• Song:

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

  • Artist:

    Elton John

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.

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 (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1) Bm (x24432@1)  Bm11    G (320003@1) Em7*    Em7**   D (xx0232@1)[VERSE 1]
Em (022000@1)                      A7When (x02020@1)are you gonna come down
D (xx0232@1)                    GWhen (320003@1)are you going to land
   Em7                      A7I (x02020@1)should have stayed on the farm, should have
D (xx0232@1)                                     
listened to my old man
      Em (022000@1)                    A7You (x02020@1)know you can't hold me forever
  D (xx0232@1)                  GI (320003@1)didn't sign up with you
    C/G (3x555x@1)                    A7I'm (x02020@1)not a present for your friends to open
     D (xx0232@1)                   Dsus2 (xx0230@1) D (xx0232@1)   [Quick change. Hammer back on to D]
This boy's too young to be singing the
Gm (355333@1) C/G (3x555x@1)    F (133211@1)  Fm7 (131141@1)Bb (x1333x@1)    Gm (355333@1)      A7bluuuues......Ah...Ah...Ah......Ah........Ah..... (x02020@1)
[CHORUS]
   D (xx0232@1)                   F#7So (242352@1)Goodbye yellow brick road
          G (320003@1)              Dwhere (xx0232@1)the dogs of society howl
     B11 (x22222@1)                   EmYou (022000@1)can't plant me in your penthouse
    A7 (x02020@1)              D (xx0232@1)      D/C#I'm (x40232@1)going back to my plow
Bm (x24432@1)                               F#mBack (244222@1)to the howling old owl in the woods
G (320003@1)                     BbHunting (x1333x@1)the horny black toad
     C/G (3x555x@1)  D (xx0232@1)     D/C# (x40232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  Bm11
... Oh I've finally decided my future lies
    G (320003@1)     Em7**  
Beyond the yellow brick 
Gm (355333@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     F (133211@1)  Fm7 (131141@1)Bb (x1333x@1)     Gm (355333@1)A7 (x02020@1)D (xx0232@1)     [D Shape: quickly pluck G, E, B, G]
rooooaaaad........Ah...Ah...Ah.......AAAaaah Ooooo

Em (022000@1)                    A7What (x02020@1)do you think you'll do then?
  D (xx0232@1)                    GI (320003@1)bet to shoot down your plane
     Em7             A7It'll (x02020@1)take you a couple of vodka and tonics
    D (xx0232@1)                 
to set you on your feet again
 Em (022000@1)                 A7 (x02020@1)   
Maybe you'll get a replacement
            D (xx0232@1)                 GThere's (320003@1)plenty like me to be found
C/G (3x555x@1)                   A7Mongrels (x02020@1)who ain't got a penny
DSniffing (xx0232@1)for titbits like you on the 
Gm (355333@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)  F (133211@1)  Fm7 (131141@1)Bb (x1333x@1)    Gm (355333@1)    A7groooound....Ah...Ah...Ah......Ah......Ah... (x02020@1)
[REPEAT CHORUS]
   D (xx0232@1)                   F#7So (242352@1)Goodbye yellow brick road
          G (320003@1)              Dwhere (xx0232@1)the dogs of society howl
     B11 (x22222@1)                   EmYou (022000@1)can't plant me in your penthouse
    A7 (x02020@1)              D (xx0232@1)      D/C#I'm (x40232@1)going back to my plow
Bm (x24432@1)                               F#mBack (244222@1)to the howling old owl in the woods
G (320003@1)                     BbHunting (x1333x@1)the horny black toad
     C/G (3x555x@1)  D (xx0232@1)     D/C# (x40232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  Bm11
... Oh I've finally decided my future lies
    G (320003@1)     Em7**  
Beyond the yellow brick 
Gm (355333@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     F (133211@1)  Fm7 (131141@1)Bb (x1333x@1)     Gm (355333@1)A7 (x02020@1)D (xx0232@1)   
rooooaaaad........Ah...Ah...Ah.......AAAaaah Ooooo
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