The Young Birds
Bombay Bicycle Club
RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
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F
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm verse 1 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Summertime, the sun is high Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb The earth is warm beneath the sky Ebm The young birds dry their wings F Bbm They're flying on their way Ebm F Bbm Ebm Now they're flying on their way Instrumental: Bbm Ebm verse 2 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm School day's done, it's time for play Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Time to put your books away Ebm It's time to say goodbye, F Bbm Ebm we're flying on our way Instrumental: Bbm Ebm verse 3 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm The nest is cold, the young bird's gone Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Dove and eagle, lark and swan Ebm To northern lands, F Bbm Each one is flying on it's way Ebm F Bbm Ebm Now they're flying on their way Instrumental: Bbm Ebm verse 4 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Harvest time has come again Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Young boys change into young men Ebm Impatient then, F Bbm Ebm They must be flying on their way Instrumental: Bbm Ebm Verse 5 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Summertime, and winter sky Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Storm and rain and winds are high Ebm The young birds die, their wings F Bbm Are broken, gone away Ebm F Bbm Ebm Wings are broken, gone away Instrumental: Bbm Ebm Verse 6 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Time of promise, time of dreams Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Schoolboy's hopes and children's schemes Ebm Are vanished now F Bbm Ebm The dream has ended, gone away Instrumental: Bbm Ebm Verse 7 Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Goodbye eagle, lark and swan Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Goodbye Jimmy, Frank and John Ebm The song is done, F Bbm Your journey ended, gone away Ebm F Bbm Ebm Journey ended, gone away Outro Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Gone away... Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
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Chord set
Bbm · Ebm · Bb · F
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.