Verse 1EmA
When are you going to come down?
DG
When are you going to land?
CA
I should have stayed on the farm,
AD
I should have listened to my old man.
EmA
You know you can't hold me forever,
DG
I didn't sign up with you.
CA
I'm not a present for your friends to open,
D
This boy's too young to be singing
BridgeGmC
The blu-u-ues.
FA#
Aah aah aah aah
GmA
aah aah aah
ChorusDF#
So goodbye yellow brick road,
GD
Where the dogs of society howl.
BEm
You can't plant me in your penthouse,
AD
I'm going back to my plough.
BmF#
Back to the howling old owl in the woods,
GA#
Hunting the horny back toad.
CDABm
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
GGmC
Beyond the yellow brick road
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FA#
Aah aah aah aah
GmA
aah aah aah
D
aah
Verse 2EmA
What do you think you'll do then?
DG
I bet that'll shoot down your plane.
CA
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
D
To set you on your feet again
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Em7A
Maybe you'll get a replacement,
DG
There's plenty like me to be found.
CA
Mongrels, who ain't got a penny,
GAGmC
Sniffing for tid-bits like you on the ground
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FA#
Aah aah aah aah
GmA
aah aah aah
D
aah
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.