Keeping Your Head Up chords by
Birdy (Official Version)

2016Pop456 views

Key: G# minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ebm

Bbm

Db

Ab

Verse 1
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Times that I've seen
Db Db 
 
you lose your way
Ab Ab 
 
You're not in control
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
and you won't be told
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
All I can do    to keep you safe is hold you close
Ab Ab 
 
Hold you close

Pre-chorus 1

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Till you can breathe on your own

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Till you can breathe on your own

Chorus 1
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up,
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ebm11 Ebm11 
 
I   won't let      you down

Verse 2
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
Everyone keeps a darker place
Ab Ab 
 
To lose control, you're not alone
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
And when you come
Bbm Bbm 
 
Db Db 
 
look  ing for embrace
Ab Ab 
 
I know your soul, I'll be your home

Pre-chorus 2

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Till you can breathe on your own

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Till you can breathe on your own

Chorus 2
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up,
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
And I         won't let    you down

Bridge 1
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
You never think that you    can fly
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
You'll always swim against the tide
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
Don't you know your pain   is mine?
Abm7 Abm7 
 
And I would die a thousand times
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
to ease your mind
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
To ease your mind

Chorus 3
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Hold tight you're slowly coming back  to life
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up, darling
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight
Db Db 
 
I'll be keeping your head up
Ebm Ebm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I'll be keeping your head up,
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
And I         won't let    you down

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm Bbm Db Ab Ebm7...

Chords

Ebm
Bbm
Db
Ab
Ebm7
Gb
Fm
Abm7
Ebm11
Gbadd9
Db/F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
Ebm11: x-6-x-6-7-4
Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 2

2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Keeping Your Head Up by Birdy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Birdy.

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