Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (C Major)
Artist: Elton John    Strum Pattern: Island: D – D U – U D U    Roman Numerals: I, Isus4, II, ii, II7, ii7, III7, IV, V, Vsus4, vi, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1972.

The Verses are a little tricky, but once you get the strum pattern they click into place.

4/4 time. Slashes after a chord indicate the number of beats it gets in a shared 4–beat measure. “–” is a 1-beat rest.

Strum Patterns: | D – – U D U D U | or Island Strum: | D – D U – U D U | Verses: | D – – – D – D – |
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Csus4
(C,F,G)
- C F G C -
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
Dm7
(D,F,A,C)
- - D A C F
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Gsus4
(G,C,D)
G - D G C G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -


Verse 1:
Verse strum: | D – – – D – D – | shown as "/–//"
Slashes after a chord indicate the number of beats it gets in a shared 4–beat measure. “–” is a 1-beat rest (the "[Dm]////" is just a regular 4-beat strum):
"(%)" means repeat the previous chord.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– And		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / now I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / know (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// “Spanish Ha-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– -arlem”		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // are not		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// just pretty wo-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// -ords to say		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //// (%)/–//
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / thought I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / knew (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// But now I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– know that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // rose trees		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// never grow ...		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// in New York		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //// City (%)/–//

Pre–Chorus 1:
Island Strum
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Until you’ve		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seen this		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] trash can dream come		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] true
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] You stand at the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] edge while		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] people run you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] through
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I thank the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lord there’s		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] people out there like		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I thank the Lord there’s		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people out there like		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] you		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Chorus 1:
Island Strum
Be prepared for that Bb because it sounds so good!
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // While		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // Mona		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lisas and Mad		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Hatters, sons of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bankers, sons of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lawyers
Turn a- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -round and say, “Good		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning” to the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night (%)
For un- [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] -less they see the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // sky,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // but they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // can’t, and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // that is		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] why		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]
They [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know not if it’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dark outside or		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // light		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2:
Verse strum: | D – – – D – D – | shown as "/–//"
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– This		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / Broadway’s		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / got (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// It’s got a lot of		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– songs to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // sing;		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// if I knew the tu-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// -unes, I might join		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] in (%)/–//
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– I’ll go my		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / way a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / -lone (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// Grow my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– own, my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // own seeds		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// shall be sown ...		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// in New York		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] City (%)/–//

Pre–Chorus 2:
Island Strum
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Subway’s no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way for a		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] good man to go		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] down
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Rich man can		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ride, and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hobo, he can		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] drown
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I thank the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lord for the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] people I have		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] found
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I thank the Lord for the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people I have		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] found		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Chorus 2:
Island Strum
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // While		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // Mona		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lisas and Mad		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Hatters, sons of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bankers, sons of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lawyers
Turn a- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -round and say, “Good		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning” to the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night (%)
For un- [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] -less they see the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // sky,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // but they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // can’t, and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // that is		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] why		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]
They [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know not if it’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dark outside or		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // light		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 3:
Verse strum: | D – – – D – D – | shown as "/–//"
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– And		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / now I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / know (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// “Spanish Ha-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– -arlem”		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // are not		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// just pretty wo-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// -ords to say		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] (%)/–//
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / thought I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] / knew (%)/–//
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] /–// But now I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– know that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // rose trees		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /–// never grow ...		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–// in New York		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] City (%)/–//

Pre–Chorus 3:
Island Strum
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Subway’s no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way for a		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] good man to go		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] down
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Rich man can		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ride, and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hobo, he can		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] drown
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I thank the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lord for the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] people I have		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] found
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I thank the Lord for the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people I have		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] found		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Chorus 3:
Island Strum
[Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // While		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // Mona		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lisas and Mad		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Hatters, sons of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bankers, sons of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lawyers
Turn a- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -round and say, “Good		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning” to the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night (%)
For un- [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] -less they see the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // sky,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // but they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // can’t, and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // that is		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] why		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]
They [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know not if it’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dark outside or		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // light		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Outro:
Island Strum (end with one strum on the last chord)
They [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know not if it’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dark outside or		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // light		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– – –

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