The Young Birds Chords
The Young Birds by Bombay Bicycle Club is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bbm. It uses the chords Bbm, Ebm, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
verse 1
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Summertime, the sun is high
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
The earth is warm beneath the sky
Ebm
The young birds dry their wings
F Bbm
They're flying on their way
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Now they're flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 2
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
School day's done, it's time for play
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Time to put your books away
Ebm
It's time to say goodbye,
F Bbm Ebm
we're flying on our way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 3
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
The nest is cold, the young bird's gone
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Dove and eagle, lark and swan
Ebm
To northern lands,
F Bbm
Each one is flying on it's way
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Now they're flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 4
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Harvest time has come again
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Young boys change into young men
Ebm
Impatient then,
F Bbm Ebm
They must be flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 5
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Summertime, and winter sky
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Storm and rain and winds are high
Ebm
The young birds die, their wings
F Bbm
Are broken, gone away
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Wings are broken, gone away
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 6
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Time of promise, time of dreams
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Schoolboy's hopes and children's schemes
Ebm
Are vanished now
F Bbm Ebm
The dream has ended, gone away
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 7
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Goodbye eagle, lark and swan
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Goodbye Jimmy, Frank and John
Ebm
The song is done,
F Bbm
Your journey ended, gone away
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Journey ended, gone away
Outro
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Gone away...
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