For Veronica's Sake

Words and music by Cooper, Taupin, Wagner
From the album From The Inside (1978)
Transcription by Criss Hart
Email: voyager2@bigpond.net.au

 
  Intro 
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   I got a name and number    Verse              I got a dog in the city pound 

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   So for Veronica's sake I gotta get out of here ( Chrous ) 
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                                                 And I can see her howling   

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  all night at the lonely moon               They're going to give her the      
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  gas if I don't get there soon              I gotta get there soon 

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  For Veronica's sake I gotta get out of here               2.43 with variations

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| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note