Yellow Brick Road chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Yellow Brick Road by Elton John


Verse 1:

B minorBm           E MajorE    A augmentedA           D MajorD
When are you gonna come down   When are you going to learn
G+G             E MajorE         A augmentedA
should have strayed on the farm Should have listened to my old man
  B minorBm            E MajorE   A augmentedA          D MajorD
You know you can’t hold me forever I didn’t sign up with you
  G+G           E MajorE
I’m not a present for your friends to open
   A augmentedA
this boy’s too young to be singing   the
FF   G+G    C majorC
Blues      Ah               Ah

Chorus:

A minorAm         FF   G+G   A augmentedA
So
A augmentedA          C#C#        D MajorD        A augmentedA
Goodbye yellow brick road. Where the dogs of society howl
E MajorE  F#F#            B minorBm       E MajorE        A augmentedA
You can’t plant me in your pent house I’m going back to my plough
F# minorF#m         C#C#        D MajorD           FF
Back to the howling owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad
    A augmentedA         F# minorF#m      D MajorD    E MajorE
Oh I’ve finally decided my future lies beyond the yellow brick
FF   G+G   C majorC    A minorAm   FF     E MajorE     A augmentedA
road     Ah       Ah         Ah


Verse 2:

B minorBm            E MajorE     A augmentedA           D MajorD
What do you think you’ll do then I bet ya shoot down your plane
   G+G          E MajorE
It’ll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
  A augmentedA
to set you on your feet again
B minorBm          E MajorE
Maybe you’ll get a replacement
    A augmentedA           D MajorD
there’s plenty like me to be found

G+G      E MajorE
Mongrels who ain’t got a penny
A augmentedA
sniffing for tid - bits like you       On the
FF    G+G    C majorC
ground     Ah         Ah


Chorus:

A minorAm    FF    E MajorE
So
A augmentedA          C#C#         D MajorD        A augmentedA
Goodbye yellow brick road   Where the dogs of society howl
  F#F#             B minorBm
You can’t plant me in your pent house
  E MajorE            A augmentedA
I’m going   back  to my plough
F# minorF#m          C#C#
Back to  the howling owl  in the woods
D MajorD           FF
Hunting the horny back toad
F# minorF#m       A augmentedA     F# minorF#m      D MajorD    E MajorE
Oh I’ve finally decided my future lies beyond the yellow brick
FF   G+G   C majorC   A minorAm   FF    E MajorE     A augmentedA

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