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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1812051,"song":"Owls","artist":"The Handsome Family","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11399512-owls-chords-by-the-handsome-family/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1812051?type=chord","rating":4.57623,"votes":3,"content":"Owls\r\nFrom the album Wilderness\r\n\r\n[INTRO]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]       \r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe blue house at the corner of Twilight and State[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFour storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet       [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThousands of owls, all flapping their wings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[PRE-CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]      \r\nThe room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nStatues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall, [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncrystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe owls make this blue house a home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[SOLO]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|-/14-15--14/12/10---------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------12/10/8/9 /10---10/7--10--7/5/3------3-3---7/6/5-|\r\nG|-/15-16--15/12/11---------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------12/11/9/10/11---11/7--11--7/5/4------4-4---7/6/5-|\r\nA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n[w/ SLIDE][/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              \r\nHow peaceful it is to watch them soar[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThrough the palm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doors[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd as I sit by the fire and slip off my boots[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey perch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moose[/tab]\r\n\r\n[PRE-CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe apothecary closet is lined with shelves[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut deeper than expected and slanted as well[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow long have I been here searching for my pills[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs the ceiling grows upward and the walls start to swell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, the owls, the owls, with their feathers of silk[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe owls, they mock me and have stolen my pills[/tab]\r\n\r\n[SOLO]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|---22--22-22b-22-21-19-17-15/14/10--11-12----12-12/9-9-------------------|\r\nB|-22--22------------------------------------------------12/10/5-8/7--/5/3-|\r\nG|--------------------------16/15/11--12-13--------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n[w/ SLIDE][/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh the owls, the owls, with their shining green eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe owls, they will save me, if not today then tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Owls\nFrom the album Wilderness\n\n[INTRO]\n\nD\n\n[VERSE 1]       \n\n\n\n\n\n[PRE-CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[SOLO]\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[PRE-CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[SOLO]\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\nD","chords":["D","G","Em","A","A7","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}