Yellow Bird
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
E D/E E D/E
[Refrain]
E D# E B7 E
Yell-ow bird, up high in banana tree
E D# E B7 E
Yell-ow bird, you sit all alone like me
[Chorus 1]
A E
Did your lady friend leave your nest again?
B7 E
That is very sad, makes me feel so bad
A E
You can fly away, in the sky away
B7 E
You're more lucky than me
[Instrumental Break]
E D/E E D/E
[Verse 1]
E F#m
I also had a pretty girl
B7 E
She's not with me today
E F#m
They're all the same, the pretty girls
B7 E
Take tenderness then they fly away
[Instrumental Break]
E
[Refrain]
E D# E B7 E
Yell-ow bird, up high in banana tree
E D# E B7 E
Yell-ow bird, you sit all alone like me
[Chorus 2]
A E
Let her fly away, in the sky away
B7 E
Pick a town and soon, take from night to noon
A E
Black and yellow, you, like banana too,
B7 E
They might pick you some day
[Instrumental Break]
E D/E E D/E
[Verse 2]
E F#m
Wish that I was a yellow bird,
B7 E
I'd fly away with you
E F#m
But I am not a yellow bird,
B7 E
So here I sit, nothin' else to do
[Instrumental Break]
E
[Outro]
E D# E
Yell-ow bird
E D# E
Yell-ow bird
E D# E
Yell-ow bird
How to play Yellow Bird
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.