Coldplay - Birds: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Birds" 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.

Am                          F                  C
Been standing in the corner, studying the lights
Am                    F                        C
The dreaming of escape will keep you up at night
Am                             F
But someone had put the flares up,
                   C
and got me in the rays
Am F                     C
So  I guess I’d better stay  -
‘uh uh, no come on’ you say

Fmaj7                     G
It’s a fool’s gold thunder,
it’s just a warring rain
F                             G
Don’t let the fears just start
‘what if - I won’t see you again’
F                         G
Around here you never want
to sleep all night
F                       G
So start falling in love,
start the riot and

Chorus:
        Am   Fmaj7 C
Come on rage with me
               Am  Fmaj7            C
We don’t need words,  and we’ll be birds
                     Am Fmaj7 C
got to make our own key

Only got this moment
You and me
Guilty of nothing, but geography

Come on and raise it
Come on and raise this noise for the million people
Who got not one voice
Come on it’s not over if you mean it, say loud
Come on all for love, out from the underground

Chorus:
Away with me
We don’t need words
Close your eyes and see
And we'll be birds, flying free
Holding on in the mystery
Fearless, fearless, fearless

Am     Fmaj7   C     G
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
through this together’
Am     Fmaj7    C     G
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

         Am  Fmaj7 C G
When you fly won’t you
Won’t you take me too?
In this world so cruel
I think you’re so cool


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Birds" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Birds" by Coldplay.