Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Chords by Elton John

[Start]

[Verse]
C           C   
■ And now I know
E7         Am             F           C        Dm7
■  Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say
Dm C                 
■  ■ I thought I knew
E7           Am                   F         
■  But now I know that rose trees never grow
C             Dm7 
■ In New York City
F              C         Dm7                  C   
■ Until you've seen this trash can dream come true
F                C          G              C      
You stand at the edge while people run you through
F                 C   
■ And I thank the Lord
Gsus4                         C  
There's people out there like you
F                        C                     Dm  G
I thank the Lord there's people out there like you ■


[Chorus]
           C             Bb     
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
        F               C      
Sons of bankers sons of lawyers
                                        F    
Turn around and say good morning to the night
    E7                  Am 
For unless they see the sky
         F         C       D  
But they can't and that is why


[Verse]
F                     G               F     C
They know not if it's dark outside or light ■
                C  
This Broadway's got
E7                Am       G   
It's got a lot of songs to sing
F             C                  Dm
If I knew the tunes I might join in
C                     
■ I'll go my way alone
E7         Am     G         F             C             Dm  
■  Grow my own my own seeds shall be sown ■ in New York City
F             C   Gsus4                C   
■ Subway's no way for a good man to go down
F              C            G    G7     C    
■ Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
F                 C        Dm7 Gsus4         C    
■ And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
F                      C                 Dm    Dm7 G
■ I thank the Lord for the people I have found ■   ■


[Chorus]
G7            C                    
■  While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
F                       C      
Sons of bankers sons of lawyers
                                        F    
Turn around and say good morning to the night


[Verse]
E7                  Am     
For unless they see the sky
F                          Em  D
But they can't and that is why ■
F                       G    F          C    
■ They know not if it's dark outside or light
               E
And now I know ■
Am             C     F               C        Dm 
Spanish Harlem ■ are not just pretty words to say
C                  Am
■ I thought I knew ■ 
E7           Am             G     F     C   
■  But now I know that rose trees never grow
       Dm       
In New York City
F          C      Dm7               Gsus4 C   
■ Subway's no way for a good man to go    down
F          C            G               G7    C
■ Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown ■
F                 C        Dm7        Gsus4  C    
■ And I thank the Lord for the people I have found
F                  C                     Dm7   G
■ I thank the Lord for the people I have found ■


[Chorus]
      C              Bb         
While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
F                       C      
Sons of bankers sons of lawyers
                                        F    
Turn around and say good morning to the night
E7                  Am     
For unless they see the sky
F                          Em  D
But they can't and that is why ■


[Outro]
F                     G            F  C    
They know not if it's dark outside or light
F                     G            F  C    
They know not if it's dark outside or light


[End]