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Pulp – The Birds In Your Garden Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG E5 Em Am DG/F#Dsus4 C A5 C5 Bm E

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[Verse 1]
G            E5*
  It's six o'clock
Em Am          D
 The birds are singing
G     G/F#  E5*
  I'm wide awake
Em Am
       Whilst you're
            D
still fast asleep

[Bridge]
Am         D   Dsus4  D
 I went outside
C  D       Em
 Into your garden
Am           D     Dsus4  D
 The sun was bright
C        D       Em
 And the air was cool
         Am               D*
And as I stood there listening

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[Chorus]
N.C.         A5
Oh, well the birds in your garden
     C5                       G
they all started singing this song
          Bm            Am
"Take her now, don't be scared,
       D
it's alright
             G           Bm
Oh, come on, touch her inside
       C
It's a crime against nature -
           D
she's been waiting all night
         G             Bm
Come on, hold her, and kiss
        Am           D
her and tell her you care
       G           Bm
If you wait 'til tomorrow she'll
   C         D
no longer be there, come on!
Am           D
 Come on and give it to her
Bm             E
 You know it's now or never."
          Am*
Yeah, the birds in your garden have
all started singing this song

[Verse 2]
G                      E5*
  My father never told me
Em Am                       D
    About the birds and the bees
G             G/F#       Em
  And I guess I never realised
               Am
  that I would ever meet
                     D
  birds as beautiful as these

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[Bridge]
Am        D   Dsus4  D
 I came inside
C         D         Em
 Climbed to your bedroom
Am             D   Dsus4  D
 I kissed your eyes awake
C           D          Em
 And then I did what I knew
     Am     D*
 was only natural

[Chorus]
N.C.         A5
And then the birds in your garden
     C5                       G
they all started singing this song
          Bm            Am
"Take her now, don't be scared,
       D
it's alright
             G           Bm
Oh, come on, touch her inside
       C
It's a crime against nature -
           D
she's been waiting all night
         G             Bm
Come on, hold her, and kiss
        Am           D
her and tell her you care
       G           Bm
If you wait 'til tomorrow she'll
   C         D
no longer be there, come on!
Am           D
 Come on and give it to her
Bm             E
 You know it's now or never."
          Am*
Yeah, the birds in your garden
have all started singing this song

[Outro]
          Am*                  C*
Yeah, the birds in your garden,
                        G*
they taught me the words
to this song

How to play The Birds In Your Garden: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Birds In Your Garden by Pulp on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Birds In Your Garden by Pulp is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 12 chords: G, E5, Em, Am, D, G/F#, Dsus4, C, A5, C5, Bm and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – D – Dsus4 – D (ii – V – Vsus4 – V in G major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – soh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.