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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
G A B F# G#m B E F#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.
B F#/A# G#m G#m/F# E E/F# F#
C#m F#When are you gonna come down
B EWhen are you going to land
A F#I should have stayed on the farm, should have
B BListened to my old man
C#m F#You know you can't hold me forever
B EI didn't sign up you you
A F#I'm not a present for your friends to open
B BThis boy's too young to be singing
G A D G Em F#7The blues... Ah...... Ah....
B D#7So goodbye yellow brick road
E BWhere the dogs of society howl
G#7 C#mYou can't plant me in your penthouse
F# BI'm going back to my plow
G#m D#Back to the howling old owl in the woods
E GHunting the horny back toad
G A B F#/A# G#m G#m/F#Oh I've finally decided my future lies
E E/F# F# G ABeyond the yellow brick road ...
D G Em F# BAh..... Ah......
C#m F#What do you think you'll do then?
B EI bet they'll shoot down the plane
A F#It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
B BTo set you on your feet again
C#m F#Maybe you'll get a replacement
B EThere's plenty like me to be found
A F#Mongrels who ain't got a penny
B BSniffing for tidbits like you
G A D G Em F#7On the ground... Ah.... Ah....
B D#7So goodbye yellow brick road
E BWhere the dogs of society howl
G#7 C#mYou can't plant me in your penthouse
F# BI'm going back to my plow
G#m D#Back to the howling old owl in the woods
E GHunting the horny back toad
G A B F#/A# G#m G#m/F#Oh I've finally decided my future lies
E E/F# F# G ABeyond the yellow brick road ...
D G Em F# BAh..... Ah......