My Elusive Drug chords by Elton John

[Verse]

D                          F
  I'm not the same as I used to be.
C                      
  All the things you've 
           G
heard seem hard to believe.
E7                    F#  Bm
  Haven't always been good, 

never really been bad.

G                      D     
  Most times I've been happy; 
      E7                  A
yeah, sometimes I've been sad.
 
 
[Verse]

D                         D7
  Sure, I've made mistakes. 

Haven't we all?

C                    
  I've been loose as a 
           Bm
cannon and dumb as a wall.
A                     F#   Bm
  Haven't always been sober  

in counting my ducks,

G                    D       
  And if I look back now I've 
E7              A    Bb
had my share of luck.
 
 
[Chorus]

        Bm            D         G
But the change didn't come overnight.
          Bm       
I've been searching 
    D          G
for you all my life.

        G           
All the habits that 
              D
I couldn't handle,
               E7          A
I've swept them  under the rug
     Bb            
In exchange for the 
           G
sweetest addiction:

A               D
You, my elusive drug.
 
 
[Verse]

D                      D7
  I'm going to stay now. 

I really like it here.

C                          G
  I may paint your picture, 

and I might grow a beard.

F                        F#   Bm
  There were times I was crazy; 

couldn't handle my life.

G                        D       E7
  Don't think you'd have liked me. 
               A
Not at any old price.
 
 
[Chorus]

        Bm            D         G
But the change didn't come overnight.
          Bm            D          G
I've been searching for you all my life.
        G          
All the habits that 
              D
I couldn't handle,

               E7          A
I've swept them  under the rug
     Bb             
In exchange for the 
          G
sweetest addiction:

A               D
You, my elusive drug.
 
 
[Verse]

Bb
  And I've taken the pills.
      F                            D
I got burnt out and chilled by the cold,
Bb                       
  But I've no regrets and, 
F
that being said,

          G           
You know, cheap thrills 
               C A D
can get pretty old.

F          C   G
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah.
 
 
[Intrerlude]

A F# Bm   G D E7 A Bb
 
 
[Chorus]

        Bm            D         G
But the change didn't come overnight.
          Bm       
I've been searching 
    D          G
for you all my life.

        G                         D
All the habits that I couldn't handle,
               E7          A
I've swept them  under the rug
     Bb             
In exchange for the 
           G
sweetest addiction:

A               D
You, my elusive drug.
 
 
[Outro]

     Bb            
In exchange for the 
          G
sweetest addiction:

A               D
You, my elusive drug

ℹ️ About This Song

Track Info

• Song: My Elusive Drug
• Artist: Elton John
• Written by Bernie Taupin & Elton John
• Album: Peachtree Road
• Released Date: 2004

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: F
• Capo: 3rd fret
• Chords: D, F, C, G, E7, F#, Bm, A, D7, Bb
• BPM: 121
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord