Elton John - Elderberry Wine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Elderberry Wine" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Elderberry Wine Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Elderberry Wine" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#
There's a fly in the window, a dog in the yard
      Cm
And a year since I saw you
           A#
There's a trunk in the corner I keep all my letters
   Cm
My bills and demands I keep too

Cm      Gm                   D#
Well, I can't help thinking about the times
D7                  Gm
You were a wife of mine
               A#                          D#
You aimed to please me, cooked black-eyed peas-me
     F           A#
Made elderberry wine

Chorus:
F                                   D#         A#
Drunk all the time, feeling fine on elderberry wine
F
Those were the days, we'd lay in the haze
   D#              A#
Forget depressive times
F                                 D#             A#
How can I ever get it together without a wife in line?
F                                       D#    A#  D#  A#  D#
To pick the crop and get me hot on elderberry wine

Round a tree in the summer, a fire in the fall
Flat out when they couldn't stand
The bottle went round like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand

Well, I can't help thinking about the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me, cooked black-eyed peas-me
Made elderberry wine

Chorus - x2

A#
Elderberry wine
A#
Elderberry wine
D#         A#
Elderberry wine
           D#  A#
Elderberry wine
D#
Elderberry wine
A#
Elderberry wine


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Elderberry Wine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Elderberry Wine" by Elton John.

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