"Im Gonna Be A Teenage Idol"
Music By: Elton John
Words By: Bernie Taupin


time:4/4
tempo:slow with a beat

intro: Am(2 measures) G6(2 measures) repeat

Am7
well theres slim times when my words wont ryhme
        C                  F
and the hills i face are a long hard climb
G                                     C
i just sit cross legged with my old guitar
Am                              G                  F
you know it kinda makes me feel like a rock n roll star

Am    
well it makes me laugh and it makes me cry
      C                  F
and i think for once ill just get high
G                                   C
let me get electric put a silk suit on
Am                              G                  F
turn my old guitar into a tommy gun


D
well a root toot shoot my self to fame
      Am7
every kid alive 'll know my name
   D7             E7                       F6
an over night phenomenon like theres never been
  F                    G      
a motivated supersonic king of the scene
    Dm           G    Dm             G
ill be a teenage idol just give me a break
G        Cmaj7         Am     Dm                 G
im gonna be a teenage idol no matter how long it takes
Dm                       G
you cant imagine what it means to me
Dm                     G             A           A7
im gonna grab myself a place in history
F        Ab                 E7  Am7
a teenage idol is what im gonna be


repeat intro here

Am7     
life is short and the world is rough 
    C                             F
and if youre gonna boogie boy you gotta be tough
G                           C
nobody knows if im dead or alive
Am              G                               F
i just drink my self each night
Am7             
and i pray to the teenage god of rock
     C                   F
if i make it big make me stay on top
G                                        C
you gotta cut me lose from this one room dive
Am                       G                     F
put me on the ladder and keep this boy alive

repeat to chorus
outro is same as intro