Halcyon Birds

Broken Back

PopEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

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

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: Am G C 
 
verse 1 
         Am       G        C     
Once we sailed across the seas 
C         Am     G             C 
Yet some doubts tainted winds blew 
C         Am      G        C 
Once our tale you believed in 
C          Am           G           C 
Yet these doubts have drowned your soul 
 
Am         G        C 
Man plans and god laughs 
C        Am         G         C 
This is what I've learnt from you 
C        Am         G         C 
Once we stood just like two halves 
C          Am           G           C 
Yet these doubts have drowned your soul 
 
   Am     G      C 
I wonder will we be 
           Am     G       C 
Up to the legend once we heard 
   Am    G           C 
I wonder if we will see 
            Am            G       C 
Each other flying as two halcyon birds 
 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo 
 
Am G C 
 
verse 2 
        Am              G        C 
For a while, I thought you were lost 
C       Am           G      C 
In the depths where lovers meet 
C          Am       G        C 
One last smile and fingers crossed 
C           Am       G      C 
Is how you left the lovers seat 
 
   Am     G      C 
I wonder will we be 
           Am     G       C 
Up to the legend once we heard 
   Am    G           C 
I wonder if we will see 
            Am            G       C 
Each other flying as two halcyon birds 
 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo 
 
Am G C 
 
Bridge 
      Am                 G                C 
I've tried to make them burn and let them all fade away 
           Am         G                 Am 
Yet these memories remain, stuck in my bones and my brain 
      Am                 G                C 
I've tried to make them burn and let them all fade away 
           Am         G                 Am 
Yet these memories remain, stuck in my bones and my brain 
      Am                 G                C 
I've tried to make them burn and let them all fade away 
           Am         G                 Am 
Yet these memories remain, stuck in my bones and my brain 
      Am                 G                C 
I've tried to make them burn and let them all fade away 
           Am         G                 C 
Yet these memories remain, stuck in my bones and my brain 
 
Am     G   C  
Ooooh-oooh-oh-oh 
Am     G   C  
Ooooh-oooh-oh-oh 
 
   Am     G      C 
I wonder will we be 
           Am     G       C 
Up to the legend once we heard 
   Am    G           C 
I wonder if we will see 
            Am            G       C 
Each other flying as two halcyon birds 
 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo 
Am     G   C  
Ooooo-ooo-ooo

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Chord set

Am · G · C

Practice tip

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