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Lifted

Birdy

RockAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

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

BbDiagram coming soon
C×○○
F
Dm××○
GmDiagram coming soon
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
 
Bb 
Closing 
        C         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
        F         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
          
Keep my eyes from closing 
 
 
Verse 
 
Dm          C    F 
Out to this lonely road 
    C       Bb               C 
You gave me hope, gave me ho-ope 
Dm         C    F 
Walked, my drifting soul 
    C      Bb              C 
And led me home, led me ho-ome 
Dm             C    F 
Won't you just stay here? 
           C  Bb 
Chase away my fears 
                C 
Solve my mysteries 
Dm             C    F 
Won't you just stay here? 
           C  Bb 
Chase away my fears 
                 C 
Set my spirit free 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
          Dm 
Won't you lead the way 
C          F 
Through my darker days? 
          C      Bb 
Keep them softly spoken 
                       C 
Keep them softly spoken 
     Dm 
Show me the way 
C    F 
To a brighter place 
        C         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
                         C 
Keep my eyes from closing 
 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my demons 
              C 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my secrets 
              C 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
 
 
Post-Chorus 
 
Bb 
Closing 
        C         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
        F         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
          
Keep my eyes from 
 
 
Verse 
 
Dm      C   F 
Hold my heavy bones 
     C        Bb 
They weigh me down 
               C 
Weigh me down, ooh 
Dm        C  F 
Held by a single thread 
     C       Bb 
When you are gone 
                  C 
When you're gone, ooh 
Dm             C    F 
Won't you just stay here? 
           C  Bb 
Chase away my fears 
                C 
Solve my mysteries 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
  
         Dm 
Won't you lead the way 
C          F 
Through my darker days? 
          C      Bb 
Keep them softly spoken 
                       C 
Keep them softly spoken 
     Dm 
Show me the way 
C    F 
To a brighter place 
        C         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
                         C 
Keep my eyes from closing 
 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my demons 
              C 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my secrets 
              C 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
 
 
Bridge 
 
       F     C  Bb 
If you start to fade 
       F    C   Bb 
I will keep you safe 
         Gm 
Like you do 
           F    C Bb 
And if you feel afraid 
       F    C    Bb 
I will keep your faith 
         Gm  A 
Like you do, ooh 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
          Dm 
Won't you lead the way 
C          F 
Through my darker days? 
          C      Bb 
Keep them softly spoken 
                       C 
Keep them softly spoken 
     Dm 
Show me the way 
C    F 
To a brighter place 
        C         Bb 
Keep my eyes from closing 
                         C 
Keep my eyes from closing 
 
 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my demons 
              C 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Dm C F                      C  Bb 
Oooooh, lifted away from my secrets 
              C        
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
 
Outro 
 
Dm C F C Bb

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Chord set

Bb · C · F · Dm · Gm · A

Practice tip

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