{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":109223,"song":"Birds","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/109223-birds-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/109223?type=chord","rating":0.02176,"votes":0,"content":"Birds\r\nMusic by Elton John\r\nLyrics by Bernie Taupin\r\nAvailable on the album Songs From The West Coast\r\n\r\n(This intro part is played in thrids.  The eighth note and the third note in the scale\r\nThe following two lines are written as the key the third is played on.)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]+9    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]+9    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's some things I don't have now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                [ch]Bbsus2[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSome things I don't talk about[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese things are between myself and I[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Csus4[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nIn my thick skull the joker      hides [/tab]\r\n\r\nThere's consequences I'm scared to taste\r\nCold hard truths I can't face\r\nThese days are different than the past\r\nReflections change in the looking glass \r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd everywhere I look there's something to learn[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Csus4[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA sliver of truth from every bridge we burn[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA hatful of quarters and a naked song[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't answer the question of where we   belong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow come birds [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't fall from the sky when they die?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nHow come birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlways look for a quiet place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese words[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      \r\nCan't explain what I feel inside?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]+9    [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nLike birds I need a quiet place to hide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]+9    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nThese independent moves I make\r\nThis confidence I try to fake\r\nYou can hear the beating of my heart\r\nBut not a feather falling in the dark\r\n\r\nAnd everything I hear never makes any sense\r\nAnother old prophet perched on the fence\r\nA cupful of pencils and a self help guru\r\nDon't answer the question of what I am to you\r\n   \r\nSolo:\r\n [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Csus4[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nCopyright (c) Mark van Gerven Netherlands","plain_text":"Birds\nMusic by Elton John\nLyrics by Bernie Taupin\nAvailable on the album Songs From The West Coast\n\n(This intro part is played in thrids.  The eighth note and the third note in the scale\nThe following two lines are written as the key the third is played on.)\nG    A    Bb    B    Bb    A    G    Fmaj7+9    C\nG    A    Bb    B    Bb    A    G    Fmaj7+9    C\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere's consequences I'm scared to taste\nCold hard truths I can't face\nThese days are different than the past\nReflections change in the looking glass \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG    A    Bb    B    Bb    A    G    Fmaj7+9    C\n\n\nThese independent moves I make\nThis confidence I try to fake\nYou can hear the beating of my heart\nBut not a feather falling in the dark\n\nAnd everything I hear never makes any sense\nAnother old prophet perched on the fence\nA cupful of pencils and a self help guru\nDon't answer the question of what I am to you\n   \nSolo:\n F   C  F/C    C     G\n F   C  Csus4  G\n F   C  F        C     G\n F   C  D       G/D  D\n\nCopyright (c) Mark van Gerven Netherlands","chords":["G","A","Bb","B","Fmaj7","C","Bbsus2","F","Csus4","F/C","D","G/D","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}