Birthday Song chords by Ben Lee

Chords with lyrics

Ben Lee - Birthday Song

Tuning: E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
Capo: 1st fret.

Tabbed By Jesper Petersen

(All chords are in relation to the capo.)


Intro:           Chorus:
   C majorC  Fmaj7Fmaj7           D9D9  D7sus4D7sus4  D9D9
E MajorE|---0-----0---|       E MajorE|---0------0------0---|
BB|---1-----1---|       BB|---1------1------1---|
G+G|---0----0h2--|       G+G|---2------2------2---|
D MajorD|--0h2----3---| x 2     D MajorD|---0------0------0---|
A augmentedA|---3---------|       A augmentedA|---0------0------0---|
E MajorE|-------------|       E MajorE|---------------------|

Verse:

C majorC                  Fmaj7Fmaj7
Hey there I said it I'm in love, with you.
C majorC                      Fmaj7Fmaj7
There's an ocean between us just like me, deep and Blue.
C majorC         Fmaj7Fmaj7
And I, at times have had nothing.
   C majorC          Fmaj7Fmaj7
But tonight, I want nothing but you.

Chorus:

A minorAm
You're the only thing I want
A minorAm
The only thing I want
A minorAm          D9D9 D7sus4D7sus4 D9D9
The only thing on my mind
     A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time


(Play intro x2)


Verse:

C majorC                        Fmaj7Fmaj7
Staying up 'till dawn won't take its toll, 'Till we get old.
C majorC                     Fmaj7Fmaj7
And drinking is just the way, we keep away the cold.
C majorC            Fmaj7Fmaj7
And you, you know what it means.
C majorC             Fmaj7Fmaj7
To be true, and searching like me.

Chorus:

A minorAm
You're the only thing I need
A minorAm
The only thing I need
A minorAm           D9D9 D7sus4D7sus4 D9D9
The only thing on my mind
    A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time


Bridge:

D9D9
And you gave me a reason
D9D9         D7sus4D7sus4 D9D9
To give you my soul
        A minorAm G+G C majorC
I'll give you it all


Chorus:

A minorAm
You're the only one I want
A minorAm
The only one I need
A minorAm          D9D9 D7sus4D7sus4 D9D9
The only one on my mind
    A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time

    A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time
    A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time
    A minorAm G+G C majorC
All the time


Outro:

Play this and end on C majorC
E MajorE|-------------------0--|
BB|-----------1-------1--|
G+G|---------0----0----0--|
D MajorD|-----0h2-----------2--|
A augmentedA|---3---------------3--|
E MajorE|----------------------|