Birds chords by Elton John

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G

Intro:

G  F C
G  F C

Verse 1:
    G
There's some things I don't have now
Bb
Some things I don't talk about
   C               G
These things are between myself and I
   F        C   G
In my thick skull the joker hides

Verse 2:
    G
There's consequences I'm scared to taste
Bb
Cold hard truths I can't face
C                 G
These days are different than the past
F         C       G
Reflections change in the looking glass

Pre-Chorus:
  F      C      F      G
And everywhere I look there's something to learn
 F          C        G
A sliver of truth from every bridge we burn
 F     C    F      G
A hatful of quarters and a naked song
   F     C      D
Don't answer the question of where we belong

Chorus:
     G             C       G
How come birds don't fall from the sky when they die?
     Eb           F
How come birds always look for a quiet place to hide?
   G            C    G
These words can't explain what I feel inside
   Eb       F       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide

Interlude:
G  F C
G  F C

Verse 3:
   G
These independent moves I make
   Bb
This confidence I try to fake
C               G
You can hear the beating of my heart
  F       C       G
But not a feather falling in the dark

Pre-Chorus:
  F      C     F     G
And everything I hear never makes any sense
F          C       G
Another old prophet perched on the fence
 F     C       F     G
A cupful of pencils and a self help guru
   F     C      D
Don't answer the question of what I am to you

Chorus:
     G             C       G
How come birds don't fall from the sky when they die?
     Eb           F
How come birds always look for a quiet place to hide?
   G            C    G
These words can't explain what I feel inside
   Eb       F       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide

Solo:
F C F G
F C G
F C F G
F C D

Chorus:
     G             C       G
How come birds don't fall from the sky when they die?
     Eb           F
How come birds always look for a quiet place to hide?
   G            C    G
These words can't explain what I feel inside
   Eb       F       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide

   Eb       F       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide
   Eb       F       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide
   F       C       G
Like birds I need a quiet place to hide

Outro:
G  F C
G  F C
G C G  C  G