Hey, Ni ki ta, is it cold
(C)in your lit tle cor the ner (G)of the world?
You could roll a (D7)round the globe
and nev er find a warm er (G)soul to know.
Oh, I saw you by the wall,
ten of your tin sol diers (G)in a row,
with eyes that looked like (D)ice on fire,
the hu man heart a cap tive (G)in the snow.
Oh, Ni ki ta, (G)you will nev er know
an y thing a (G)bout my home.
I’ll nev er know how good it feels to (D)hold you.
Ni ki ta, I (G)need you so.
Oh, Ni ki ta, is the (C)oth er side
of an y giv en (G)line in time
(G)count ing ten tin sol diers in a (D)row?
(Em)Oh (D7)no, Ni ki ta, you’ll (G)nev er know.
Do you ev er dream of me?
(C)Do you ev er see the let (G)that I write?
When you look up (D7)through the wire,
Ni ki ta, do you count the (G)stars at night?
Oh, And if there comes a time
guns and gates no long er (G)hold you in,
and if you’re free to (D)make a choice,
just look to wards the west and (G)find a friend.
Oh, Ni ki ta, (G)you will nev er know
an y thing a (G)bout my home.
I’ll nev er know how good it feels to (D)hold you.
Ni ki ta, I (G)need you so.
Oh, Ni ki ta, is the (C)oth er side
of an y giv en (G)line in time
(G)count ing ten tin sol diers in a (D)row?
(Em)Oh (D7)no, Ni ki ta, you’ll (G)nev er know.
Oh, Ni ki ta, you will nev (Am7)Count ing ten tin (C)sol diers in a (G)row.
(Am7)Count ing ten tin (C)sol diers in a (G)row.
(Am7)Count ing ten tin (C)sol diers in a (G)row.
This page shows “Nikita” by Elton John in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 88 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.