Goodbye Yellow Brick Road · Elton John

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

A B C# G# A#m C# F# G#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.

C# G#/C A#m A#m/G# F# F#/G# G#

D#m G#When are you gonna come down

C# F#When are you going to land

B G#I should have stayed on the farm, should have

C# C#Listened to my old man

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

C# F#I didn't sign up you you

B G#I'm not a present for your friends to open

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

A B E A F#m G#7The blues... Ah...... Ah....

C# F7So goodbye yellow brick road

F# C#Where the dogs of society howl

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

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

A#m FBack to the howling old owl in the woods

F# AHunting the horny back toad

A B C# G#/C A#m A#m/G#Oh I've finally decided my future lies

F# F#/G# G# A BBeyond the yellow brick road ...

E A F#m G# C#Ah..... Ah......

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

C# F#I bet they'll shoot down the plane

B G#It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics

C# C#To set you on your feet again

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

C# F#There's plenty like me to be found

B G#Mongrels who ain't got a penny

C# C#Sniffing for tidbits like you

A B E A F#m G#7On the ground... Ah.... Ah....