Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Honky Chateau · Elton John
BbAnd nEb/Bbow I Bbknow
D7Spanish HaGmrlem arBb/Fe not
Ebjust pretty wBb/Dords to sCmay
Bb I Eb/Bbthought I Bbknew Bbsus4 Bb
D7But now I kGmnow little Bb/Frose trees
Ebnever grow inBb/D New York CiCm7ty Bb/D
EbUntil you've Bb/Dseen this Cm7/Ftrash can dream come Bbtrue
EbYou stand at the edBb/Dge while pFeople run you tBbhrough
EbAnd I thank theBb/D Lord there's Eb/Fpeople out there like Bbyou
EbI thank the Lord there's Bb/Dpeople out there like Cmyou F
While Mona LBbisas and Mad AbHatters
Sons of Eb/Gbankers, sons of Bb/Flawyers
Turn Bbaround and say good morning to the nEbight
For unD7less they see the skGmy Bb/F
But they Ebcan't and Bb/Fthat is wChy
They kEbnow not if it's daFrk outside or lEbight
BbThis Eb/BbBroadway's Bbgot
DIt's got a D7/F#lot of sGmongs to Bb/Fsing
EbIf I knew the tBb/Dunes I might join Cmin
BbI'll go my Eb/Bbway aBblone
DGrow my oGmwn, my Bb/Fown seeds Ebshall be sown Bb/Din New York Cm7City Bb/D
EbSubway's no Bb/Dway for a Cm7/Fgood man to go Bbdown
EbRich man can Bb/Dride and the Fhobo he can Bbdrown
EbAnd I thank the Bb/DLord for the Eb/Fpeople I have fouBbnd
EbI thank the Lord for the Bb/Dpeople I have Cm7found F
While Mona LBbisas and Mad AbHatters
Sons of Eb/Gbankers, sons of Bb/Flawyers
Turn Bbaround and say good morning to the nEbight
For unD7less they see the skGmy Bb/F
But they Ebcan't and Bb/Fthat is wChy
They kEbnow not if it's daFrk outside or lEbight
BbAnd nEb/Bbow I Bbknow
D7Spanish HaGmrlem arBb/Fe not Ebjust pretty wBb/Dords to sCmay
Bb I Eb/Bbthought I Bbknew Bbsus4 Bb
D7But now I kGmnow that Bb/Frose trees Ebnever grow inBb/D New York CiCm7ty Bb/D
EbSubway's no Bb/Dway for a Cm7/Fgood man to go Bbdown
EbRich man can Bb/Dride and the Fhobo he can Bbdrown
EbAnd I thank the Bb/DLord for the Eb/Fpeople I have fouBbnd
EbI thank the Lord for the Bb/Dpeople I have Cm7found F
While Mona LBbisas and Mad AbHatters
Sons of Eb/Gbankers, sons of Bb/Flawyers
Turn Bbaround and say good morning to the nEbight
For unD7less they see the skGmy Bb/F
But they Ebcan't and Bb/Fthat is wChy
They kEbnow not if it's daFrk outside or lEbight
For unD7less they see the skGmy Bb/F
But they Ebcan't and Bb/Fthat is wChy
They kEbnow not if it's daFrk outside or lEbight
From the archive
Visitor comments from the original site (2009–2021).
- David · 2018-08-26
This website is great! Thanks for the chords. Elton recorded this song in the key of C, though, a full step higher than you have here. Much easier to play than all these flats (although Elton loves the flat keys!).