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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

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All chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that
A# C D A Bm D G ATwo 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.
D A/C# Bm Bm/A G G/A A
Em AWhen are you gonna come down
D GWhen are you going to land
C AI should have stayed on the farm, should have
D DListened to my old man
Em AYou know you can't hold me forever
D GI didn't sign up you you
C AI'm not a present for your friends to open
D DThis boy's too young to be singing
A# C F A# Gm A7The blues... Ah...... Ah....
D F#7So goodbye yellow brick road
G DWhere the dogs of society howl
B7 EmYou can't plant me in your penthouse
A DI'm going back to my plow
Bm F#Back to the howling old owl in the woods
G A#Hunting the horny back toad
A# C D A/C# Bm Bm/AOh I've finally decided my future lies
G G/A A A# CBeyond the yellow brick road ...
F A# Gm A DAh..... Ah......
Em AWhat do you think you'll do then?
D GI bet they'll shoot down the plane
C AIt'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
D DTo set you on your feet again
Em AMaybe you'll get a replacement
D GThere's plenty like me to be found
C AMongrels who ain't got a penny
D DSniffing for tidbits like you
A# C F A# Gm A7On the ground... Ah.... Ah....
D F#7So goodbye yellow brick road
G DWhere the dogs of society howl
B7 EmYou can't plant me in your penthouse
A DI'm going back to my plow
Bm F#Back to the howling old owl in the woods
G A#Hunting the horny back toad
A# C D A/C# Bm Bm/AOh I've finally decided my future lies
G G/A A A# CBeyond the yellow brick road ...
F A# Gm A DAh..... Ah......