“Yellow” is a popular song that features a mellow and melodic tune, making it a great choice for beginners to practice. To play this song, you’ll need to know four basic chords: G, D, Em, and C. With these chords, you can play the song’s verses and chorus.
Yellow Chords (Capo 4)
As you can see the chords for Yellow by Coldplay are G, D, Em, and C. Note that, it is an easy version of the song, and to sound exactly like the original song, you have to use a capo on the 4th fret.
Yellow Strumming Pattern
In terms of the strumming pattern, you’ll want to use a D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D pattern for each chord, making sure to keep a steady rhythm throughout the song. Once you get the hang of the basic chords and strumming, you can add your own flair and style to make the song your own. Do refer to the video mentioned above to get a visual representation of the chords and the strumming pattern.
Yellow Chords with Lyrics
[Verse 1]
[G]Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [D]you
And everything you do, [C]
Yeah, they were all yellow
[G]I came along
I wrote a song for [D]you
And all the things you [C]do,
And it was called “Yellow” [G]
So then I took my [D]turn
Oh, what a thing to have [C]done,
And it was all yellow, [G]
[Chorus 1]
[C]Your skin, [Em]oh yeah, [D]your skin and bones
[C]Turn [Em]into some[D]thing beautiful
[C]You know, [Em]you know [D]I love you so
[C]You know I love you so
[Instrumental]
G D C G
[Verse 2]
[G]I swam across
I jumped across for [D]you
Oh, what a thing to [C]do
‘Cause you were all yellow
[G]I drew a line
I drew a line for [D]you
Oh, what a thing to [C]do
And it was all yellow. [G]
[Chorus 2]
[C]Your skin, [Em]oh yeah, [D]your skin and bones
[C]Turn [Em]into some[D]thing beautiful
[C]And you know
[Em]For you, I’d [D]bleed myself [C]dry
For you, I’d bleed myself dry
[Instrumental] G D C G
[Bridge]
[G]It’s true, look how they shine for [D]you
Look how they shine for [C]you
Look how they shine for, [G]
Look how they shine for [D]you
Look how they shine for [C]you
Look how they shine
[Outro]
[G]Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [D]you
And all the things that you [C]do
