I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself chords by Elton John (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
I'm getting  (A minor) bored
Being part of mankind
C7 
There's not a  (C7) lot  to do no more
F7 
D 
 (F7) This race is a waste of time  (D major) 
Am 
 (A minor) People rushing everywhere
C7 
 (C7) Swarming around like flies
F7 
 (F7) Think I'll buy a forty four
D7 
E7 
 (D7) Give 'em all a surprise  (E7) 

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Chorus 1
C7 
 (C7) Think I'm gonna kill myself
D7 
 (D7) 'Cause a little suicide
G7 
 (G7) Stick around for a couple of days
F7 
C7 
 (F7) What a scandal  (C7) if   I died
C7 
 (C7) Yeah I'm gonna kill myself
D7 
 (D7) Get a little headline news
G7 
 (G7) I'd like to see what the papers say
F7 
On the  (F7) state of teenage
C 
C 
Am 
Am 
 (C major) blues  (C major)  (A minor)  (A minor) 
F 
F 
Dm 
E7 
 (F major)  (F major)  (D minor)  (E7) 

Verse 2
Am 
 (A minor) A rift in my family
C7 
 (C7) I    can't use the car
F7 
 (F7) I gotta be in by ten o'clock
D7 
 (D7) Who do they think they are
Am 
 (A minor) I'd  make an exception
C7 
If you  (C7) want to save my life
F7 
 (F7) Brigitte Bardot gotta come
D7 
E7 
And  (D7) see  me every night  (E7) 

Chorus 2
C7 
 (C7) Think I'm gonna kill myself
D7 
 (D7) 'Cause a little suicide
G7 
 (G7) Stick around for a couple of days
F7 
C7 
 (F7) What a scandal  (C7) if   I died
C7 
 (C7) Yeah I'm gonna kill myself
D7 
 (D7) Get a little headline news
G7 
 (G7) I'd like to see what the papers say
F7 
On the  (F7) state of teenage
C 
C 
Am 
Am 
 (C major) blues  (C major)  (A minor)  (A minor) 
F 
F 
Dm 
E7 
 (F major)  (F major)  (D minor)  (E7) 

Solo 1
C7 
C7 
D7 
D7 
 (C7)  (C7)  (D7)  (D7) 
G7 
G7 
F7 
C7 
 (G7)  (G7)  (F7)  (C7) 
C7 
C7 
D7 
D7 
 (C7)  (C7)  (D7)  (D7) 
G7 
G7 
F7 
 (G7)  (G7) On the  (F7) state of teenage
C 
C 
Am 
Am 
 (C major) blues  (C major)  (A minor)  (A minor) 
F 
F 
Dm 
E7 
 (F major)  (F major)  (D minor)  (E7) 

Outro 1
C7 
D7 
 (C7) Kill myself,  (D7) suicide
G7 
F7 
C7 
 (G7)  (F7) What a scandal  (C7) if   I died
C7 
D7 
 (C7) Suicide,  (D7) headline news
G7 
F7 
C7 
 (G7) On the  (F7) state of teenage  (C7) blues
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 140

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1

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This is the definitive original version of I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself by Elton John, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Elton John's performance.