Sacrifice Tab

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SACRIFICE

by Elton John

Album: Sleeping With The Past (c)1989



INTRO: 

  Eb                Gm                G# 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8------8----|-----8------8----| 
|-----------------|-5-------------5-|---10-----10---10|---10-----10---10| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  Eb                Gm                G# 
|-------3-----3---|-------6-----6---|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|-----8----8------|-----8-----8-----| 
|-----------------|-5---------------|---10---10-----10|---10----10----10| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-11------------11|-11--------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
                                                    

VERSES: 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-------6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

  Cm                G#                Bb 
|-------3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------| 

  Cm                G#                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6---------| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-------------9---| 
|---5-----5-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7---7-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|---8-----8-----8-|---8-----8-----8-| 
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------------6---|-4---------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 


  [Play the first 8 bars of the Verse again with the following lyrics] 

[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elton_john/sacrifice_tab.html ]
1+2. heart             hard  done  by  you               somethings look 
     better   baby     just passin' through                  and it's no 


CHORUS :
 
  Eb                                  G# 
|-------3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-4-------------4-| 
sacrifice             just a simple   word               when two hearts
 
  Bb                                  Eb 
|-------6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-| 
|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| 
livin...
 
  Eb                                  G# 
|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-4-----4-----4---|-------4-8-6-4---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4---------4-| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| 
sacrifice                         no sacrifice                       no
 
  Gm                G#      Bb        Eb                Gm 
|-------3-----3-3-|-4-----4-6-----6-|-3-----3-----3---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----3-----3-----|-----4-------6---|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-------|---5-------7-----|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| 
|-3-------------3-|-4-------6-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
sacrifice               at            all
 
  G# 
|-8-----8-----8---|-------8-----8---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| 
|-6-------------6-|-6---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
1.                            

OUTRO: 

  Eb                G#                Fm                Bb 
|-3-----3-----3---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---| 
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----6-----6-----|-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-----3-----3-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-| 
|-----------------|-6-------6---5---|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 



[Repeat the last 4 bars about 1000 times then finish it softly.]



NOTES:

This song is written by Mr. Elton John and it's called "Sacrifice". I'd 
never recognized this song until an Irish girl named Sinead O'Connor 
sang it in her own special version. 

In this version the song is played on a synthesizer, Key Eb, so it may 
be easier for you to capo on the 3rd Fret, although I have guitarified some 
parts. The lyrics aren't placed exactly under the correspondending 
notes, so you better listen to the song - you'll find it on: 

"Two rooms - Celebrating the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin".

From: J_MORENZIN@darkness.gun.de (Jan Morenzin)