Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Chords
Title: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Artist: Elton John
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
Transposed from an excellent cover of this song by Gorgiarose16 on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkwNpFxRDFg&feature=g-u-u
Quite a few barre chords, but in general easier to play than the other versions on
here which use them all the way through.
Hope you like it anyway. I've done my best to try and transpose all the chords
accurately, but if you have any corrections, please leave them in the comments.
* UPDATE *
Pete has subsequently posted a new tutorial for this song, which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZp-UNr37uY&feature=g-u-u
There are a few subtle differences, so I'll leave it up to you to decide which
version you like best :-)
Chords
D - [xx0232]
D/C# - [x40232]
Dsus2 - [xx0230]
Bm - [x24432]
Bm11 - [x04430]
Bb - [x13331]
B11 - [x21202]
Em7 - [022030]
Em7* - [xx2033]
Em7** - [xx2030]
Em - [022000]
A7 - [x02020]
C/G - [332010]
G - [320033]
Gm - [355333]
F - [133211]
Fm7 - [033200]
F#7 - [242322]
NOTE: For all chords with a specific root note [Bm, Bm11, D/C#] , emphasise the
bass note on the downstrum.
[INTRO]
D D/C# Bm Bm11 G Em7* Em7** D [D Shape: quickly pluck G, E, B, G]
[VERSE 1]
Em A7
When are you gonna come down
D G
When are you going to land
Em7 A7
I should have stayed on the farm, should have
D
listened to my old man
Em A7
You know you can't hold me forever
D G
I didn't sign up with you
C/G A7
I'm not a present for your friends to open
D Dsus2 D [Quick change. Hammer back on to D]
This boy's too young to be singing the
Gm C/G F Fm7 Bb Gm A7
bluuuues......Ah...Ah...Ah......Ah........Ah.....
[CHORUS]
D F#7
So Goodbye yellow brick road
G D
where the dogs of society howl
B11 Em
You can't plant me in your penthouse
A7 D D/C#
I'm going back to my plow
Bm F#m
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
G Bb
Hunting the horny black toad
C/G D D/C# Bm Bm11
... Oh I've finally decided my future lies
G Em7**
Beyond the yellow brick
Gm C/G F Fm7 Bb Gm A7 D [D Shape: quickly pluck G, E, B, G]
rooooaaaad........Ah...Ah...Ah.......AAAaaah Ooooo
Em A7
What do you think you'll do then?
D G
I bet to shoot down your plane
Em7 A7
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
D
to set you on your feet again
Em A7
Maybe you'll get a replacement
D G
There's plenty like me to be found
C/G A7
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
D
Sniffing for titbits like you on the
Gm C/G F Fm7 Bb Gm A7
groooound....Ah...Ah...Ah......Ah......Ah...
[REPEAT CHORUS]
D F#7
So Goodbye yellow brick road
G D
where the dogs of society howl
B11 Em
You can't plant me in your penthouse
A7 D D/C#
I'm going back to my plow
Bm F#m
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
G Bb
Hunting the horny black toad
C/G D D/C# Bm Bm11
... Oh I've finally decided my future lies
G Em7**
Beyond the yellow brick
Gm C/G F Fm7 Bb Gm A7 D
rooooaaaad........Ah...Ah...Ah.......AAAaaah Ooooo
