During instrumental play Bass line the same way you play superstition Initial climb up just hammer on to B from A whilst playing G - strum the rest Back to G - D string - 5 2 Back to A - A string 7 5 E string 7 Back to Em (in A section) E string 5h7 A string 5 Final riff before hand on G - E string 5 7 5
G e|-------------3-3-------| B|-------------3-3-------| G|-------------0-0-------| D|-------------0-0-------| A|--0-2-0------2-2-------| E|---------3---3-3-------|
[Verse 1] [C] So, so you think you can t [D/F#] ell, Heaven from H [Am/E] ell, blue skies from pa [G] in. Can you tell a green [D/F#] field from a cold steel ra [C] il, a smile from a ve [Am] il Do you think you can t [G] ell?
[Verse 2] Did they get you to tr [C] ade your heroes for [D/F#] ghosts, Hot ashes for tr [Am/E] ees, hot air for a coo [G] l breeze, cold comfort for cha [D/F#] nge, And did you exchan [C] ge a walk on part in the [Am] war for a lead role in a ca [G] ge?
[Instrumental] Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 G
[Verse 3] [C] How I wish, how I wish you were [D/F#] here We're just [Am/E] two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, [G] year after year, [D/F#] Running over the same old ground. [C] What have we found? The same old [Am] fears. Wish you were here! [G]
[Intro - Capo 3 for original key but don't bother] [F][C][Dm][C] [Bb][C][F] (Hold last F for a whole bar)
[Verse 1] [Gm] When are you gonna come down [C] [F] When are you going to land [Bb] I [Gm] should have stayed on the [C] farm, should have [F] Listened to my old man [F] .. You [Gm] know you can't hold me for [C] ever .. I [F] didn't sign up with you [Bb] I'm not [Eb] a present for your [C] friends to open This boy [F] 's too young to be [F] singing The
[Db]blues. ooh [Eb]ooh .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm] Ah..ah [C7]Ah....
[Chorus] So [F] goodbye yellow brick [A7] road .. Where the [Bb] dogs of society [F] howl .. You [D7] can't plant me in your [Gm] penthouse .. I'm [C] going back to my [F] plough [Dm] Back to the howling old [A] owl in the woods [Bb] Hunting the horny black [Db] toad [Db] Oh [Eb] I've [F] finally [C/E] decided my [Dm] future lies [Dm/C] ... Be [Bb] yond the [C] yellow brick
[Db]ro oh [Eb]oad .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah.... [F] Ah......
[Pause] [Verse 2] [Gm] What do you think you'll do [C] then? .. I [F] bet they'll shoot down the plane [Bb] .. It'll [Gm] take you a couple of [C] vodka and tonics .. to [F] set you on your feet again [F] [Gm] Maybe you'll get a re [C] placement .. There's [F] plenty like me to be [Bb] found [Eb] Mongrels who [C] ain't got a penny [F] Sniffing for tidbits like you [F] On the
[Db]gra ow [Eb]ound .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah....
[Chorus] So [F] goodbye yellow brick [A7] road .. Where the [Bb] dogs of society [F] howl .. You [D7] can't plant me in your [Gm] penthouse .. I'm [C] going back to my [F] plough [Dm] Back to the howling old [A] owl in the woods [Bb] Hunting the horny black [Db] toad [Db] Oh [Eb] I've [F] finally [C/E] decided my [Dm] future lies [Dm/C] ... Be [Bb] yond the [C] yellow brick [Db]ro oh [Eb]oad .. [Ab]la la la la [Db]la.... [Bbm]Ah..ah [C7]Ah.... [F] Ah......