Keeping Your Head Up
Birdy
RockMedium for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Cadd9
Em7
G
F#Diagram coming soon
Am
Em
C
F
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 4th fret Cadd9 Em7 G Times that I've seen you lose your way Dadd4/F# You're not in control and you won't be told Cadd9 Em7 G All I can do to keep you safe Dadd4/F# Is hold you close, hold you close Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 'Til you can breathe on your own Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 'Til you can breathe on your own Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G Dadd4/F# I'll be keeping your head up Cadd9 I'll be keeping your head up C And I won't let you down Cadd9 Em7 G Everyone keeps a darker place Dadd4/F# To lose control, you're not alone Cadd9 Em7 G And when you come looking for embrace Dadd4/F# I know your soul; I'll be your home Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 'Til you can breathe on your own Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 'Til you can breathe on your own Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G Dadd4/F# I'll be keeping your head up Cadd9 I'll be keeping your head up And I won't let you down Am G C You never think that you can fly C You'll always swim against the tide Am G F Don't you know your pain is mine? C Dadd4/F# Em7 And I would die a thousand times to ease your mind C Dadd4/F# Em7 To ease your mind Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Hold tight; you're slowly coming back to life G I'll be keeping your head up Am Em/C I'll be keeping your head up, darling Cadd9 Dadd4/F# Em7 G Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight G Dadd4/F# I'll be keeping your head up Cadd9 I'll be keeping your head up C And I won't let you down
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Chord set
Cadd9 · Em7 · G · F# · Am · Em · C · F
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.