Piano Chords: Yellow by Coldplay

Awhile back I posted some videos of a few piano players playing Yellow-by-Coldplay

Then I started making a mental list  of all the songs that had the word "yellow" in it. I just love the  happy color  because it is so cheery and bright.

Here's the list I came up with. Let me know if you think of any others.

1. Yellow Rose of Texas

2. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

3. Yellow Submarine

4. Mellow Yellow

5. Yellow by Coldplay

6. Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Chord Chart to Yellow by Coldplay

INTRO:

A___ A   Asus4   E   Esus4   D   Dsus2   A   Asus4



VERSE 1:

A                                         E
 look at the stars, look how they shine for you
		    Dsus2
and everything you do, yeah they were all yellow
A                               E
 i came along, i wrote a song for you
                        Dsus2
and all the things you do and it was called yellow
A               E                                Dsus2
 and so i took my turn, oh what a thing to have done
                     A   Asus4   A
and it was all yellow



CHORUS 1:

D             F#m              E           D
 and your ski-in, oh yeah your skin and bo-ones
       F#m            E        D
turn i-into something beautifu-ul
            F#m           E           D                       
and you kno-ow you know i love you so-o
Dsus2                  (A)
 you know i love you so-o


(A)   Asus4   E   Esus4   D   Dsus2   A   Asus4



VERSE 2:

A                                 E
 i swam across, i jumped across for you
                    Dsus2
oh what a thing to do, cos you were all yellow
A                               E
 i drew a line, i drew a line for you
                    Dsus2
oh what a thing to do
                     A   Asus4   A
and it was all yellow



CHORUS 2:

D             F#m              E           D
 and your ski-in, oh yeah your skin and bo-ones
       F#m            E        D
turn i-into something beautifu-ul
            F#m            E            D                       
and you kno-ow for you i'd bleed myself dry
Dsus2                    (A)
 for you i'd bleed myself dry


(A)   Asus4   E   Esus4   D   Dsus2   A   Asus4



OUTRO:

     A   Asus4                     E   Esus4
it's true, look how they shine for you
                        D   Dsus2
look how they shine for you
                       A   Asus4
look how they shine for
                        E   Esus4
look how they shine for you
                        D   Dsus2
look how they shine for you

look how they shine
A                                         Em
 look at the stars, look how they shine for you
                       D
and all the things you do

Yellow Chord Chart:

INTRO: |B |B |B |B |
  
INSTRUMENTAL BIT: |B |B |F#|F#|E |E |

VERSE: B
       Look at the stars
       B                      F#
       Look how they shine for you 
       F#                E
       And everything you do
       E
       Yeah they were all yellow

       B
       I came along
       B                 F#
       I wrote a song for you
       F#                       E
       And all the things you do
       E
       And it was called yellow

       B
       (No lyrics, just B for 1 bar)
       B                F#
       So then i took my turn
       F#                       E
       Oh what a thing t\'ve done
       E
       And it was all yellow
       
       |B |B |

CHORUS: E          F#
        You\'re skin
        F#                          E
        Oh yeah you\'re skin and bone
        E         F#                     E
        Turning in to something beautiful
        E           F#
        And you know, you know i love you so
        |E |E
            You know i love you so

INSTRUMENTAL BIT: |B |B |F#|F#|E |E |B |B |
 
VERSE: Same chord structure
    
       I swam across
       I jumped across for you
       Oh what a thing to do
       Cos you were all yellow

       I drew a line
       I drew a line for you
       Oh what a thing to do
       And it was all yellow

CHORUS: Same chord structure
 
        You\'re skin
        Oh yeah you\'re skin and bones
        Turning in to something beautiful
        And you know, for you i bleed myself 
        trying
        For you i bleed myself trying

INSTRUMENTAL BIT: |B |B |F#|F#|E |E |B |B |

THEN THIS: B
           It\'s true
           B                       F#
           Look how they shine for you
           F#                      E
           Look how they shine for you
           E
           Look how they shine
           B
           (No lyrics for one bar)
           B                       F#
           Look how they shine for you
           F#                      E
           Look how they shine for you
           E
           Look how they shine
  
ENDING:    B
           Look at the stars
           B                       F#m
           Look how they shine for you
           F#m                        E
           And all the things you do

(THE BIT BEFORE THE ENDING IS REALLY THE INSTRUMENTAL BEING PLAYED TWICE)

Free Sheet Music 

Yellow Chord Chart:

Intro: G D C G

Verse 1:

G
Look at the stars
                       D
Look how they shine for you
                          C
And all the things you do,

Yeah, they were all yellow.
G
I came along,
                  D
I wrote a song for you
                          C
And all the things you do,

And it was called "Yellow."
G                D
So then i took my turn,
                            C
Oh what a thing to have done,
                       G
And it was all yellow.


Chorus 1:

C
Your Skin,
Em       D
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
C    Em        D
Turn into something beautiful,
C        Em        D
You know, you know I love you so,
C
You know i love you so.


Verse 2:

G
I swam across,
                   D
I jumped across for you,
                      C
Oh, what a thing to do

'Cause you were all yellow.
G                D
I drew a line,
                D
I drew a line for you,
                      C
Oh, what a thing to do
                      G
And it was all yellow.


Chorus 2:

C
Your Skin,
Em       D
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
C    Em        D
Turn into something beautiful,
C
And you know,
Em        D            C
For you I bleed myself dry,

For you I bleed myself dry.

|G  |D  |C  |G  ||


Coda:
                                   D
It's true, look how they shine for you, 
                        C
Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for,
G                       D
Look how they shine for you,
                        C
Look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine.
G
Look at the stars,
                       D
Look how they shine for you
                      C
And all the things you do.


Here are a few chords of how I play the song in the Key of B:

B/D#F#BD#

F#/F#A#C#E

F#/D#F#A#C#D# 

E/EG#BE

The melody line goes like this:

C#, D#, C#, D#... C#, D#, C#, D#, F#, C#

B, C#, B, C#, F#, B

G#, B, G#, B, G#, B, G#, F#

Music Resources:

Advanced Guitar301

Gospel Guitar101

Best,

-- LadyD