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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1131787,"song":"Birdhouse In Your Soul","artist":"They Might Be Giants","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1131787-birdhouse-in-your-soul-chords-by-they-might-be-giants/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1131787?type=chord","rating":4.85888,"votes":223,"content":"[tab]e|-------------------------1----3-----4---|\r\nb|-------------1-----1-----1----0-----4---|\r\ng|-2-----4-----0-----0-----2----0-----5---|\r\nd|-2-----5-----2-----2-----3----0-----6---|\r\na|-4-----5-----3-----3-----0----2-----6---|\r\ne|-------------0-----3--------------------|[/tab]\r\n   [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]G/D[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Dm7[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBut I'm a little glowing friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]            [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nBut really I'm not actually your friend, but I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBlue canary in the outlet by the light switch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nWho watches over you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nMake a little birdhouse in your soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]\r\nNot to put too fine a point on it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]\r\nSay I'm the only bee in your bonnet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMake a little birdhouse in your soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI have a secret to tell from my electrical well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo the room must listen to me, filibuster vigilantly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy name is blue canary one note spelled l-i-t-e[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy story's infinite[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike the longines symphonette, it doesn't rest[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBlue canary in the outlet by the light switch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nWho watches over you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nMake a little birdhouse in your soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]\r\nNot to put too fine a point on it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]\r\nSay I'm the only bee in your bonnet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMake a little birdhouse in your soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E/D[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]E/B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       \r\nBut I'm a little glowing friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nBut really I'm not actually your friend, but I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhich stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThough I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAfter killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBluebird of friendliness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike guardian angels it's always near[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 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