– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
the bitch is back – elton john
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : beavis
email : stillwaterguitars@gmail . com
tuning : standard ( capo i )

i play this on my acoustic . it’s in G# transposed to G
here so capo on the first fret .

i play the intro strumming chords but if you want to
sound like the recording it’s this :

riff 1 :
very fast strumming – – – – | x x
xe | – – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – – | |
B | – – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – – – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – – | |
G | – – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – x – – | | play 4
xd | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |

elton’s guitar player uses this pattern throughout the breaks between verses .
he mixes it up with different speeds and rhythms but that’s the gist of it .
don’t copy him , play it your way! here’s the chords and changes :

capo i

G C G
i was justified when i was five
C G D G
raising cane , i spit in your eye
F C
times are changing , now the poor get fat
C G D G
but the fever’s gonna catch you when the bitch gets back

riff 1 x 2

G C G
eat meat on friday that’s alright
C G D G
even like steak on a saturday night
F C
i can bitch the best at your social do’s
C G D G
i get high in the evening sniffing pots of glue

riff 1

chorus :
G D
i’m a bitch , i’m a bitch , oh the bitch is back
G C
stone cold sober as a matter of fact
D
i can bitch , i can bitch , `cause i’m better than you
F
it’s the way that i move
D G
the things that i do , oh

riff 1 x 4

G C G
i entertain by picking brains
C G D G
sell my soul by dropping names
F C
i don’t like those , my god , what’s that
C G D G
oh it’s full of nasty habits when the bitch gets back

riff 1

chorus

riff 1 x 2

musical break , play verse chords

chorus

riff 1 x 2

outro ( repeat and fade )
G F C G fc
bitch , bitch , the bitch is back

mt