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