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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Council Skies Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
A Am (x4)

[Verse]
A
Catch a falling star and we
      Am
Might drink to better days
A
Hiding what we find
             Am
 behind the sun
A
Thinking of what might
 have been
    Am
And what the future says
A
Waiting on a train
             Am
that never comes

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm                Am
Taking the long way home
Dm             Am
So we can be alone
Dm                 Am  F
Catching the butterfly
F
Under the council sky
E
Watching the world go by

[Chorus]
           Am           Em
‘Cause I believe in magical
        Am          Em
I’m dedicated to it on
F              Em
Underneath the council sky
  F       Em
I found you
               Am        Em
‘Cause life is unpredictable
        Am             Em
You can win or lose it all
F              Em
Underneath the council sky
  F       Em
I found you
  A            Am
I found you

[Instrument]
A Am (x3)

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm                Am
Taking the long way home
Dm             Am
So we can be alone
Dm                 Am  F
Catching the butterfly
F
Under the council sky
E
Watching the world go by

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[Chorus]
           Am           Em
‘Cause I believe in magical
        Am          Em
I’m dedicated to it on
F              Em
Underneath the council sky
  F       Em
I found you
               Am        Em
‘Cause life is unpredictable
        Am             Em
You can win or lose it all
F              Em
Underneath the council sky
  F       Em
I found you
  F       Em
I found you
  F       Em
I found you
  F       Em
I found you
  A            Am
I found youuuu

[Outro]
A
Catch a falling star and we
      Am
Might drink to better days
A
Hiding what we find
             Am
behind the sun

A
Thinking of what
 might have been
    Am
And what the future says
A
Waiting on a train
             Am
that never comes

How to play Council Skies: key, chords and progression

These are Council Skies chords by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Council Skies by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 6 chords: A, Am, Dm, F, E and Em.

Listen for Em – Am – Em – F (vii – iii – vii – I in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is te – mi – te – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.