Elaborate Lives 
 

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
As performed by Heather Headley from the CD 
Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA 
   
Intro: C    Am add 7   F   C/G  G    


           C    F/C      C                    F      Bb/F   F
We all lead             such elaborate lives

             G    C/G   G7          C     C sus   C
Wild ambitions           in our sights

               C   C/D    E7                         Am
How an affair                   of the heart survives

          Dm/F     FM7    G7
Days apart and hurried nights


G          G        E7
Seems quite unbelievable to me

                       Am
I don't want to live like that

 Am     Am      E7  
Seems quite unbelievable to me

                       Am
I don't want to love like that

G                               A        A7             D7      G7     
G     F/C   C
I just want our time to be     slower and gentler, wi-----ser,  free

We all live in extravagant times
Playing games we can't all win
Unintended emotional crimes
Take some out, take others in

I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to live like that
I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to love like that
I just want to be with you now and forever, peaceful, true


C                      F        Bb/F   F
I wish I had the courage

                             C    F/C   C
To tell you face to face

                              D7
But I could wait forever

                                      G      F/G
For the perfect time and place


F/G       C         (rest of verse same as 1st)
We all   live such elaborate lives
We don't know whose words are true
Strangers, lovers, husbands, wives
Hard to know whose loving who

Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to live like that
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to love like that
I just want to touch your heart, may this confession be the start
   
Fine: C g f f e e d d c C 

© 1999 Wonderland Music Company Inc./Happenstance Ltd./Evadon Ltd.
Transcribed by Darren Crosby   


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Elaborate Lives 
 

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Elton's solo version is unreleased
   
Intro: Eb    Cm add 7   Ab   Eb/Bb  Bb    


           Eb   Ab/Eb  Eb                   Ab    Db/Ab Ab
We all lead             such elaborate lives

             Bb    Eb/Bb Bb7     Eb     Ebsus Eb
Wild ambitions           in our sights

               Eb   Eb/F    G7                         Cm
How an affair                   of the heart survives

          Fm/Ab   AbM7  Bb7
Days apart and hurried nights


Bb       Bb       G7
Seems quite unbelievable to me

                       Cm            
I don't want to live like that

 Cm     Cm      G7  
Seems quite unbelievable to me

                       Cm
I don't want to love like that

Bb                             C        C7             F7      Bb7     
Bb   Ab/Eb  Eb
I just want our time to be     slower and gentler, wi-----ser,  free

We all live in extravagant times
Playing games we can't all win
Unintended emotional crimes
Take some out, take others in

I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to live like that
I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to love like that
I just want to be with you now and forever, peaceful, true


Eb                     Ab      Db/Ab  Ab
I wish I had the courage

                             Eb  Ab/Eb  Eb
To tell you face to face

                              F7
But I could wait forever

                                      Bb      Ab/Bb
For the perfect time and place


Ab/Bb  Eb         (rest of verse same as 1st)
We all   live such elaborate lives
We don't know whose words are true
Strangers, lovers, husbands, wives
Hard to know whose loving who

Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to live like that
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to love like that
I just want to touch your heart, may this confession be the start
   
Fine: Eb   Cm7   Ab   Eb/Bb   Bb7   Eb 

© 1999 Wonderland Music Company Inc./Happenstance Ltd./Evadon Ltd.
Transcribed by Darren Crosby