Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Bass Tab)
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Transcribed by Justin Benz
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
When are you gonna come down ; When are you going to land
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I should have stayed on the farm ; I should have listened to my old man
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You know you can't hold me forever
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I didn't sign up with you ; I'm not a present for your friends to open
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This boy's too young to be singing
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E|-1-----------3--|----------------------|[Pre-Chorus]
The blues ; Aaah G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-4-----------6-----------|-------3-----4-----3-----| E|-------1-----------3-----|-4-----------------------| Ahhh G|-------------------------| D|-------3-----------------| A|-1-----------3-----------| E|-------------------1-----|
[Chorus]
So goodbue yellow brick road ; Where the dogs of society howl
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You can't plant me in your penthouse ; I'm going back to my plough
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Back to the howling old owl in the wood ; Hunting the horny back toad
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Oh, I've finally decided my future lies beyond
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The yellow brick
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E|--------------------|[Interlude]
Road Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah G|-------------------------|-------5-----5--6-----5---| D|-------3-----------5-----|-6--------8---------------| A|-4-----------6-----------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh G|---------------------------|---------------------| D|-8-----------10------------|---------------------| A|-------8------------10-----|-8-------------------| E|---------------------------|-------8\1--------1--|
[Verse 2]
What do you think you'll do then ; I bet that'll shoot down the plane G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------2-----|-3-----------------3-----| A|-------1-----3-----------|-------0-----1-----------| E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics ; To set you on your feet again G|-------------------------|--------------------2-----| D|-1-----------------------|--------------3--5-----5--| A|-------1-----3-----------|--------3-----------------| E|-------------------3-----|-1------------------------| Maybe you'll get replacement ; There's plenty like me to be found G|-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-------------------2-----|-------------------3------| A|-------1-----3-----------|-------0-----1------------| E|-3-----------------------|-1------------------------| Mongrels who ain't got a penny ; Sniffing for tidbits like you G|-------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-1-----------------------|------------------3---/7--5--3--| A|-------1-----3-----------|------------3--5----------------| E|-------------------3-----|-1-----3/5----------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
On the ground ; Ahhhhhhhh G|------------------------|-------5-----6-----5-----| D|-------3----------5-----|-6-----------------------| A|-4----------6-----------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------| Ahhh G|-3-----------5-----5--2------| D|-------3-----------------5---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
[Chorus]
So goodbye yellow brick road ; Where the dogs of society howl
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You can't plant me in you penthouse ; I'm going back to my plough
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Back to the howling old owl in the woods ; Hunting the horny back toad
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Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
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Beyond the yellow brick
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Road Ahhhh G|-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-------3-----------------|--------------------3--6--| A|-4-----------6-----------|-------3------4-----------| E|-------------------3--6--|-4------------------------| Ahhhhh G|-------------------------------|----------------| D|-------3-----------------------|----------------| A|-1-----------1--3-----3--------|----------------| E|-------------------3--------0--|-1--------------|
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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