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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Artist: Elton John
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Words and Music: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by: Raine M. Ekman (raekman@abo.fi)
All chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that
                   DbEbFCDmFBbC
goes "Oh I've..." (       )
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.
[Intro]
FC/EDmDm/CBbBb/CCF           F
        (Hold last  for a whole bar)
[Verse 1]
Gm                      C
When are you gonna come down
F                      Bb
When are you going to land
  Eb                         C
I should have stayed on the farm, should have
F                   F
Listened to my old man
    Gm                        C
You know you can't hold me forever
  F                    Bb
I didn't sign up with you
    Eb                     C
I'm not a present for your friends to open
     F                     F
This boy's too young to be singing
    Bbm/Db  Eb  Ab  Db  Bbm  C7
The blues ..... Ah..... Ah.....
[Chorus]
   F                    A7
So goodbye yellow brick road
          Bb              F
Where the dogs of society howl
    D7                     Gm
You can't plant me in your penthouse
    C                F
I'm going back to my plough
Dm                      A
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Bb                     Db
Hunting the horny back toad
Db  Eb   F         C/E      Dm       Dm/C
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
  Bb   Bb/C C           Bbm/Db  Eb
Beyond the yellow brick road .....
Ab  Db  Bbm  C  F
Ah..... Ah......
[Verse 2]
Gm                       C
What do you think you'll do then?
  F                            Bb
I bet they'll shoot down the plane
      Eb                   C
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
   F                      F
To set you on your feet again
Gm                   C
Maybe you'll get a replacement
        F                    Bb
There's plenty like me to be found
Eb           C
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
F                         F
Sniffing for tidbits like you
       Bbm/Db  Eb  Ab  Db  Bbm  C7
On the ground..... Ah..... Ah.....
[Chorus]
   F                    A7
So goodbye yellow brick road
          Bb              F
Where the dogs of society howl
    D7                     Gm
You can't plant me in your penthouse
    C                F
I'm going back to my plough
Dm                      A
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Bb                     Db
Hunting the horny back toad
Db  Eb   F         C/E      Dm       Dm/C
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
  Bb   Bb/C C           Bbm/Db  Eb
Beyond the yellow brick road .....
Ab  Db  Bbm  C  F
Ah..... Ah......

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road chords and lyrics

Free chords for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Artist: Elton John
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Words and Music: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by: Raine M. Ekman (raekman@abo.fi)
All chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that
Easier to play when transposed down 3 steps. To get back to the original key 
put on a capo 3rd fret.
[Intro]
F C/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C C F (Hold last F for a whole bar)
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Chords by Elton John

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