Why Birds Follow Spring?

Alton Ellis

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#Diagram coming soon

F#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
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)

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Chord set

D · Bm · G · A · F# · F#m · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.