Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters chords by Elton John (Official Version)
Verse 1
C
F/C
C
And now I know
E7
Am
C/G
F
"Spanish Harlem" are not just
C/E
Dm7
pretty words to say
C
Dm7
C
I thought I knew
E7
Am
But now I know
C/G
F
that rose trees never grow
C/E
Dm7
C/E
In New York City
Pre-chorus 1
F
C/E
Until you've seen
Dm7
C
this trash can dream come true
F
C/E
You stand at the edge
G7
C
while people run you through
F
C/E
And I thank the Lord
F/G
C
there's people out there like you
F
I thank the Lord
C/E
Dm7
there's people out there like you
G7
Chorus 1
C
Bb
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
F/A
C/G
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
C
Turn around and say,
F
"Good morning" to the night
E7
Am
C/G
For unless they see the sky
F
C/E
D7
But they can't, and that is why
F
G
F
C
They know not if it's dark outside or light
Verse 2
C
Dm7
C
This Broadway's got
E7
Am
C/G
It's got a lot of songs to sing
F
C/E
Dm7
If I knew the tunes, I might join in
C
Dm7
C
I'd go my way alone
E7
Am
I'd grow my own,
C/G
F
my own seeds shall be sown
C/E
Dm7
C/E
In New York City
Pre-chorus 2
F
C/E
Subway's no way
F/G
C
for a good man to go down
F
C/E
Rich man can ride,
G7
C
and the hobo he can drown
F
C/E
And I thank the Lord
F/G
C
for the people I have found
F
I thank the Lord
C/E
Dm7
for the people I have found
G7
Chorus 2
C
Bb
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
F/A
C/G
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
C
Turn around and say,
F
"Good morning" to the night
E7
Am
C/G
For unless they see the sky
F
C/E
D7
But they can't, and that is why
F
G
F
C
They know not if it's dark outside or light
Verse 3
C
F/C
C
And now I know
E7
Am
C/G
F
"Spanish Harlem" are not just
C/E
Dm7
pretty words to say
C
Dm7
C
I thought I knew
E7
Am
But now I know
C/G
F
that rose trees never grow
C/E
Dm7
C/E
In New York City
Pre-chorus 3
F
C/E
Subway's no way
F/G
C
for a good man to go down
F
C/E
Rich man can ride,
G7
C
and the hobo he can drown
F
C/E
And I thank the Lord
F/G
C
for the people I have found
F
I thank the Lord
C/E
Dm7
for the people I have found
G7
Chorus 3
C
Bb
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
F/A
C/G
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
C
Turn around and say,
F
"Good morning" to the night
E7
Am
C/G
For unless they see the sky
F
C/E
D7
But they can't, and that is why
F
G
F
C
They know not if it's dark outside or light
F
G
F
C
They know not if it's dark outside or light
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
Elton John
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