Pinball Wizard
Elton John Key
Cm
Scroll
3
Intro
Cm Cm11 G/B Bb6
Ab6 C4/G G Ab G
F/C C
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Verse 1
C
Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball
Bb
From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all
Ab
But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall
G4 G C C Bb Eb F4 F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
Verse 2
C
He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine
Bb
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
Ab
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
G4 G C C Bb Eb F4 F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
Chorus
F G C F G C
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
F G C Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist
Bb7 Ab Eb/G Bb Bb Ab Eb/G Bb
How do you think he does it? (I don't know.) what makes him so good?
Verse 3
C
He ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells
Bb
Don't see lights a-flashing, he plays by sense of smell
Ab
Always has a replay, never tilts at all
G4 G C C Bb Eb F4 F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
Chorus
F G C F G C
He can't beat me now, I've always been the champ
F G C Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb
I know every trick - no freak's gonna beat my hand
Bb Ab Eb Bb
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Bb Ab Eb Bb
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Bb Ab Eb Bb
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Bb Ab Eb Bb
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F/C C
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Verse 4
C
Even on my usual table he can beat my best
Bb
His disciples lead him in, and he just does the rest
Ab
He got crazy flipper fingers - I never seen him fall
G4 G C C Bb Eb F4 F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
Bridge
F F G G
Chorus
G A D G A D
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
G A D F C F/C C F/C C C
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist
G A D G A D
He's a pinball wizard, he's scored a trillion more
G A D F C F/C
A pinball wizard, the world's new pinball lord
C D D E E
He's scorin' more. He scored more
Dm G
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Chorus
G A D G A D
I thought I was the Bally table king
G A D F C F/C C D D E
But I just handed my pinball crown to him. To him. To him
Outro
C Bb F C
Chords Used