Elton John

Goodbye yellow brick road

Elton John


Tom: F

[Intro] F  C/E  Dm  Dm/C  
        Bb  C4  C  F

Gm                 Gm/Bb  C      F         F/A       Bb
When are you gonna come down, when are you going to land
    Eb                        C                  F
I should have stayed on the farm ,should have  listened to my old man
      Gm            Gm/Bb     C        F     F/A          Bb
You know you can't hold me forever, I didn't sign up with you
     Eb                       C
I'm not a present for your friends to open

      F                                 Bbm  Eb    Ab  C#  Bbm      C
This boy's too young to be singing the blu..es, a.....h,  a.....h
    F                    A7            Bb               F
So goodbye yellow brick road where the dogs of society howl
     D7                     Gm              C                 F   C/E
You can't plant me in your penthouse, I'm going back to my plough
 Dm                      A7                Bb                       C#
Back to the howling old owl in the woods, hunting the horny black toad
   Eb   F         C/E      Dm          F/C
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
   Bb       C           Bbm  Eb   Ab    C#  Bbm   C  F
Beyond the yellow brick ro...ad,  a.....h, a.....h

   Gm          Gm/Bb           C      F           F/A         Bb
What do you think you'l do then? I bet that`ll shoot down your plane
       Eb                        C                  F
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics to set you on your feet again
 Gm           Gm/Bb         C      F               F/A       Bb
Maybe you'll get a replacement, there's plenty like me to be found
 Eb            C
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
F                                   Bbm  Eb  Ab   C#  Bbm       C
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground, a.....h, a.....h