Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

 
Bb 
And 
 
n
Eb/Bb 
ow I  
Bb 
know
D7 
Spanish 
 
Ha
Gm 
rlem 
 
ar
Bb/F 
 
not
Eb 
just pretty w
Bb/D 
ords to s
Cm 
ay
Bb 
 
 
Eb/Bb 
thought I  
Bb 
knew 
 
 
Bbsus4 
 
Bb 
D7 
But now I k
Gm 
now little  
Bb/F 
rose 
 
trees
Eb 
never grow in
Bb/D 
New York Ci
Cm7 
ty  
Bb/D 
 
Eb 
Until you’ve  
Bb/D 
seen this  
Cm7/F 
trash can dream come  
Bb 
true
Eb 
You stand at the ed
Bb/D 
ge while p
F 
eople run you t
Bb 
hrough
Eb 
And I thank the
Bb/D 
Lord there’s  
Eb/F 
people out there like  
Bb 
you
Eb 
I thank the Lord there’s  
Bb/D 
people out there like  
Cm 
you  
F 

{soc}

 
While Mona L
Bb 
isas and Mad  
Ab 
Hatters
 
Sons of  
Eb/G 
bankers, sons of  
Bb/F 
lawyers
 
Turn  
Bb 
around and say good morning to the n
Eb 
ight
 
For un
D7 
less they see the sk
Gm 
y  
Bb/F 
 
But they  
Eb 
can’t and  
Bb/F 
that is w
C 
hy
 
They k
Eb 
now not if it’s da
F 
rk outside or l
Eb 
ight
{eoc}

 
Bb 
This 
 
 
Eb/Bb 
Broadway’s 
 
 
Bb 
got
D 
It’s got a  
D7/F# 
lot of s
Gm 
ongs to  
Bb/F 
sing
Eb 
If I knew the t
Bb/D 
unes I might join  
Cm 
in
Bb 
I’ll go my  
Eb/Bb 
way 
 
a
Bb 
lone
D 
Grow my o
Gm 
wn, my  
Bb/F 
own seeds  
Eb 
shall be sown  
Bb/D 
in New York  
Cm7 
City 
 
 
Bb/D 
 
Eb 
Subway’s no  
Bb/D 
way for a  
Cm7/F 
good man to go  
Bb 
down
Eb 
Rich man can  
Bb/D 
ride and the  
F 
hobo he can  
Bb 
drown
Eb 
And I thank the  
Bb/D 
Lord for the  
Eb/F 
people I have fou
Bb 
nd
Eb 
I thank the Lord for the  
Bb/D 
people I have  
Cm7 
found 
 
 
F 

{soc}

 
While Mona L
Bb 
isas and Mad  
Ab 
Hatters
 
Sons of  
Eb/G 
bankers, sons of  
Bb/F 
lawyers
 
Turn  
Bb 
around and say good morning to the n
Eb 
ight
 
For un
D7 
less they see the sk
Gm 
y  
Bb/F 
 
But they  
Eb 
can’t and  
Bb/F 
that is w
C 
hy
 
They k
Eb 
now not if it’s da
F 
rk outside or l
Eb 
ight
{eoc}

 
Bb 
And 
 
n
Eb/Bb 
ow I  
Bb 
know
D7 
Spanish 
 
Ha
Gm 
rlem 
 
ar
Bb/F 
e not  
Eb 
just pretty w
Bb/D 
ords to s
Cm 
ay
Bb 
 
 
Eb/Bb 
thought I  
Bb 
knew 
 
 
Bbsus4 
 
Bb 
D7 
But now I k
Gm 
now that  
Bb/F 
rose trees  
Eb 
never grow in
Bb/D 
New York Ci
Cm7 
ty  
Bb/D 
 
Eb 
Subway’s no  
Bb/D 
way for a  
Cm7/F 
good man to go  
Bb 
down
Eb 
Rich man can  
Bb/D 
ride and the  
F 
hobo he can  
Bb 
drown
Eb 
And I thank the  
Bb/D 
Lord for the  
Eb/F 
people I have fou
Bb 
nd
Eb 
I thank the Lord for the  
Bb/D 
people I have  
Cm7 
found 
 
 
F 

{soc}

 
While Mona L
Bb 
isas and Mad  
Ab 
Hatters
 
Sons of  
Eb/G 
bankers, sons of  
Bb/F 
lawyers
 
Turn  
Bb 
around and say good morning to the n
Eb 
ight
 
For un
D7 
less they see the sk
Gm 
y  
Bb/F 
 
But they  
Eb 
can’t and  
Bb/F 
that is w
C 
hy
 
They k
Eb 
now not if it’s da
F 
rk outside or l
Eb 
ight
{eoc}

 
For un
D7 
less they see the sk
Gm 
y  
Bb/F 
 
But they  
Eb 
can’t and  
Bb/F 
that is w
C 
hy
 
They k
Eb 
now not if it’s da
F 
rk outside or l
Eb 
ight

One Comment:

  1. This website is great! Thanks for the chords.

    Elton recorded this song in the key of C, though, a full step higher than you have here. Much easier to play than all these flats (although Elton loves the flat keys!).

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