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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
F# G# A# F Gm A# D# FTwo 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.
A# F/A Gm Gm/F D# D#/F F
Cm FWhen are you gonna come down
A# D#When are you going to land
G# FI should have stayed on the farm, should have
A# A#Listened to my old man
Cm FYou know you can't hold me forever
A# D#I didn't sign up you you
G# FI'm not a present for your friends to open
A# A#This boy's too young to be singing
F# G# C# F# D#m F7The blues... Ah...... Ah....
A# D7So goodbye yellow brick road
D# A#Where the dogs of society howl
G7 CmYou can't plant me in your penthouse
F A#I'm going back to my plow
Gm DBack to the howling old owl in the woods
D# F#Hunting the horny back toad
F# G# A# F/A Gm Gm/FOh I've finally decided my future lies
D# D#/F F F# G#Beyond the yellow brick road ...
C# F# D#m F A#Ah..... Ah......
Cm FWhat do you think you'll do then?
A# D#I bet they'll shoot down the plane
G# FIt'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
A# A#To set you on your feet again
Cm FMaybe you'll get a replacement
A# D#There's plenty like me to be found
G# FMongrels who ain't got a penny
A# A#Sniffing for tidbits like you
F# G# C# F# D#m F7On the ground... Ah.... Ah....
A# D7So goodbye yellow brick road
D# A#Where the dogs of society howl
G7 CmYou can't plant me in your penthouse
F A#I'm going back to my plow
Gm DBack to the howling old owl in the woods
D# F#Hunting the horny back toad
F# G# A# F/A Gm Gm/FOh I've finally decided my future lies
D# D#/F F F# G#Beyond the yellow brick road ...
C# F# D#m F A#Ah..... Ah......