BENNIE AND THE JETS Year : 1973 Album : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin This chord sheet provides basic interpretations of the chords featured in sheet music and on the GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD album. Sir Elton, over the years, has adapted and changed this song many times in concert, often adding several minutes in length. He has added classical, early rock and other songs into the outtro. Many excellent versions are available, including the solo 1979 version which had parts of it included on the video TO RUSSIA... WITH ELTON, and the lengthy 1984 version from the BREAKING HEARTS TOUR video. See these and other numerous recordings available, and use what you feel works best for you. Be creative with this song, as with all songs which you find off of chord sheets and TABs. This one leaves a lot open to interpretation. Have fun with it. Melody: E-D-B-C Intro: | Gmaj7 / / / | / / / / | Fmaj7 / / / | / / / / | Am7 D7 G Hey kids, shake it loose together the spotlight's hitting something G#dim that's been known to change the weather. Am7 D Em We'll kill the fatted calf tonight so stick around. Am Bm C You're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound. CHORUS: G Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet? Am C Oh, but they're so spaced out. B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets. G Am Oh but they're weird & they're wonderful. Oh Bennie she's really keen. C D Em Em7 She's got electric boots, a mohair suit - you know I read it in a magazine. C Bb/C D {Intro} Oh - oh. Bennie and the Jets Am7 D7 Hey kids, plug into the faithless. G G#dim Maybe they're blinded but Bennie makes them ageless. Am7 D Em We shall survive, let us take ourselves along. Am Bm C Where we fight our parents out in the streets to find who's right & who's wrong. {Repeat Chorus, Instrumental Verse, Chorus again) Melody: E-D- B- C Gmaj7 / / / | / / / / | Fmaj7 / / / | / / / / | Bennie! Bennie and the Jets! (REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE) Chorded by David Bisese Forward and Edited by Rob Davies