Why Birds Follow Spring? Chords
by Alton Ellis
Why Birds Follow Spring? by Alton Ellis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, G, A, F#, F#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D Bm G A (2x)
D F# F#m
Why birds follow spring
G A
Like the sun follows the rainbow
D F# F#m
Now why some people sing
G A
When others bow their heads in sorrow
Bm
But oh, (Why some trees?) why some trees are so tall
D A
(Are so tall?) While others they stay small
(Solo) D Bm F# Bm G A
D F#m Bm G A
Bm
(Why some trees?) Oh, why some trees are so tall
A
(Are so tall?) While others they stay small
D F# F#m
Why's yesterday like today
G E A
It follows tomorrow
D Bm F# F#m G A
But oh whoah, lala ladada la
D Bm F# G A
Lalala da dadada laaaa laaaa
Bm
(Why some trees?) Oh, why some trees are so tall
A
(Are so tall?) While others they stay small
D F# F#m G A
Why, ladadadada, why, somebody please
Bm
(Why some trees?) Oh, why some trees are so tall
A
(Are so tall?) While others they stay small
D F#m GA D
La ladada la la lala
Laa lalala la la lala
Ladadad la la lalala..
(Chorus between brackets)