Funeral For A Friend
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND / LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Year : 1973
Album : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin
The first half of this song is instrumental, so note lengths and other embellishments
which are featured in the recording cannot be reproduced in the form of a chord sheet.
Check with sheet music or the recording for best results.
For a better sound, use a keyboard synthesizer for organ sounds and other instruments
featured on the track.
Melody: C B C G | Ab Ab G Eb | F F G G | C B Eb D |
Chords: Cm /G /Eb /C | Fm Cm-/D /Eb | F Gsus G | Cm /G Cm Bb7 |
Melody: Eb D Eb F | Eb D F | G G F | G G | Eb F |
Chords: Eb /D Cm Fm | Cm/G G/D | Cm/Eb G/D | C | Cm Fm/C |
Melody: Eb C Eb | C Eb | F Eb F | Eb F | Eb C Eb |
Chords: Cm /Bb | Ab | Bb/Ab Ab Bb/Ab | Cm Fm/C | Cm /Bb |
Melody: C Eb | F Eb | Bb | Bb G A | Bb C | Eb |
Chords: Ab | Bb/Ab Ab | Bb | Bb/Ab | Ebmaj7/G Cm/G | Ab /Ab-/G-/F-/Eb |
Melody: F | F |
Chords: Dm7 | E7-9 |
{Section A}
Melody: E E | C# E-A-E | F F F-A-F | G D-G-B-G-G |
Chords: E | A | Dm /C | G/B |
Melody: F E E D | C B-C-E-G | G F D A | G# E-G#-F-G# |
Chords: G#dim7 E/G# E E/G# | Am | Bb6 Bb Bbmaj7 | E |
{Play Section A twice, ad lib slightly on the 2nd play}
Melody: A | B B-C-D | F E F-E-D-C | D Eb F | Ab G Eb F |
Chords: Am | G | C | Bb Ab/Bb Bbm7 | Eb Bb/D |
Melody: E E-F-G | Bb Ab C-Bb-Ab-G | F# F#-G-A | E D |
Chords: C /Bb | Fm Eb | D | C/G G |
Melody: F E-F E B | B-C-C A B-C-B-C | D D D F# | F#-G-G G |
Chords: G#dim7 E/G# G#dim7 | Am /G | D | Em |
Melody: G# G# - A B | C | |
Chords: E7 Asus E7/G# | Am | Am |
{Section B}
Melody: C-C-C- D -E E-E-E- G-G- E | C-C-C- D- E E- D- C |
Chords: Am G/A Am Am Em/A Am7 | Am G/A Am E G/E Am |
{Play Section B four times}
Melody: B-B-B-C-D F-F-E-E | B-B-B-C-D F-F-E-E | C#-C#-C#-D-E G-G-F#-E-D |
Chords: G C | G C | A Dm |
Melody: C#-C#-C#-D-E G-G-F#-E-D | F#- E - D - B F#- E - D - B | {play
Chords: A Dm | E/F# E E/D E/B E/F# E E/D E/B | twice}
{Section C}
Melody: C# C#-D-E | G F F A | B B-C-D | F E E D | C A-C-E-G |
Chords: A | Dm /C | G/B | G#dim7 E/G# | Am |
Melody: G-F-D A-G# | 1st:| E F-E-D-E | F E D B | 2nd:| E E-E |
Chords: Bb | time:| E | E7 | time:| E |
{Play Section C twice}
Melody: A | Bb | B | C | C# | D | Eb Eb E E | F F F# F# | G G Ab Ab |
Chords: A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A | /A |
{Section D}
Melody: A | A A |
Chords: A | Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7/E |
{Play Section D four times}
{Section E}
Chords: A / / / | Am/C - C / / / | C/G - G / / / | G - F/G / / / |
{Play Section E four times}
A E
The roses in the window box have tilted to one side.
A/C# D Bm B
Everything about this house was born to grow and die.
A F#m | Bm /C# | D |
Oh, it doesn't seem a year ago to this very day.
A E D
You said "Sorry honey, if I don't change the pace, - I can't face another day."
CHORUS:
F#m Bm | E Bm7 E | E Bm7 E |
And love lies bleeding in my hand.
F#m Bm | E Bm7 E | E Bm7 E |
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man.
A Bm7
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan.
A/C# D | Am /D /A /F# |
But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band.
Fm# E A {Replay Section E twice}
Love lies bleeding in my hands.
A E
I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you.
A/C# D Bm B
Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I passed through.
A F#m | Bm /C# | D |
You're a bluebird on a telegraph line, I hope you're happy now.
A E D
If the wind of change comes down your way girl - you'll make it back somehow.
{Repeat Chorus, ad lib Section E - slowly at first, instrumental chorus, more E}
Chorded by David Bisese
Forward by Rob Davies