Yellow

Coldplay - Yellow: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Yellow" 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.

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Learn Yellow 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 "Yellow" smoothly on your ukulele.

For beginners the C key is easier to play - try it!

B   B   B   F#  E   B

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

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

So then
          F#
I took my turn,
                        E
Oh, what a thing to’ve done.
                     B
And it was all yellow.

Chorus:
    E         G#m
     Your skin,
                      F#           E
     Oh, yeah, your skin and bones
             G#m            F#     E
     Turn into something beautiful.
                 G#m
     And you know,
                 F#          E
     You know I love you so.
     You know I love you so.

B   F#  E   B

B
I swam across,
                 F#
I jumped across for you,
                     E
Oh, what a thing to do
                           B
’Cause you were all yellow.

I drew a line,
               F#
I drew a line for you,
                     E
Oh, what a thing to do
                        B
And it was all yellow.

Chorus:
    E         G#m
     Your skin,
                      F#           E
     Oh, yeah, your skin and bones
             G#m            F#     E
     Turn into something beautiful.
                 G#m
     And you know,
                   F#          E
     For you I’d bleed myself dry,
     For you I’d bleed myself dry.

B   F#  E   B

       B                            F#
It’s true, look how they shine for you.
                         E
Look how they shine for you.
                         B
Look how they shine for.
                         F#
Look how they shine for you,
                         E
Look how they shine for you.
                     B
Look how they shine.
                                         F#
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
                             E
And all the things that you do.

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G#m

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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Yellow" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Yellow" by Coldplay.

Coldplay - Yellow: Ukulele Chords

Learn Yellow ukulele chords and lyrics

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