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The document discusses lyrics from several songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, including Candle in the Wind, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, and Your Song.

The songs discussed include Candle in the Wind, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, and Your Song.

Themes in the songs include reminiscing/missing someone (Daniel), young love/relationships (Your Song), and partying/having fun (Crocodile Rock).

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Candle ln The Wind
Words and Music by Elton John and BemieTaupin

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those a round - oui of tlc
Thcv cmwlcd
pain was thc pricc Ev en when vou

and they whis pered in - to your bnln.


oh rhe stlll hound ed
press you. -

They set you on a made you .hange yonr nane.-


All- the pa - pen had
- in thc .ude.
Mar-y - Iin was lbund

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life

know iig who io cling phen the rxin set in,


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And I would have liked to have you, bu1 i was

can dle buhed out long _ be lore your leg - end e! , er did.

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Grocodile Rock
Wods and MusicbyElton John and Bemie Taupin

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Mc ud Su - sie had so much

Had an old gold Chev y and a place of my own. But the big-gest kick I

thine called the Croc-o - dile While lhe o1h - cr kids were rock- in' mund rhe

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$e were hop,pin'and bop-pin' to the C.oc- o - clilc Rock. Well,

some - thir! shock, in' when your jusr

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Oh. Lawd y ma ma, rhose

Su sic wore her lhe Cro.-o - dile Rock-in'


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Daniel
Words and Music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

'ling to - niglt on
say Spain is though I've ncv - er

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red tail li8hrs head-ing for Spain. Oh, and
says it s thcbcst -
Place he's e!

Dxn iel- wav - ing good blc.


kno* he'!- been rhere e nough.
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looks like Dan icl. Must be the clouds _ in my


I miss Dan - iel Oh- I nhs him

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tlut wonl heall Your cycs halc dicd,


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iou Lnan I Dan iel youte a


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looks tike Dan - iel.

Must be the clouds


Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Words and Music by Carte Bhnche and Ann Orson

go break 'ing rny heart.-


And no-bod-y told v

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oh, I get Ba by.youlenot that
Oh, I thiik *e cm

Don't go break - ing ml heait.


Sodon'I mis un der, sland
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You take tne weight off Oh, hon - eyj $hen you
You pur rhe liFhr in oh, you put the
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knock at my door, ooh, I gavc you ny
spark to the --
flame. l've got your heart in my sights,

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bur vhen I was down, I was you cloln.,


Ooh, no bod 'y knoPs it. No-bod - )

gave you maY hean. _

I gave lou may heart- So don t go beak'ing my

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don't go beal - ng nr)'

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hean.Don'l go breat-ing my, don't go break-ing my, donl go brcak-ing my hean.


Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Words and Muslc by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

can't light

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seem to tele t. hlack and whire.

I m grow - ing tired and rimc stands still he - loie

.n rhe lad - der ol mv

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lo sale nv - self from f,ll

I took a ctance and chu-ge your war ol litc.


But you nis - read
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Donl lel

Al - thouSh I search my sclf, it's a1 - ways

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I'd jusl al - low a ln8 -ment ol your


los iia e! ry thing

go - ing down
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Words and Music by Elton John and Bemie Taupin

Intro

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you gon-na come down? wlren nie you going


you ihink you ll do ther? I bcl tldfll shoot down

list-ened to ny old
to sct )ou on your i!e! a

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knorvyoucan't bold- me lor ev er, did- n't sign up with you.
May-be you'll get- a re - place, rnenr mc ro be found.

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prcs - elr for your lriends boy's too young to be


Mon ' grels slng-ing lor lid - bits likc

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So to vcl - low brick


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dogs of su- !i .et-y You . rn'i p a'r r e .n )our Pen .


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!o ing bacl r! nr) Back lo lhe rowl - ing old

hunl ing tle horn -y bxck

lin 'ly de cid ed my


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Rocket Man
(lThink lts Gonna BeA Long Long Time)
Words and Music by Elton John and Bemie Taupin

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2, I miss- thc eanh

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It s lone ly out in lpace

otr such

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bnngs me 'rcund a gain

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Mars ain't the kiid ol pla.e
A.d there's no

I ion'r un - dcr - sr,nd


It's jlst my job fivc days a week. -
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Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Wods and Music by Elton John and Bemie Taupin

Slorly
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When I lhink ofihose easl end liqht\ mug-gy nights, tle cur,lains drawn in the lit - tle room down

Prim!-doD-na,t rdryo! rcalJy should have bcen there 5irtng like a pri ce$ perched ln her e lec-tric
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'i..' re b.e'. on l-on' L.r'\o' a' ) .e allgonecra-zy latc ly. my friend,out rherc

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And some-oie saled my iile to nighr,


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You al-nost hdd your hooks in did'n t lou dcarl You near ly had .rc roped and ried.

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al tar bound, hyp no tlscd. Sweet fiee dom lhis-pered in my ear. Youle a

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bui - tcr- llies are free to lly. fly a-eay,

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ro coda.+ Bridse
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And I would lave walked head on in- to the

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deep cnd of a iv cling ing lo your stocks and bonds,_ pay-jng rour H. P. de-maids lo. - ev

the nom-inA *ith d rruck to take nc hoxie.

Some-onc saled my lile Some-onc saved ny life Some one savcd ny lile

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savc your strength and run the field you

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Sone ole saled. sone-onc saved.some-one laved

Addnonal LYrics

2. I ncver realized the passing hours ofevening showers,


A sllp noose hangjng in my darkcst dreams.
l'm sirangling by yourhunted social sccne,
Just a pawn oui-played by a dominating qxcen
It's four o'clock in the moming, damn itl
Listen to me good,I'm sleeping with myselftonightl
Savcd in !in1e, thanl{ God my music's still alive. (?o Cnolrs)

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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Words and Music by Elton John and BemieTaupin

Slow tsallad

What hav. I qoi r. Whar do I do \hen lighl ning

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What do I do to make )ou wani me?

Whar have I got - ta do to be heard? Whatdo I say when it's all

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and it's get - iing more and more !b

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Al. ud)\ \een \ r. m. _ be lhe hard - est word. 2. ['iat do I do to makc you

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\lhat rlo I do vhen lighr ning slrikes me?

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Whlt hale I got

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Sor- fl seems to

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Your Song
Words and Music by Elton John and Bemie Taupin

l. It's a lit - lle bil


2. 1l Iwasa
3.,4. See Addiriondl LtriLs

Em

feet ing in I'M ol


not one lhose
who makcs po-dons

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I don't have much
know it s
this lor

Ald you can tell

ev ry bod , y, $is is your sorg.

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I hope ,ou don't mind, I hope you don't frind

that I pul down in *ords

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I hopc you don't mind.

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Additiandt Ltrics

3. I sat on the roofand kicked off the moss.


a teu ot the rer.c,.
Yel "ell rhc) \e gor me qL,.e cro..,
BLr thc .r.l becr qL:re kind ihitat$r;.c,hi.1",,8.
Il s lor pcople like ) uu rhrr keep ii umed on.

So e\.r .e nc rbr orgcll:nq, DU. the,e ttirc. I oo.


Yor.ce. I ,e rorlrr.;n ifLiel rc qreen ,riher r, brre
An) wd). rhe thrnts is $her T rer \ mean.
Yours ure tle sueerest cyes I re irer seen

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