bm Em But his face has changed, he's not the same no more. A7 /E /A B7+ E7b9 And I have to say that I like the way his mu-sic sounded before. He was tight-assed; Walking on broken glass. Highly prized in the wallet size. The number one crush in a schoolgirl's eyes. But don't pretend that it won't end in the depth of your despair. You went from lame suits right down to tennis shoes - to peanuts from the lion's share. Chorded by David Bisese Edited by Rob Davies