Yellow Birds and Coal Mines
Building Homes From What We've Known
ok, so this is one of my favorite songs of theirs.
this isnt the most complete, but its right.
im still kinda new at this, so if there are any mistakes,
email me at * or just comment this.

ENJOY!


Intro (play twice)


e----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
b----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0-|
g----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e-------------------------------------------|

e-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
b-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|X2
a-----2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
e---3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-|


Verse

"just gather around me..."

[play twice]
e-----3------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
b-----3------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g-----0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-----0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
a-----2------2------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
e---3-3----3-3----3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-|


"your always here, i'll never leave you.."

[play twice]                                   /---play  twice---\--|
e----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
b----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
g----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
d----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2--|
e--------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0--|

Pre-Chorus

"and we saw this coming thru..."

e---3--3-3--3-|strum this cord dwn&up about 9 times
b---3--3-3--3-|
g---0--0-0--0-|
d---2--2-2--2-|
a---3--2-2--3-|
e-------------|


Chorus

strumming is very unique, but listen to the song and you'll figure it out.

"keep me here i believe, finding faith you must agree..."

e---2--3--2--3--3--3------|
b---3--3--3--3--3--3-  ---|use hammer-ons when strumming
g---0--0--0--0--0--0------|
d---2--2--2--2--0--2------|  repeat, but let last chord ring out
a---------------2--3------|
e---------------3---------|
                *  *


play Intro twice

then verse once

"sit back and watch your life take flight..."
                                               /---play  twice---\--|
e----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
b----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0----3p0h3p0h3p0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
g----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
d----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2--|
e--------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0--|

"just leave it alone..."

e---3---3--3-|
b---3---3--3-|  *let ring out
g---0---0--0-|
d---2---2--2-|
a---3---2--3-|
e------------|
    *   *  *


Chorus


e---2--3--2--3--3--3------|
b---3--3--3--3--3--3-  ---|use hammer-ons when strumming
g---0--0--0--0--0--0------|
d---2--2--2--2--0--2------|  repeat, but let last chord ring out
a---------------2--3------|
e---------------3---------|

Breakdown
[im not to sure about the single note strumming,
sorry i cant give you that, but this is still good.]

"break...."

let them ring out, no strumming

e--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3---|
B--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
D--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--2--2---|
A--3--2--3--2--3--2--3---------|
E-----3-----3-----3------------|


[strumming starts again]

"so thanks for being here my friend..."

play this 4 times

e--3--3--2--3-------|
B--3--3--3--3-------|
G--0--0--0--0-------|
D--0--3--2--2-------|
A--2--2-------------|
E--3----------------|


let this part ring out

"thanks for being here my friend..."

and play it twice
e--3--3--2-------|
B--3--3--3-------|
G--0--0--0-------|
D--0--3--2-------|
A--2--2----------|
E--3-------------|


Outro

"keep me here i believe, finding faith i must agree..."

let these ones ring out too

e--3--2--3--3-------|
B--3--3--3--3-------|
G--0--0--0--0-------|
D--2--2--0--2-------|
A--3-----2--3-------|
E--------3----------|


and thats it! have fun with it.