Chords for Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Top of the Pops 1973) HD
Tempo:
120.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Eb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Em] [C]
[Bb] When are you [C] gonna come down?
[F] When are you [Bb] going to land?
[Eb] I should have stayed [C] on the farm.
I should [F] have listened to my own mind.
[Gm] Now you can't hold me [C] forever.
[F] I didn't sign up [Bb] for you.
[Eb] I'm not a present [C] for your friends to owe.
[F] Those boys too young to be singing.
[Bbm] I'm [Eb] losing [Ab] you.
[Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell.
[D] You can't plant me [Gm] in your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my town.
[Dm]
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
[Bb] Hunting the [Db] honey bite toad.
Oh [F] I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future [C] life.
[Bb] [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F]
[Gm] What do [Bb] you think [C] you'll do then?
[F] I'll bet they'll shoot down your [Bb] plane.
[Eb] It'll take you a couple [C] of vodka and [F] tonics
to set you on your feet again.
[Bb] Maybe you'll get a [C] replacement.
[F] There's plenty like me to [Bb] be found.
[Eb] Mongrel, [C] you ain't got a penny.
[F] Sipping for tippets like you.
[Bbm] Off my groove.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell.
[D] You can't plant me in [Gm] your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my [Dm] town.
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
[Bb] Hunting the honey [Db] bite toad.
[Eb] Oh I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future life.
[Bb] [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] [N]
[Em] [C]
[Bb] When are you [C] gonna come down?
[F] When are you [Bb] going to land?
[Eb] I should have stayed [C] on the farm.
I should [F] have listened to my own mind.
[Gm] Now you can't hold me [C] forever.
[F] I didn't sign up [Bb] for you.
[Eb] I'm not a present [C] for your friends to owe.
[F] Those boys too young to be singing.
[Bbm] I'm [Eb] losing [Ab] you.
[Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell.
[D] You can't plant me [Gm] in your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my town.
[Dm]
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
[Bb] Hunting the [Db] honey bite toad.
Oh [F] I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future [C] life.
[Bb] [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F]
[Gm] What do [Bb] you think [C] you'll do then?
[F] I'll bet they'll shoot down your [Bb] plane.
[Eb] It'll take you a couple [C] of vodka and [F] tonics
to set you on your feet again.
[Bb] Maybe you'll get a [C] replacement.
[F] There's plenty like me to [Bb] be found.
[Eb] Mongrel, [C] you ain't got a penny.
[F] Sipping for tippets like you.
[Bbm] Off my groove.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell.
[D] You can't plant me in [Gm] your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my [Dm] town.
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
[Bb] Hunting the honey [Db] bite toad.
[Eb] Oh I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future life.
[Bb] [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [C]
[F] [N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Eb
Bbm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] When are you [C] gonna come _ down?
[F] When are you [Bb] going to land? _
[Eb] I should have stayed [C] on the farm.
I should [F] have listened to my own mind. _
[Gm] Now you can't hold me [C] forever. _
[F] I didn't sign up [Bb] for you. _
[Eb] I'm not a present [C] for your friends to owe.
[F] Those boys too young to be singing. _
[Bbm] I'm _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ losing [Ab] you.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road. _
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell. _
[D] You can't plant me [Gm] in your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my town.
[Dm]
Back to howling [A] old island woods. _
[Bb] Hunting the [Db] honey bite toad. _
_ Oh [F] I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future [C] life.
_ [Bb] _ [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] What do [Bb] you think [C] you'll do then?
[F] I'll bet they'll shoot down your [Bb] plane. _
[Eb] It'll take you a couple [C] of vodka and [F] tonics
to set you on your feet again. _ _
[Bb] Maybe you'll get a [C] replacement. _
[F] There's plenty like me to [Bb] be found. _ _
[Eb] Mongrel, _ [C] you ain't got a penny.
[F] Sipping for tippets like you. _
[Bbm] Off my groove.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell. _
[D] You can't plant me in [Gm] your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my _ _ [Dm] town.
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
_ [Bb] Hunting the honey [Db] bite toad.
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future life.
_ [Bb] _ [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] When are you [C] gonna come _ down?
[F] When are you [Bb] going to land? _
[Eb] I should have stayed [C] on the farm.
I should [F] have listened to my own mind. _
[Gm] Now you can't hold me [C] forever. _
[F] I didn't sign up [Bb] for you. _
[Eb] I'm not a present [C] for your friends to owe.
[F] Those boys too young to be singing. _
[Bbm] I'm _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ losing [Ab] you.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road. _
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell. _
[D] You can't plant me [Gm] in your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my town.
[Dm]
Back to howling [A] old island woods. _
[Bb] Hunting the [Db] honey bite toad. _
_ Oh [F] I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future [C] life.
_ [Bb] _ [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] What do [Bb] you think [C] you'll do then?
[F] I'll bet they'll shoot down your [Bb] plane. _
[Eb] It'll take you a couple [C] of vodka and [F] tonics
to set you on your feet again. _ _
[Bb] Maybe you'll get a [C] replacement. _
[F] There's plenty like me to [Bb] be found. _ _
[Eb] Mongrel, _ [C] you ain't got a penny.
[F] Sipping for tippets like you. _
[Bbm] Off my groove.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] So goodbye yellow [A] river road.
[Bb] Where the dogs are, I'll just ride to [F] hell. _
[D] You can't plant me in [Gm] your penthouse.
[C] I'm going back to [F] my _ _ [Dm] town.
Back to howling [A] old island woods.
_ [Bb] Hunting the honey [Db] bite toad.
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh I'm on [E] the side [Dm] of my future life.
_ [Bb] _ [C] Beyond the [Bbm] yellow river road.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _