Elton John - Nikita

“nikita” ( capo : 3rd . fret )

_____intro :

E G#m G#m7 A F#m7 E/G# A
E G#m G#m7 A A#dim Bsus

_____verse : 1

E G#m A D/A
hey , nikita is it cold
A E A/E
in your little corner of the world
E B E/B
you could roll around the globe
B7 E A/E
and never find a warmer soul to know
E7 E7/G# A Bm/A D/A
oh , i saw you by the wall
A E F#m/E
ten of your tin soldiers in a row
E B E/B
with eyes that looked like ice on fire
B7 E A/E
the human heart a captive in the snow

_____chorus :

E7 E7 G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita you will never know
A E
anything about my home
B E/B
i’ll never know how good it feels to hold you
B7 E A/E
nikita , i need you so
E7 E7/G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita is the other side
A E A/E
of any given line in time
E B
counting ten tin soldiers in a row
C#m B7/D# E
oh , __no , nikita you’ll never know
G#m G#m7 A A#dim Bsus B

_____verse : 2

E G#m A D/A
do you e__ver dream of me
A E A/E
do you ever see the letters that i write
E B E/B
when you look up through the wire
B7 E A/E
nikita do you count the stars at night
E7 E7/G# A Bm/A D/A
and if there comes a time
A E F#m/E
guns and gates no longer hold you in
E B E/B
and if you’re free to make a choice
B7 E A/E
just look towards the west and find a friend

_____chorus :

E7 E7 G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita you will never know
A E
anything about my home
B E/B
i’ll never know how good it feels to hold you
B7 E A/E
nikita , i need you so
E7 E7/G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita is the other side
A E A/E
of any given line in time
E B
counting ten tin soldiers in a row
C#m B7/D# E
oh , __no , nikita you’ll never know
G#m G#m7 A A#dim Bsus

_____interlude :

E G#m G#m7 a_______d/A a_______
E ( add9 ) /G# E/G# D/F#_______g C
F6/C_______e7/B_______am_______
fmaj7_______f6_______b7sus_______b7

_____chorus :

E7 G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita you will never know ,
A E
never know anything about my home
B E/B
i’ll never know how good it feels to hold you
B7 E A/E
nikita , i need you so
E7 E7/G# A Bm/E
oh , nikita is the other side
A E A/E
of any given line in time
E B
counting ten tin soldiers in a row
C#m B7/D# E G#m G#m7
oh , __no , nikita you’ll never know

_____coda :

A ( add9 ) F#m7 B7 E G#m G#m7
( nikita_____ ) counting ten tin soldiers in a row

( repeat coda to fade )