Ego

Elton John

Tom: G

Bm6*   Bm6*    Bm6* Bm6*   Bm6*   Bm6*     Bm6* Fdim 
Take a look at me  now and take a taste of the money 
 
Bm6*       Bm6*   Bm6*     Bm6* Bm6*   Bm6*    Bm6*    Fdim 
I'm not in it for the bread          I'm in it for the gravy, honey 
 
Eb 
Step on the thin ice lightly 
 
Abm 				     Ebm   Bb 
And check out the show twice nightly Oh____________! 
 
          B           F 
'Cause I'm I'm on the stage tonight 
 
Bb           Ebm 
And if the price is right 
 
Abm7    Bb              A       D         G/B 
I will amaze before the light I crave the light 
 
C          F     Bb            Eb      D7 
Blinding white I need the light tonight 
 
 
Bm6*   Bm6*    Bm6* Bm6*  Bm6*   Bm6*    Bm6* Fdim 
Take a look at me now and take a look at my billing 
 
    Bm6*   Bm6*  Bm6* Bm6* Bm6*     Bm6*  Bm6*    Fdim 
I'm not in it as an e_____xtra, I'm in it for the killing 
 
Eb                    Abm                       Ebm  Bb 
Inflate my ego gently, tell them heaven sent me Oh____________! 
 
 
          B     F               Bb    Ebm            Abm7 
'Cause I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my ego 
 
   Bb           A 
My ego and it's message 
 
D    G/B      C        F        Bb 
Oh inform the press, invite the guests 
 
  Eb       D7       G 
I need the press tonight 
 
 
F         C     Am              G 
Do you remember acting out your youth 
 
  Abdim   Am       G      F 
A Romeo resplendent on an orange case 
 
F         C     Am             G 
Do you remember how I would recite 
 
    Abdim            Am  G     F 
And how I'd blow my lines and hide my face 
 
 
                    C       F/C     D      G/B 
Well maybe it was childish, foolish, before schoolish 
 
E    Am    G D/F#           G 
Immaturish,      lose your coolish 
 
E7               F# 
But I had to grow and prove my ego 
 
 
Bm6*   Bm6*    Bm6* Bm6*  Bm6*   Bm6*     Bm6* Fdim 
Take a look at me now and take a taste of the money 
 
    Bm6*   Bm6*   Bm6* Bm6*   Bm6*   Bm6*      Bm6*    Fdim 
I'm not in it for the bread          I'm in it for the gravy, honey 
 
Fb                     Abm                       Ebm  Bb 
Inflate my ego gently, tell them heaven sent me  Oh_________! 
 
           B        F                Bb   Ebm            Abm7 
'Cause I'm I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my ego 
 
   Bb           A 
My ego and it's message 
 
D    G/B        C      F        Bb 
Oh inform the press, invite the guests 
 
  Eb       D7    G 
I need the press tonight 
 
 
F         C     Am              G 
Do you remember acting out your youth 
 
  Abdim   Am       G      F 
A Romeo resplendent on an orange case 
 
F         C     Am             G 
Do you remember how I would recite 
 
    Abdim            Am  G     F 
And how I'd blow my lines and hide my face 
 
 
                    C       F/C     D      G/B 
Well maybe it was childish, foolish, before schoolish 
 
E    Am    G D/F#           G 
Immaturish,      lose your coolish 
 
 
    C       F/C     D      G/B 
Oh, childish, foolish, before schoolish 
 
E    Am    G D/F#           G 
Immaturish,      lose your coolish 
 
E7               F#            Bm** 
But I had to grow and prove my ego