Belle and Sebastian - Two Birds: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Two Birds" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Two Birds ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Two Birds" smoothly on your ukulele.

F                      A#
Two birds sitting on a wire
 F                            C
Big one makes his move, he spreads his feathers,
rubs his beak
 F                         A#
Boy and girl are leaving school
F                        C
He is shy, but she will follow him,
she don’t know why
Dm          G
Life - is short
     Dm          G
And then - you sleep

Chorus:
A#
Pull down the wall
     F
It’s only masking honesty
A#
Pull down the wall
       F
It’s breaking up the family
A#
Pull down the wall, you
G
Hear the true call, you
  C
Start the day with little things
         Am            C                 F
They’ll blossom into prayers and little wings

Look at what is in your heart
How could it be wrong?
The little man is telling you
People gathering in the square
They’ve had enough
Their leaders they are killing them
Life is short, and then you sleep

Chorus

A#                           D#
When all the banks began to fail
                                 A#
I thought that we would have a change
                                  D#
But they found all this cash, we didn’t
                      A#
have to patch it up again
                               D#
They never think to spend the money on
                 Gm
the everlasting broke
        C            D#
Or the sick, what a waste

Two birds in the promised land
One is building walls to keep the other in its place
Imprisoned like the special son
He became the greatest,
broke his chains and busted out
Life is short, and then you sleep

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Two Birds" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Two Birds" by Belle and Sebastian.

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