Little Jeannie
G - D - Em -
D C - D - D7
G Em
1. Oh little Jeannie, you got
so much love, little Jeannie,
F C G A
D
and you take it where it
strikes, and give it to the likes of me.
G Em
Oh little Jeannie, she got so
much love, little Jeannie,
F C G
A D
so I see you when I can, you
make me all a man can be.
C G C G
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to
be my lover,
Em D A
oh, there were others who would treat you cruel,
C -
Am D G
and, oh, Jeannie, you were
always someone's fool.
G Em
2. Little Jeannie, you got so much time, little Jeannie,
F C
though you've grown beyond your
years,
G A D
you still retain the fears of
youth.
G Em
Oh little Jeannie, you got so
much time, little Jeannie,
F C G
A D
but you're burning it up so
fast, searching for some lasting truth.
C G C G
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to
be my lover,
Em D A
oh there were others who would treat you cruel,
C - Am D G
but oh Jeannie, I will
always be your fool.
+ instrumental = last two lines of verse 2
C G C G
And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to be my lover,
Em D A
oh there were others, and I've known quite a few,
C - Am D
but oh Jeannie, I'm still
in love with …
G D
You stepped into my life from
a bad dream,
Em D
making the
life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new.
C -
Am D
Oh Jeannie, (oh Jeannie) I'm so in love with …
+ repeat last 3 lines 2x and fade….
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Elton
John)