The Emperor's New Clothes
Songs from the West Coast
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Year: 2001
Album: SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST
Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm\F C\G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb\F F F F
C C\E
We bet on our lives and we bet on the horses
F
In that upstairs apartment
C
On Orlando and 4th
G Am C\G
And the rent was due and the rent man was knocking
F
Like a Chinese proverb
C\G C\G C\G G F
We were al- ways searching
C C\E
Nightlife's a no-win but nobody noticed
F
How we killed off the bottles
C
Looking good on the surface
G Am C\G
The dog days barked and the house cat got old
F
We were Bonnie and Clyde
C\G G C F\C C
In the emperor's new clothes
Am
And the tears never came
G\B
They just stayed in our eyes
F\C F\C C C G\B
We refused to admit that we wore this disguise
Am
Every inch of us growing
Gm
Like Pinocchio's nose
A+ A Dm C\E Dm\F C\G C F\C C
As we walked around in the em-per-or's new clothes
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm\F C\G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb\F F F F
C C\E
We flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants
F
In the state of illusion
C
In the nation of chance
G Am C\G
And the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving
F
As the dashboard Madonna
C\G G
Smiled back at us kindly
C C\E
We cheated the system never batting an eyelid
F
Seeing only the good
C
Through the holes in our shoes
G Am C\G
And our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly
F
We were two little gods
C\G G C F\C C
In the emperor's new clothes
(CHORUS)
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm\F C\G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb\F F F F
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
(CHORUS)
MELODY: A G E C G D C A F C
CHORDS: C Dm\F C\G G G
MELODY: A G E C G Bb(chord) C A F C
CHORDS: C Bb Bb\F F F F
F C\E Dm7 C F\C C Dm\C C C C