I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin' chords by Elton John

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
In the nicotine glare  (D major) 
A 
C#m 
A 
 (A major) of  (C sharp minor) a cold naked light  (A major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) I drag my body from the covers
G 
D 
 (G major) and down forty flights  (D major) 
A 
I run out the front door in (A major) to
C#m 
A 
the center  (C sharp minor) of the street  (A major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) I scream out your name as the steam
G 
just  (G major) swells around my feet

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Verse 2

I hear you after midnight

from the inner city

As every little Cinderella turns

to drop dead pretty

We were built out of the darkness

into this West Side Story

We came together in the shadows

but the moon just steals our glory

Verse 3

Well, this is my battleground, baby

This is my plaything

The only thing I've ever known

Outside of a wedding ring

Verse 4
D 
And I swear  (D major) I heard the
A 
Bm 
night  (A major) talk (B minor) ing
G 
D 
Cursing me for be (G major) ing a little  (D major) 
A 
more than hope (A major) less
D 
A 
Telling  (D major) me we're running lonely,  (A major) 
Bm 
loose and broken  (B minor) 
G 
Stronger now on  (G major) passion but
D 
A 
 (D major) haven't we really spoken  (A major) 
G 
And all we  (G major) ever do,
A 
D 
 (A major) is listen to the night talk (D major) ing

Interlude 1

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) On the burden of insanity,
A 
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A 
 (A major) we can't find  (C sharp minor) the cause  (A major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) On a flatbed truck, well,
G 
the home girl,  (G major) she paints her claws
D 
 (D major) There's a coward who gets his
A 
courage under  (A major) cover of the dark
Bm 
And it's a strange  (B minor) breed of the devil,
G 
freeze at night to go  (G major) walking in the park

Verse 6
A 
 (A major) 
Bm 
This is my battleground, baby  (B minor) 
This is my plaything
G 
 (G major) The only thing I've ever known
A 
Bm 
A 
 (A major) Outside  (B minor) of   a wedding  (A major) ring

Verse 7
D 
And I swear  (D major) I heard
A 
Bm 
the night  (A major) talk (B minor) ing
G 
D 
Cursing me for  (G major) be ing a little  (D major) 
A 
more than hope (A major) less
D 
Telling  (D major) me we're running lonely,
A 
Bm 
 (A major) loose and broken  (B minor) 
G 
Stronger now on  (G major) passion but
D 
A 
 (D major) haven't we really spoken  (A major) 
G 
And all we  (G major) ever do,
A 
D 
 (A major) is listen to the night talk (D major) ing

Verse 8
D 
A 
Bm 
G 
A 
This  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
is my battleground,
Bm 
baby  (B minor) 
This is my plaything
G 
 (G major) The only thing I've ever known
A 
Outside  (A major) of a wedding ring

Verse 9
D 
And I swear  (D major) I heard the
A 
Bm 
night  (A major) talk (B minor) ing
G 
D 
Cursing me for be (G major) ing a little  (D major) 
A 
more than hope (A major) less
D 
A 
Telling  (D major) me we're running lonely,  (A major) 
Bm 
loose and broken  (B minor) 
G 
Stronger now on  (G major) passion but
D 
A 
 (D major) haven't we really spoken  (A major) 
G 
And all we ever  (G major) do, oh yeah,
A 
D 
 (A major) is listen to the night talk (D major) ing

Verse 10
A 
Oh yeah, oh  (A major) yeah
Bm 
G 
A 
And  (B minor)  (G major) I swear  (A major) I  heard
D 
the night talk (D major) ing
A 
Oh yeah, oh  (A major) yeah
Bm 
G 
I  (B minor) swear,  (G major) I swear,
I swear I heard the night talking