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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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[Intro]
E B C#m B A E
[Verse 1]
F#mWhen are you gonna come Bdown
EWhen are you going to Aland
I Dshould have stayed on the Bfarm
I should have Elistened to my old man
[Verse 2]
F#mYou know you can't hold me Bforever
I Edidn't sign up with youA  
I'Dm not a present for your Bfriends to open
TEhis boy's too young to be singing the AmbluDesG  C  Am  B  
[Chorus]
So Egoodbye yellow brick G#road
Where the Adogs of society Ehowl
You C#mcan't plant me in your F#mpenthouse
I'm Bgoing back to my Eplough
C#mBack to the howling old G#owl in the woods
AHunting the horny back Ctoad
DOh I've Efinally decided my C#mfuture liesB  
BeAyond the Byellow brick AmroaDdG  C  Am  B  E  
[Verse 3]
F#mWhat do you think you'll Bdo then
I bet Ethat'll shoot down your planAe
IDt'll take you a couple of vBodka and tonics
To Eset you on your feet again
[Verse 4]
F#mMaybe you'll get a repBlacement
There's Eplenty like me to be Afound
DMongrels who Bain't got a penny
ESniffing for tidbits like you on the AmgroDunGdC  Am  B  
[Chorus]
So Egoodbye yellow brick G#road
Where the Adogs of society Ehowl
You C#mcan't plant me in your F#mpenthouse
I'm Bgoing back to my Eplough
C#mBack to the howling old G#owl in the woods
AHunting the horny back Ctoad
DOh I've Efinally decided my C#mfuture liesB  
BeAyond the Byellow brick AmroaDdG  C  Am  B  E  
EBeyond the yellow brick road

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

by Hunter Hayes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E B C#m B A E

[Verse 1]

F#m B

When are you gonna come down

E A

When are you going to land

D B

I should have stayed on the farm

I should have listened to my old man

[Verse 2]

F#m B

You know you can't hold me forever

E A

I didn't sign up with you

D B

I'm not a present for your friends to open

E Am D G C Am B

This boy's too young to be singing the blues

[Chorus]

E G#

So goodbye yellow brick road

A E

Where the dogs of society howl

C#m F#m

You can't plant me in your penthouse

B E

I'm going back to my plough

C#m G#

Back to the howling old owl in the woods

A C

Hunting the horny back toad

D E C#m B

Oh I've finally decided my future lies

A B Am D G C Am B E

Beyond the yellow brick road

[Verse 3]

F#m B

What do you think you'll do then

E A

I bet that'll shoot down your plane

D B

It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics

To set you on your feet again

[Verse 4]

F#m B

Maybe you'll get a replacement

E A

There's plenty like me to be found

D B

Mongrels who ain't got a penny

E Am D G C Am B

Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

[Chorus]

E G#

So goodbye yellow brick road

A E

Where the dogs of society howl

C#m F#m

You can't plant me in your penthouse

B E

I'm going back to my plough

C#m G#

Back to the howling old owl in the woods

A C

Hunting the horny back toad

D E C#m B

Oh I've finally decided my future lies

A B Am D G C Am B E

Beyond the yellow brick road

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