Nikita tab by Elton John

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

NOTE:
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.

Verse:
  C    G +   +  Am +   Em    F       +    +   +        +   +
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-1-p0-----0----------|
B|------------------0--|----1------0-------|----------------1--|----1----------------|-----------------3---|
G|---------0-h2--------|---------------0---|-2-----------------|----------0-h2-------|---------------------|
D|-----2---------0-----|-------2-------2---|-----3-------3-----|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------------------|-----------2-------|---------0---------|-------------0-------|-------------0-------|
E|---------3-----------|-0-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-1-------------------|
      Hey Ni- ki-   ta   is it   cold                   In your  little
      Do you  e-   ver  dream of me?                    Do you  ever

     +      C            +         +         +      G
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------0------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-3-----------p1--|-1--------------|------------------|---------------3--|-3-----------p1--|-0-------------|
G|-------2---------|---------0------|--------0------2--|p0------0---------|-------0---------|--------0------|
D|----3---------3--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------0--|-----2---------2--|----2---------2--|----0-------0--|
A|----------0------|-3--------------|-3---------3------|-3----------------|-3---------------|--------2------|
E|-1---------------|---------3------|------------------|-----------3------|----------3------|-3-------------|
  corner      of the world?                 You could roll    a-  round the globe
  see the letters that I write?                 When you look     up  through the wire

              +          +      C            +
E|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------1---|
G|---------2-------|--------0----------|---------------0---|---------0-------|--------0----------|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---------2---|-3------3----------|-3--p2-------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|---------2-------|-----------2-------|-----2-------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------3-------|-----------------|-----------3-------|
                  And  never find a warmer soul to know
           Nikita       do you count the  stars at night?

      +    +    +   +   +    F   +                     +   +
E|------------------0--|----1-----0------------|---------------3---|p1---------------|---------1--1-----1--|
B|-1-------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-1-----------------|-------------1---|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-----------------|-2-------------------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3---------3-----|
A|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------------------|
E|---------3-----------|-------------3---------|-1-----------------|-1---------------|-1-------1-----------|
      Oh I   saw   you  by  the   wall                     Ten of your
       And  if   there comes a    time                      Guns and gates

     +   +    C            +          +          +
E|-----0--0------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|-----0-----0-------|-------------------|
B|--------------3------|-1---------------|---------------3---|-1-------------3---|-3------------p1---|
G|---------------------|---------0-------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|
D|-----3-----------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|-----------0---------|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
E|-1-------------------|---------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|
    tin soldiers   in   a     row           With eyes that looked    like
    no longer     hold  you    in           And  if you're free     to

  G                                  C            +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
B|-0--------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
G|---------0------|---------2------|----------------|-------------0--|----------------|--------0---------|
D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------2--|-3---3----------|-3--p2----------|------------------|
A|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|-3-------3------|-3---------3------|
E|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-------------0--|-----0---------0--|
  ice on fire              The human heart a captive in the snow
  make a choice            Just look towards the west and find a friend


Chorus:
  C     +   +    +   +   +    F   +          +          +
E|------------------0--|----1-----0------------|-----------1-------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-3--p1-------------|---------------0---|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-----------|-3-----------3---------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|
      Oh Ni-  ki-   ta  you  will   never   know

     +     C   +         +         +         +   D  G   +
E|-1--p0-----0-----|-----------0-----|--------------0--|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------3--|-3--p1-----------|-----------------|-----3-----3-p1--|-1--p0-----0-----|-----3-----------|
G|--------2--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0-----2--|-0------0--------|
D|-----3--------3--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------0--|-----0--------0--|
A|-----------0-----|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------2-----|
E|-1---------------|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-3---------------|
  Any-  thing a-  bout my home          I'll never know how  good it feels to hold you

     +          +      G7   +      C   +          +
E|-----------0-------|-1-------------0---|-1a-----1------1---|-1-----p0----------|---------------1---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-0a----------------|---------------1---|-------------------|
G|--------0----------|--------0----------|-0a----------------|-------------------|--------0----------|
D|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|
A|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|-3---------3-------|-3---------3-------|
E|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3a----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
            Oh,      Ni-  ki-  ta   I   need  you  so.

       +       +   +   +    F   +          +          +
E|p0----------------0--|----1-----0------------|-----------1-------|-------------------|---------------1---|
B|---------1-h3--------|----------------3------|-3--p1-------------|---------------0---|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|-2------2----------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|---------3-----------|-------------3---------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|
      Oh, Ni- ki-   ta,  is  the   other   side                    of

     +      C   +          +          +          +   D
E|-1--p0-----0-------|-----------0-------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|
B|---------------3---|-3--p1-------------|-------------------|-----3-----3--p1---|-1--p0-----0-------|
G|--------2----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0----------|--------0------2---|
D|-----3---------3---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0---|
A|-----------0-------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3-------|
  any   gi- ven  line in  time             Counting ten tin  soldiers in a

  G   +         +         +         +     C   +         +
E|-----------------|-----------0-----|-1------------0--|-3a-----3-----3--|-1-----p0--------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0a--------------|--------------1--|-----------------|
G|-0------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|-0a--------------|-----------------|--------0--------|
D|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----2--------2--|-----2--------2--|
A|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3a--------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
  row,            Oh   no,     Ni- ki-  ta  you'll never know.


Outro:   ... repeat and fade ...
  C   +          +       F   +          +
E|-0-----------------|---------------5/8---|-8---8-------------|-------------------|
B|-1-----------------|---------------------|-10--10------------|-------------------|
G|--------0----------|--------0------------|--------10---------|--------10---------|
D|-----2---------2---|-----2---------------|-----10--------10--|-----10--------10--|
A|-3-----------------|-3-------------------|-----------0-------|-----------0-------|
E|-----------3-------|-----------3---------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
                    Ni-  ki- ta!

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| a  Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up

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