Elton John - Writing: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Writing" 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.
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Learn Writing 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 "Writing" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A#sus2 Is there anything left, Maybe steak and eggs Fm6/G# Waking up to washing up G7 Cm Making up your bed Cm Gm/A# F/A F6/A F/A D#/G Cm7 A# Lazy days my razor blade, Could use a better edge It's enough to make you laugh Relax in a nice cool bath Inspiration for navigation Of our new found craft I know you And you know me It's always half and half Chorus: A7 Dm And we were oh oh, so you know G7 C Not the kind to dawdle Bm7 E7 Will the things we wrote today A E7/B G#/C A/C# Sound as good tomorrow Dm7 G7 We will still be writing Cmaj7 Am In approaching years Bm7 E7 Stifling yawns on Sundays A E7/B A/C# As the weekends disappear We could stretch our legs if we'd half a mind But don't disturb us if you hear us trying To instigate the structure of another line or two 'Cause writing's lighting up And I like life enough To see it through Chorus: And we were, oh, oh, so, you know Not the kind to dawdle Will the things we wrote today Sound as good tomorrow? We will still be writing In approaching years Stifling yawns on Sundays As the weekends disappear We could stretch our legs if we'd half a mind But don't disturb us if you hear us trying To instigate the structure of another line or two 'Cause writing's lighting up And I like life enough To see it through 'Cause writing's lighting up And I like life enough To see it through You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A A#  A7  C  Cm  C#  Cmaj7  Cmaj  Cm7  Dm  Dm7  E7  Fm  F  F6  Fm6  G  Gm  G#  G7  B  Bm  Bm7  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 "Writing" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Writing" by Elton John.