[Intro - No drums, no bass - just guitar] [G][A7][C/D][G]
[Verse 1] [G] Three little birds, [A7] sat on my window [C/D] And they told me I don't need to wor [G] ry [G] Summer came like cinna [A7] mon, so sweet [C/D] Little girls double-dutch on the con [G] crete
[Em7] Maybe some [B7/D#] times, we've [Em7] got it wrong, but it's alright [A9] The [Cmaj7] more things seem to change, the more [Cmmaj7] (drums stop) they stay the same Oh, don't you hesitate
[Chorus] [G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song [C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down (drop 'You' high note) [G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams, [C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down [Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003] somewhere, some (drums stop) [G] how
[Vamp] [G]
[Verse 2] (Drums back in) [G] Blue as the sky, [A7] sunburnt and lonely, [C/D] Sipping tea in a bar by the roads [G] ide, (just relax, just [G] relax) Don't you let those other boys [A7] fool you, [C/D] Got to love that afro hair [G] do
[Em7] Maybe [B7/D#] sometimes, we feel [Em7] afraid, but it's alright [A9] The [Cmaj7] (drums stop) more you stay the same, the more they [Cmmaj7] seem to change (drums back in) Don't you think it's strange?
[Chorus] [G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song [C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down [G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams, [C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down [Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003] somewhere, (drums stop) some how
[Bridge] (Drums back) [Am7] 'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake [Em] Some nights kept me awake, [N.C.] I thought that I was stronger [Am7] When you gonna realise, that you don't even [G/B] have to [Cmaj7] try any [Am7] longer? [Cmaj7] Do what you want to
[Chorus] (Drums stop) [G] Girl, put your records on, (drums back in) [A7/E] tell me your favourite song [C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down (oh, let your hair down!) [G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams) [C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down (sister, let your hair down!)
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song [C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down [G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams, [C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down [Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7] somewhere, some [G] how
[Intro - Capo 4 - No drums - Keep capo for live so - just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record] [G]xxx [G]xxx [G]xx[Gsus4] xx[Gsus4]x - Repeat
(Full drums in * G move through Gsus4 3x0033 3x0013 **D descend to Dsus2) [Distorted Riff] [G][D][C][G] E ---------------2--*2p0---0-----0--------------- B ---s3--*3p1----3-----3---1-----1----3--*3p1--- G ----0----------2-----2---2--*2p0----0------- D ----0--------------------x-----2----0------ A ----x--------------------3-----3----x----- E ---s3-------------------------------3-------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record] [G] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [D] you And everything you do [Cmaj7] Yeah, they were all yellow [G] I came along I wrote a song for [D] you And all the things you do [Cmaj7] And it was called "Yellow" [G] ........... So then I took my [D] turn Oh, what a thing to have done [Cmaj7] And it was all yellow [G] ([Gsus4][G])
[Chorus 1] [Cmaj7] Your skin [Em7] Oh yeah, your [D] skin and bones [Cmaj7] Turn in.... to [Em7]something [D] beautiful [Cmaj7] You know, [Em7] you know I [D] love you so [Cmaj7] (drums stop) You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [G][D][C] ([G][Gsus4])
[Verse 2] [G] I swam across I jumped across for [D] you Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7] 'Cause you were all yellow [G] I drew a line I drew a line for [D] you Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7] And it was all yellow [G][Gsus4]
[Chorus 2] [C] Your skin [Em7] Oh yeah, your [D] skin and bones [Cmaj7] Turn in.... [Em7] to something [D] beautiful [Cmaj7] And you know [Em7] For you I [D] bleed myself [Cmaj7] dry (drums stop) For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [G][D][C] ([G][Gsus4])
[Bridge] It's [G] true... oooh, look how they shine for [D] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Cmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [G] Look how they shine for [D] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Cmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro] [G] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [Dm7] you And all the things that you [Cmaj7] do [End]
