Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Chords & Tabs

by Elton John

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Main Pattern:
BPM: 60
Denominator: 16
Triplet: Yes
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 202]
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
goes "Oh I've..." (Db Eb F C Dm F Bb C)
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]
F C/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C C F (Hold last F 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......