Goodbye Yellow Brick Road · Elton John

All chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that

D E F# C# D#m F# B C#Two slash chords included. Of course you can leave out the note after the slash

and just use the regular chord shapes.

C/E x-x-2-0-1-0

Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1

Easier to play when transposed down 3 steps. To get back to the original key

put on a capo 3rd fret.

F# C#/F D#m D#m/C# B B/C# C#

G#m C#When are you gonna come down

F# BWhen are you going to land

E C#I should have stayed on the farm, should have

F# F#Listened to my old man

G#m C#You know you can't hold me forever

F# BI didn't sign up you you

E C#I'm not a present for your friends to open

F# F#This boy's too young to be singing

D E A D Bm C#7The blues... Ah...... Ah....

F# A#7So goodbye yellow brick road

B F#Where the dogs of society howl

D#7 G#mYou can't plant me in your penthouse

C# F#I'm going back to my plow

D#m A#Back to the howling old owl in the woods

B DHunting the horny back toad

D E F# C#/F D#m D#m/C#Oh I've finally decided my future lies

B B/C# C# D EBeyond the yellow brick road ...

A D Bm C# F#Ah..... Ah......

G#m C#What do you think you'll do then?

F# BI bet they'll shoot down the plane

E C#It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics

F# F#To set you on your feet again

G#m C#Maybe you'll get a replacement

F# BThere's plenty like me to be found

E C#Mongrels who ain't got a penny

F# F#Sniffing for tidbits like you

D E A D Bm C#7On the ground... Ah.... Ah....