[Intro - No drums just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record] [A]xxx [A]xxx [A]xx[Asus4] xx[Asus4]x - Repeat
[Distorted Riff] [A][E][Bm/D][A] E ---------------0---------7---7-10----9---------- B ----5--5p3-----9--99-----7---7-10----10------- G ----2----2-----9--911----7---7-7-----9------- D ----2----2-----9--99-----0---0-0-----x-------- A ----0----------x- -------x-----x-----0--------- E ----x----------0---------x-----x-----------------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [E] you And everything you do [Dmaj7] Yeah, they were all yellow [A] I came along I wrote a song for [E] you And all the things you do [Dmaj7] And it was called "Yellow" [A] ........... So then I took my [E] turn Oh, what a thing to have done [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A] ([Gsus4][A])
[Chorus 1] [Dmaj7] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... to [F#m7]something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] You know, [F#m7] you know I [E] love you so [Dmaj7] (drums stop) You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro] [A][E][Bm/D] ([A][Asus4])
[Verse 2] [A] I swam across I jumped across for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] 'Cause you were all yellow [A] I drew a line I drew a line for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A][Gsus4]
[Chorus 2] [D] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... [F#m7] to something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] And you know [F#m7] For you I [E] bleed myself [Dmaj7] dry (drums stop) For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [A][E][D] ([A][Gsus4])
[Bridge] It's [A] true... oooh, look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [A] Look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [Em7] you And all the things that you [Dmaj7] do [End]
[Looping - you have to grab the G to B to C during lord I can't change bit - so you can get the solo tone ready] [Intro] [G][D][Em][Em] [F][C][D][D] [G][D][Em][Em] [F][C][D][D]
[Verse 1] [G] If I [D] leave here to [Em] morrow [F] Would you [C] still remember [D] me? [G] For I must be [D] travelling [Em] on now [F] Cos there's too many [C] places I got to [D] see
[G] If I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl [F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same [G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change
[Interlude] [G][D][Em][Em] - [F][C][D][D] x 2
[Verse 2] [G] Bye bye, [D] it's been a [Em] sweet love [F] Though this [C] feeling I can't [D] change [G] But please don't [D] take it so [Em] badly [F] Cos the Lord [C] knows I'm to [D] blame
[G] But if I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl [F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same [G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you'll never [D] change, oh oh oh
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change [F] Lord [C] help me, I can't [D] change
[G][Bb] Lord, I [C] can't change Won't you [G] fly [Bb] high [C] free bird, yeah!
