[Intro - BPM 118 - v1 - no double just verb, v2 35 with variation and verb] (just bass drum under this) E -------------------------------------00000000-- B -1-----------1--------11-------11-1--11111111-- G -0-----------0--------02-------02-0--00000000-- D -------------------------------------22222222-- A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-33333333-- E ----------------------------------------------- Dr--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--S--
[Verse] [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live. v1 - What [F/C] ever this world can [C] give to me It's [F/C] you, you're all I [C] see. [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live now honey [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B][Am]
(*bob = bass drum off beat) You're the [D]best friend [D] that [F](*bob)I ever [G](*bob)had .. I've [C]been with [G/B]you such a [Am]long time ...[Am] You're my [D]sunshine .... [D] and I [F](*bob)want you to [G](*bob)know That my
(drop 2 beats after the G - think of it as not strumming it a second time) [E-offbeat]feelings are [Am]true I [G-onbeat]really luu
[F-offbeat]uvv you [F]...[Fm7] Ooo (drums stop off beat) .. [Fm7] You're my (see below for G F to Fm pattern)
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare lift to bring drums back in)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live) ...... Oh [G/B]I've been [Am]waaaaan [Am/G]de-ring round (but I) [F]still come back to [Fm7] you (v2-still come back)... In [G]rain or [E]shine you've [Am]stood by me[D7] girl....I'm [G6]haaaa ... py at [G]home (drums stop) (v2 - hap py at) You're my [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live). [F/C] Whenever this world is [C] cruel to me I got [F/C] you to help me for [C] give, Ooo Ooo Ooo, [F/C] Ooo you make [C] me live now honey [F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B][Am]
You're the (*=with snare hit) [D]first one ....... [D] *when [F](*bob)things *turn *out [G](*bob)bad .....You [C]know I'll [G/B]never be [Am]lonely, you're my [D]only one [D]... and I [F-offbeat]love the [G-offbeat]things .... I [E-offbeat]really [Am-offbeat]love the [G]things that (2 beats dropped = 1 chord strum)
[F]you do, (again on beat and off beat for two chords) .......... [Fm7] (drums stop) Ooo ....... You're my [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit) [F/C] v2 - Ooo, you make me
[Guitar Solo / Chord Break] [C] live (continue to hold note over chords changing with harmoniser) [G/B][Am][Am/G] - [F][F][Fm7][Fm7] [G][E][Am][D7] [G6] (v1 - I'm happy [G6][G] happy that) [G]
You're my (drums reduce to just bass drum) [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff) [F/C] uuhhhh [C] [F/C] uuuh, you're my [C] best friend (snare roll to bring full drums back in - start upstroke - one note leading into 2 triplets) [F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live (v2 - woo ooh ooh ooh) [F/C] v2 - You, you're my best [C] friend
[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......
