Elton John - Original Sin

original sin – elton john

capo : 1st fret

intro :
C Dm7 – C C – G
C Dm7 – C C – G

verse 1 :
C
oh , it’s carnival night
F G Gsus4 – G
and they’re stringing the lights around you
Am
hanging paper angels
Dm7 G Gsus4 – G
painting little devils on the roof

C
oh the furnace wind
F G Gsus4 – G
is a flickering of wings about your face
Am
in a cloud of incense
Dm7 G
yeah , it smells like heaven in this place

bridge :
F
i can’t eat , can’t sleep
G Em
still i hunger for you when you look at me
F
that face , those eyes
G
all the sinful pleasures deep inside

chorus :
C G Am Em
tell me how , you know now , the ways and means of getting in
F
underneath my skin ,
G C
oh you were always my original sin
C G Am Em
and tell me why , i shudder inside , every time we begin
F
this dangerous game
G C Dm7 – C C – G
oh you were always my original sin

C Dm7 – C C – G

verse 2 :
C
a dream will fly
F G Gsus4 – G
the moment that you open up your eyes
Am
a dream is just a riddle
Dm7 G Gsus4 – G
ghosts from every corner of your life
C
up in the balcony
F G Gsus4 – G
all the romeos are bleeding for your hand
Am
blowing theater kisses
Dm7 G
reciting lines they don’t understand

bridge :
F
i can’t eat , can’t sleep
G Em
still i hunger for you when you look at me
F
that face , those eyes
G
all the sinful pleasures deep inside

chorus :
C G Am Em
tell me how , you know now , the ways and means of getting in
F
underneath my skin ,
G C
oh you were always my original sin
C G Am Em
and tell me why , i shudder inside , every time we begin
F
this dangerous game
G Am G
oh you were always my original sin
C G Am Em
tell me how , you know now , the ways and means of getting in
F
underneath my skin ,
G C
oh you were always my original sin
C G Am Em
and tell me why , i shudder inside , every time we begin
F
this dangerous game
G Am Dm7 – C C – G
oh you were always my original sin

C Dm7 – C C – G
C Dm7 – C C – G