Chris Isaak - Yellow Bird: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Yellow Bird" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D                A              D
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree
                  A                  D
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me

Chorus:
Em                   D
Did your lady friend leave the nest again?
A                 D
That is very sad, makes me feel so bad
Em                D
You can fly away, in the sky away
A                      D
You're more lucky than me

D             Em            A                  D
I also had a pretty girl, she's not with me today
                            Em
They're all the same those pretty girls
A                                D
Take tenderness, then they fly away
           A D          A D
Yellow bird, yellow bird

Chorus

D                  Em           A                  D
Wish that I were a yellow bird, I'd fly away with you
                Em           A
But I am not a yellow bird, so here I sit
               D
Nothing I can do
                C#   D
Yellow bird, yellow bird


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Yellow Bird" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Yellow Bird" by Chris Isaak.

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