Yellow

Coldplay - Yellow: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Yellow" 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.

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B   B   B   F#  E   B

B
Look at the stars,
                     F#
Look how they shine for you
                    E
And everything you do.
                          B
Yeah, they were all yellow.

I came along,
                F#
I wrote a song for you
                        E
And all the things you do.
                         B
And it was called yellow.

So then
          F#
I took my turn,
                        E
Oh, what a thing to’ve done.
                     B
And it was all yellow.

Chorus:
    E         G#m
     Your skin,
                      F#           E
     Oh, yeah, your skin and bones
             G#m            F#     E
     Turn into something beautiful.
                 G#m
     And you know,
                 F#          E
     You know I love you so.
     You know I love you so.

B   F#  E   B

B
I swam across,
                 F#
I jumped across for you,
                     E
Oh, what a thing to do
                           B
’Cause you were all yellow.

I drew a line,
               F#
I drew a line for you,
                     E
Oh, what a thing to do
                        B
And it was all yellow.

Chorus:
    E         G#m
     Your skin,
                      F#           E
     Oh, yeah, your skin and bones
             G#m            F#     E
     Turn into something beautiful.
                 G#m
     And you know,
                   F#          E
     For you I’d bleed myself dry,
     For you I’d bleed myself dry.

B   F#  E   B

       B                            F#
It’s true, look how they shine for you.
                         E
Look how they shine for you.
                         B
Look how they shine for.
                         F#
Look how they shine for you,
                         E
Look how they shine for you.
                     B
Look how they shine.
                                         F#
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
                             E
And all the things that you do.


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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.

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

Coldplay - Yellow: Guitar Chords

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