Song:- Yellow
Key:- B
Capo on 2nd Fret
Chords:- A, E, D, Asus2, Asus4, Esus4, Dsus2, F#m
Strumming Pattern:- D D UUD DDU/ DDDDU DDDDU
Tempo:- 174 BPM
(‘↓’ indicates numbers in brackets are number of down strokes)
Intro:-
A – A – A – A
A(↓8) – Asus4(↓8) – E(↓8) – Esus4(↓8)
D(↓8) – Dsus2(↓8) – A(↓8) – Asus2(↓8)
Verse:-
A
…Look at the stars,
A
…look how they shine for
E
you,
E D
…and everything you do,
D
Yeah, they were all yellow
A
…I came along,
A E
…I wrote a song for you
E D
…and all the things you do
D A
…And it was called Yellow
A E
…So, then I took my turn
E D
…Oh, what a thing to have done
D
…And it was all yellow.
A(↓8) Asus4(↓4) A(↓4)
Chorus:-
D
…You’re skin,
F#m
…oh yeah you’re skin and bones.
D
Turn in….…..to,
F#m
…something beautiful.
D
…You know,
F#m D
…you know I love you so…
D↓
…You know I love you so
A(↓8) – Asus4(↓8) – E(↓8) – Esus4(↓8)
D(↓8) – Dsus2(↓8) – A(↓8) – Asus2(↓8)
Verse:-
A
…I Swam across,
A E
…I jumped across for you,
E D
…Oh, what a thing to do,
A
…Cause you were all yellow.
A
…I drew a line,
E
I drew a line for you,
E D
…Oh, what a thing to do,
D
And it was all yellow.
A(↓4) Asus4(↓4) A(↓8)
Chorus:-
D
…You’re skin,
F#m
…oh yeah you’re skin and bones.
D
…Turn in….…..to,
F#m
…something beautiful.
D
…You know,
F#m
…for you I’d bleed myself
D
dry
D↓
…For you I’d bleed myself dry
A(↓8) – Asus4(↓8) – E(↓8) – Esus4(↓8)
D(↓8) – Dsus2(↓8) – A(↓8) – Asus2(↓8)
Outro:-
A(↓8)
It’s true,
Asus4(↓8)
…look how they shine for
E(↓8)
you,
Esus4(↓8)
…Look how they shine for
D(↓8)
you,
Dsus2(↓8) A(↓8)
…Look how they shine for,
Asus4(↓8)
…Look how they shine for
E(↓8)
you,
Esus4(↓8)
…Look how they shine for
D(↓8)
you,
Dsus2(↓8)
Look how they shine.
Ending:-
A
…Look at the stars,
A
…look how they shine for
D
you,
D D↓
…and all the things youuuuu do