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Elton John - Bennie And The Jets Chords

Chord reference Am, D, G, Em, Bm, C, Bb, F
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]Hey kids, [D]shake it loose together The [G]spotlight’s hitting something That’s been [G]known to change the weather [Am]We’ll kill the [D]fatted calf tonight So [Em]stick around [Am]you’re gonna hear electric [Bm]music Solid [C]walls of sound

[G]Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet B[Am]ut they’re so spaced out, [C]Bennie and the [C]Jets [G]Oh, but they’re weird and they’re wonderful [Am]Oh, Bennie she’s really keen

She’s got [C]electric boots, a [D]mohair suit You know I [Em]read it in a magazine [C]oh, ho [Bb]B B B Bennie and the [G]Jets [F]

[Am]Hey kids, [D]plug into the faithless [G]Maybe they’re blinded But Bennie [G]makes them ageless We [Am]shall [D]survive, let us take ourselves [Em]along Where we [Am]fight our parents out in [Bm]the streets To find who’s right and who’s [C]wrong

[G]Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet B[Am]ut they’re so spaced out, [C]Bennie and the [C]Jets [G]Oh, but they’re weird and they’re wonderful [Am]Oh, Bennie she’s really keen She’s got [C]electric boots, a [D]mohair suit You know I [Em]read it in a magazine [C]oh, ho [Bb]B B B Bennie and the [G]Jets [F]

[Am] [D] [G] [G] [Am] [D] [Em] [Am] [Bm] [C] Oh, [G]Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet B[Am]ut they’re so spaced out, [C]Bennie and the [C]Jets [G]Oh, but they’re weird and they’re wonderful [Am]Oh, Bennie she’s really keen She’s got [C]electric boots, a [D]mohair suit You know I [Em]read it in a magazine [C]oh, ho [Bb]B B B Bennie and the [G]Jets [F]

[G]Bennie, Bennie yeah [F](repeat and fade out)

Artist Elton John
Album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Glam Rock
Year 1974
Key Am

How to Play Bennie And The Jets on Guitar?

Elton John - Bennie And The Jets can be played in the key of Am using the Am, D, G, Em, Bm, C, Bb, F chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Bennie And The Jets with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.