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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 5--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Elton John/Bernie Taupin From: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road " (1973) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard capo: 3rd fret play: D / Gm key: F / Bbm For chords in original key: transpose +3 (and "use flats") For easier chords: use the "simplify" option --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Em/G 3-2-2-0-0-0 A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0 D/A x-0-4-2-3-2 D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 Gm 3-x-0-3-3-3 Gm/D x-x-0-3-3-3 C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0 F/A x-0-3-2-1-1 Dm/A x-0-3-2-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | D A/C# | Bm D/A | G Asus4 A | D | [Verse] Em Em/G A A/C# When are you gonna come down D D/F# G G/D When are you going to land C C/G A I should have stayed on the farm, I should have D Listened to my old man [Verse] Em7 Em/G A A/C# You know you can't hold me forever D D/F# G G/D I didn't sign up with you C C/G A I'm not a present for your friends to open D This boy's too young to be singing the ... [Bridge] Gm Gm/D C C/E Blu – u - ues F F/A Bb Dm/A Aah – aah – aah – aah - aah Gm A7 Aah – aah – aah [Chorus] D F#7 So Goodbye yellow brick road G D Where the dogs of society howl B7 Em7 You can't plant me in your penthouse A D A/C# I'm going back to my plough Bm F# Back to the howling old owl in the woods G Bb Hunting the horny back toad C D A/C# Bm D/A Oh I've finally decided, my future lies G A Gm Gm/D C C/E Beyond the yellow brick ro – o- - oad F F/A Bb Dm/A Aah – aah – aah – aah - aah Gm Gm/D A7 D Aah – aah – aah - aah [Verse] Em7 Em/G A A Asus4 A What do you think you'll do then D D/F# G G/D I bet they'll shoot down your plane C C/G A7 A7/E It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics D To set you on your feet again [Verse] Em7 Em/G A A/C# Maybe you'll get a replacement D D/F# G G/D There's plenty like me to be found C C/G A7 A7/E Mongrels who ain't got a penny D Sniffing for tit-bits like you on the ... [Bridge] Gm Gm/D C C/E Grou – ou - ound F F/A Bb Dm/A Aah – aah – aah – aah - aah Gm Gm/D A7 Aah – aah – aah [Chorus] D F#7 So Goodbye yellow brick road G D D/C# Where the dogs of society howl B7 Em7 You can't plant me in your penthouse A D A/C# I'm going back to my plough Bm F# Back to the howling old owl in the woods G Bb Hunting the horny back toad C D A/C# Bm D/A Oh I've finally decided, my future lies G A Gm Gm/D C C/E Beyond the yellow brick ro – o- - oad F F/A Bb Dm/A Aah – aah – aah – aah - aah Gm Gm/D A7 D Aah – aah – aah - aah