PASSENGERS Year: 1984 Album: BREAKING HEARTS Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin C C F C\G G C F C\G G C F C\G G C F C\G G C Deny the passenger, who want to get on F C\G G C Deny the passenger, who want to get on F C\G G Deny the passenger, who want to get on C C\F Want to get on (wanna get on) C\G C\G He want to get on (he wanna get on) C C\F Want to get on (wanna get on) C\G C\G He want to get on (he wanna get on) Am Em F To make a chain of fools G You need a matching pair Am Em F One hypocritical fool G And a crowd that's never there Am Em F There's anger in the silence C\G There's wheels upon the jail Am Em F A black train built of bones G On a copper rail (CHORUS) Am Em F Company conductor G You need the salt of tears Am Em F Falling on a ticket G That no one's used in years Am Em F Non-commercial native C\G It's tattooed in your veins Am Em F You're living in a blood bank G And riding on this train (CHORUS) Em Am The spirit's free, but you always find G Am Passengers stand and wait in line Em Am Someone in front and someone else behind Dm7 G But passengers always wait in line (CHORUS) (REPEAT, FADE)