Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John _____________________________ / Elton John / This is one of the many Elton-songs with / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / music by Elton John and lyrics by his lifetime / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / lyricist Bernie Taupin. I think it's about /____________________________/ wanting to quit the whole outrageous show business and head back to the peaceful life. The Yellow Brick Road is an imagery taken from the movie The Wizard of Oz. In the movie, Dorothy and her friends follow the yellow brick road in search of the magical Wizard of Oz, only to find that they already had what they were looking for all along. Intro: | F C/E | Dm F/C | Bb Bb/D C/E | F | Verse: ||: Gm Bb | C -/E | F Am7 | Bb | | Eb | C7 | F | F :|| Falsetto Interlude: | Bbm | Eb -/G | Ab -/C | Db -/C | | Bbm | C | Chorus: | F | A7 | Bb | F | | D7 | Gm | C | F C/E | | Dm | A7 | Bb | Db | Db Eb | | F C/E | Dm F/C | Bb C | Falsetto Interlude Verse Falsetto Interlude Chorus Falsetto Interlude, end on F LYRICS ********* When are you gonna come down When are you going to land I should have stayed on the farm I should have listened to my old man You know you can't hold me forever I didn't sign up with you I'm not a present for your friends to open This boy's too young to be singing the blues [Chorus]: So goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society howl You can't plant me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough Back to the howling old owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad Oh I've finally decided my future lies Beyond the yellow brick road What do you think you'll do then I bet that'll shoot down your plane It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics To set you on your feet again Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny Sniffing for tid-bits like you on the ground [Chorus] Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 16th /June /09 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections! www.TAB6.com