The chords are the pretty simple but it's the forms in the actual song that make it sound so cool:
E is just E
B - x99800
Bsus - x99900
F# - x44300
F#m - x44200
G#m - x66400
Basically it's just a E chord form moved but not barred keeping the 1st and 2nd strings open instead
INTRO:
B / Bsus / B / Bsus
B / F# / E / B
VERSE:
B
Look at the stars
F#
Look how they shine for you
E
And everything you do
B
Yeah they were all yellow
I came along
F#
I wrote a song for you
E
And all the things you do
B
And it was called "Yellow"
F#
So then I took my turn
E
Oh what a thing to have done
B
And it was all yellow
CHORUS:
E
Your skin
G#m F#
Oh yeah your skin and bones
E
Turn into
G#m F#
Something beautiful
E
You know
G#m F# E
You know I love you so
You know I love you so
INTRO:
B / F# / E / B
VERSE:
B
I swam across
F#
I jumped across for you
E
Oh what a thing to do
B
'Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
F#
I drew a line for you
E
Oh what a thing to do
B
And it was all yellow
CHORUS:
E
Your skin
G#m F#
Oh yeah your skin and bones
E
Turn into
G#m F#
Something beautiful
E
You know
G#m F# E
For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry
ENDING:
B / F# / E / B
B
It's true
F#
Look how they shine for you
E
Look how they shine for you
B
Look how they shine for...
F#
Look how they shine for you
E
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
B
Look at the stars
F#m/A
Look how they shine for you
E
And everything you do