Eiffel Tower Blue Chords

KeyAm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays574

Eiffel Tower Blue by Elliott Murphy is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, Dm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Intro 
        Am                           Am             Am 
e|--0--------------------------------------0----------------0-----------------|| 
B|----3--1--0---------------------------------3--1--0-----------3--1--0-------|| 
G|-------------2--0------------------------------------2-----------------2----|| 
D|-------------------2--0-----------------------------------------------------||  
A|-------------------------3--2--0----0---------------------------------------|| 
D|---------------------------------3------------------------------------------|| 

Verse 
Am 
I'm a man on a mission, to be kissing you 
Dm                                         Am 
I need a section of protection, to keep me safe all the way through 
         E                                      Am 
I'm a stranger in a strange land, Eiffel Tower blue 

Verse 
Am 
Policy of avoidance, avoiding the truth 
Dm                               Am 
While my pockets full up I see change is running loose 
E                                     Am 
Travel on a euro train, Eiffel Tower blue 

 
Dm                                Am 
Do you know what I'm asking I got no trick questions for you 
Dm                    Am 
Such a touchy subject will you let me touch you 
  E                                       Am 
Cross the language barrier, Eiffel Tower blue 

Interlude 
        Am                           Am    
e|--0--------------------------------------0--------------|| 
B|----3--1--0---------------------------------3--1--0-----|| 
G|-------------2--0------------------------------------2--|| 
D|-------------------2--0---------------------------------||  
A|-------------------------3--2--0----0-------------------|| 
D|---------------------------------3----------------------|| 
Am        Dm    Am    E    Am    Am  

Verse 
Am 
Do you know the hour I haven't the slightest clue 
Dm                                          Am 
I know I'm living on borrowed time and some day I'll pay it back to you 
           E                       Am 
You're my banker and my account is due 
                 E                           Am 
Still I want to thank you for doing what you do 
             E                       Am 
I'd like to paint you, Eiffel Tower Blue 

Outro 
        Am                           Am    
e|--0--------------------------------------|| 
B|----3--1--0------------------------------|| 
G|-------------2--0------------------------|| 
D|-------------------2--0------------------||  
A|-------------------------3--2--0----0----|| 
D|---------------------------------3-------|| 
Am        Dm    Am    E    Am  
Am        Dm    Am    E    Am  
Am        Dm    Am    E    Am  
e|--0--------------------------------------|| 
B|----3--1--0------------------------------|| 
G|-------------2--0------------------------|| 
D|-------------------2--0------------------||  
A|-------------------------3--2--0----0----|| 
D|---------------------------------3-------|| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante