{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":10735,"song":"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/10735-goodbye-yellow-brick-road-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/10735?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":4359,"content":"GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD\r\nArtist: Elton John\r\nAlbum: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\r\nWords and Music: Elton John and Bernie Taupin\r\nTranscribed by: Raine M. Ekman (raekman@abo.fi)\r\n\r\nAll chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that\r\n[tab]goes \"Oh I've...\" ([ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch])\r\nTwo slash chords included. Of course you can leave out the note after the slash[/tab]\r\n[tab]and just use the regular chord shapes.\r\nC/E  x-x-2-0-1-0\r\nDm/C x-3-x-2-3-1[/tab]\r\n\r\nEasier to play when transposed down 3 steps. To get back to the original key \r\nput on a capo 3rd fret.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] (Hold last [ch]F[/ch] for a whole bar)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen are you gonna come down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWhen are you going to land[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI should have stayed on the farm, should have[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nListened to my old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know you can't hold me forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI didn't sign up with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm not a present for your friends to open[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis boy's too young to be singing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bbm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nThe blues ..... Ah..... Ah.....[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSo goodbye yellow brick road[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhere the dogs of society howl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nYou can't plant me in your penthouse[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm going back to my plough[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBack to the howling old owl in the woods[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nHunting the horny back toad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nOh, I've finally decided my future lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bbm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBeyond the yellow brick road .....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAh..... Ah......[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat do you think you'll do then?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI bet they'll shoot down the plane[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo set you on your feet again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMaybe you'll get a replacement[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere's plenty like me to be found[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMongrels who ain't got a penny[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSniffing for tidbits like you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nOn the ground..... Ah..... Ah.....[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSo goodbye yellow brick road[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhere the dogs of society howl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nYou can't plant me in your penthouse[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm going back to my plough[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBack to the howling old owl in the woods[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nHunting the horny back toad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nOh, I've finally decided my future lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bbm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBeyond the yellow brick road .....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAh..... Ah......[/tab]","plain_text":"GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD\nArtist: Elton John\nAlbum: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\nWords and Music: Elton John and Bernie Taupin\nTranscribed by: Raine M. Ekman (raekman@abo.fi)\n\nAll chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that\n\n\n\nEasier to play when transposed down 3 steps. To get back to the original key \nput on a capo 3rd fret.\n\n\n[Intro]\nF C/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C C F (Hold last F for a whole bar)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Db","Eb","F","C","Dm","Bb","C/E","Dm/C","Bb/C","Gm","Bbm/Db","Ab","Bbm","C7","A7","D7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}