FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND / LOVE LIES BLEEDING Year : 1973 Album : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin The first half of this song is instrumental, so note lengths and other embellishments which are featured in the recording cannot be reproduced in the form of a chord sheet. Check with sheet music or the recording for best results. For a better sound, use a keyboard synthesizer for organ sounds and other instruments featured on the track. Melody: C B C G | Ab Ab G Eb | F F G G | C B Eb D | Chords: Cm /G /Eb /C | Fm Cm-/D /Eb | F Gsus G | Cm /G Cm Bb7 | Melody: Eb D Eb F | Eb D F | G G F | G G | Eb F | Chords: Eb /D Cm Fm | Cm/G G/D | Cm/Eb G/D | C | Cm Fm/C | Melody: Eb C Eb | C Eb | F Eb F | Eb F | Eb C Eb | Chords: Cm /Bb | Ab | Bb/Ab Ab Bb/Ab | Cm Fm/C | Cm /Bb | Melody: C Eb | F Eb | Bb | Bb G A | Bb C | Eb | Chords: Ab | Bb/Ab Ab | Bb | Bb/Ab | Ebmaj7/G Cm/G | Ab /Ab-/G-/F-/Eb | Melody: F | F | Chords: Dm7 | E7-9 | {Section A} Melody: E E | C# E-A-E | F F F-A-F | G D-G-B-G-G | Chords: E | A | Dm /C | G/B | Melody: F E E D | C B-C-E-G | G F D A | G# E-G#-F-G# | Chords: G#dim7 E/G# E E/G# | Am | Bb6 Bb Bbmaj7 | E | {Play Section A twice, ad lib slightly on the 2nd play} Melody: A | B B-C-D | F E F-E-D-C | D Eb F | Ab G Eb F | Chords: Am | G | C | Bb Ab/Bb Bbm7 | Eb Bb/D | Melody: E E-F-G | Bb Ab C-Bb-Ab-G | F# F#-G-A | E D | Chords: C /Bb | Fm Eb | D | C/G G | Melody: F E-F E B | B-C-C A B-C-B-C | D D D F# | F#-G-G G | Chords: G#dim7 E/G# G#dim7 | Am /G | D | Em | Melody: G# G# - A B | C | | Chords: E7 Asus E7/G# | Am | Am | {Section B} Melody: C-C-C- D -E E-E-E- G-G- E | C-C-C- D- E E- D- C | Chords: Am G/A Am Am Em/A Am7 | Am G/A Am E G/E Am | {Play Section B four times} Melody: B-B-B-C-D F-F-E-E | B-B-B-C-D F-F-E-E | C#-C#-C#-D-E G-G-F#-E-D | Chords: G C | G C | A Dm | Melody: C#-C#-C#-D-E G-G-F#-E-D | F#- E - D - B F#- E - D - B | {play Chords: A Dm | E/F# E E/D E/B E/F# E E/D E/B | twice} {Section C} Melody: C# C#-D-E | G F F A | B B-C-D | F E E D | C A-C-E-G | Chords: A | Dm /C | G/B | G#dim7 E/G# | Am | Melody: G-F-D A-G# | 1st:| E F-E-D-E | F E D B | 2nd:| E E-E | Chords: Bb | time:| E | E7 | time:| E | {Play Section C twice} Melody: A | Bb | B | C | C# | D | Eb Eb E E | F F F# F# | G G Ab Ab | Chords: A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | {Section D} Melody: A | A A | Chords: A | Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7/E | {Play Section D four times} {Section E} Chords: A / / / | Am/C - C / / / | C/G - G / / / | G - F/G / / / | {Play Section E four times} A E The roses in the window box have tilted to one side. A/C# D Bm B Everything about this house was born to grow and die. A F#m | Bm /C# | D | Oh, it doesn't seem a year ago to this very day. A E D You said "Sorry honey, if I don't change the pace, - I can't face another day." CHORUS: F#m Bm | E Bm7 E | E Bm7 E | And love lies bleeding in my hand. F#m Bm | E Bm7 E | E Bm7 E | Oh it kills me to think of you with another man. A Bm7 I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan. A/C# D | Am /D /A /F# | But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band. Fm# E A {Replay Section E twice} Love lies bleeding in my hands. A E I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you. A/C# D Bm B Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I passed through. A F#m | Bm /C# | D | You're a bluebird on a telegraph line, I hope you're happy now. A E D If the wind of change comes down your way girl - you'll make it back somehow. {Repeat Chorus, ad lib Section E - slowly at first, instrumental chorus, more E} Chorded by David Bisese Forward by Rob Davies