Chord The Scaffold by Elton John

intro : | D | D | F#/C# | F#/C# | C# | C# | F# G# in orient where wise i was to please the way i live . G#m7 F# come give the beggar chance at hand his life is on his lip . G# three score a thousand times where once in amazon . G#m7 F# where el dorado holds the key no keeper holds my hand . chorus : A#m7 D#m F#/C# unchain the gate of solitude , the ruler says you run . G#/C D7 F#/C# C# run hard unto the scaffold high - your chance to - jump the gun . F# C#7 F# oh , how high the scaffold grows - the plant life of your widow . C#7 F# in black lace curtains brought you near from out the plate glass window . F# C#7 F# oh , how high the scaffold grows - the plant life of your widow . C#7 F# in black lace curtains brought you near from out the plate glass window . F# G# the minotaur with bloody hands is - enraged by the sun . G#m7 F# caged he by the corpses brought forth by the dawn . G# in orient is as i told the buckshee hangman swears . G#m7 F# for open crypts to silence nylon knots to sway by prayer . {repeat chorus} F# G# in orient where wise i was to please the way i live . G#m7 F# come give the beggar chance at hand - his life is on his lip .