Paris chords by
Elton John

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Key: Db major

Intro 1

Verse 1

Nobody left in the

airport lounge

They cleaned the ashtrays

TV's just wound down

Verse 2

I've got to wait till morning

I've got to last the night

I've only got one book

F#m

To see me through my flight

Verse 3

But when I get to Paris

We'll paint all our portraits

In brush- strokes of yellow

And christen the canvas

Verse 4
E E 
 
The left bank is crying
F F 
 
For color to crown it
C C 
 
Like the roof of a palace
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
We'll drink in the amber
F F 
 
When I get to Paris

Verse 5

You were the best

Of Montmartre street life

You signed the tablecloth

Art has its price

Verse 6

It's so hard to hold on

To the ghost of your breed

It takes ambition

Verse 7
To call the colors you need
B B 
 
E E 
 
Oh, but when I get to Paris
D D 
 
C C 
 
We'll paint all our portraits
G G 
 
In brush- strokes of yellow
And christen the canvas
F F 
 

Verse 8
E E 
 
The left bank is crying
F F 
 
For color to crown it
C C 
 
Like the roof of a palace
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
We'll drink in the amber
F F 
 
When I get to Paris

Interlude 1

Verse 9

I've got to wait 'til morning

Oh, I've got to last the night

I've only got one book

Verse 10
To see me through my flight
B B 
 
E E 
 
Oh, but when I get to Paris
D D 
 
C C 
 
We'll paint all our portraits
G G 
 
In brush- strokes of yellow
And christen the canvas
F F 
 

Verse 11
E E 
 
The left bank is crying
F F 
 
Oh, for color to crown it
C C 
 
Like the roof of a palace
G G 
 
Oh, we'll drink in the amber
F F 
 
When I get to Paris

Verse 12

Ohh, like the roof of a palace

Ohh, we'll drink in the amber

When I get to Paris

Verse 13

Paris

Outro 1

Paris

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