Intro: B Gb E B
 
Verse 1:
B
Look at the stars
                       Gb
Look how they shine for you
                       E
And everything you do,

Yeah, they were all yellow.
B
I came along,
                  Gb
I wrote a song for you
                          E
And all the things you do,

And it was called "Yellow."
B                Gb
So then I took my turn,
                            E
Oh what a thing to have done,
                       B
And it was all yellow.
 
Chorus 1:
E
Your skin,
Abm      Gb
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
E    Abm       Gb
Turn into something beautiful,
E        Abm       Gb
You know, you know I love you so,
E
You know I love you so.
 
Instrumental: B   Gb  E   B
 
Verse 2:
B
I swam across,
                   Gb
I jumped across for you,
                      E
Oh, what a thing to do
 
'Cause you were all yellow.
B
I drew a line,
                Gb
I drew a line for you,
                      E
Oh, what a thing to do
                      B
And it was all yellow.
 
Chorus 2:
E
Your skin,
Abm      Gb
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
E    Abm       Gb
Turn into something beautiful,
E
And you know,
Abm       Gb           E
For you I bleed myself dry,
 
For you I bleed myself dry.
 
Instrumental: B   Gb  E   B
 
Bridge:
 B                                  Gb
It's true, look how they shine for you, 
                        E
Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for,
B                       Gb
Look how they shine for you,
                        E
Look how they shine for you,
              Emaj7
Look how they shine.
 
Outro:
B
Look at the stars,
                       Gbm7
Look how they shine for you
                          Emaj7
And all the things that you do.