Eb I'm stoned in the twilightAb Screaming on the insideGb Db Ab Give me your water, help me surviveEb Gonna miss the sunlightAb When I lose my eyesightGb Db Ab Eb Give me my red shoes, I want to danceDb They search for an answerAb But that old man wouldn't listenCm Back then I was handsomeBb Back then he was ignorant [Chorus]Eb Ab And shave off the years now, it's all inside my headDb Ab Eb Bb The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bedEb Ab Put them in a box somewhere, put them in a drawerDb Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymoooore [Verse 2]Eb Had garlands in the wings back thenAb All the pretty little things back thenGb Db Ab Calling out my name, oh what fame bringsEb After curtain calls and bowsAb I can't see the front row nowGb Db Ab Eb Hand me my red shoes just one more timeDb They pushed aside our presenceAb They refused to go the distanceCm Back then I was SigmundBb Back then he wouldn't listen [Chorus]Eb Ab And shave off the years now, it's all inside my headDb Ab Eb Bb The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bedEb Ab Put them in a box somewhere, put them in a drawerDb Ab Eb Db Ab Db Ab Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymoooore [Instrumental Verse]Eb Ab Gb Db Bb Eb Ab Gb Db Bb Db Ab Cm Bb [Bridge]Db They pushed aside our presenceAb They refused to go the distanceCm Back then I was SigmundBb Back then he wouldn't listen [Chorus]Eb Ab And shave off the years now, it's all inside my headDb Ab Eb Bb The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bedEb Ab Put them in a box somewhere, put them in a drawerDb Ab Eb Db Ab Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymoreDb Ab Eb I can't wear them anymoreDb Ab Eb I can't wear them anymore
The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
Elton John
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