{"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":1850246,"song":"Are You Serious","artist":"Andrew Bird","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11410015-are-you-serious-chords-by-andrew-bird/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1850246?type=chord","rating":4.88236,"votes":133,"content":"I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----5------------------------5-------------------|\r\nB|----------5------5-----------------5-----5-------|\r\nG|------5----------------5-------5-------------5---|\r\nD|------------7------7----------------7-----7------|\r\nA|------------------------7------------------------|\r\nE|-5---------------------------------------------5-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] \r\n\r\n[Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nUsed to have just one foot out the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch] \r\nYeah, I always wanted more[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI always was the one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou thought would never marry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nUsed to be willfully obtuse[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n(or is the word abstruse?)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSemantics like a noose[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGet out your dictionaries[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      \r\nI'm gonna cut to the quick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThis is all non-fiction[/tab]\r\n                        \r\nWords you beat with a stick\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThese are my true convictions[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]       \r\nSo tell me, are you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause every night of your life[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou'll fight for it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nSo mysterious[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow imperious![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut are you serious[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen it really comes down to it?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo - strum triplets of each chord}\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x2 \r\n\r\n[Repeat Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] \r\n    \r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI see that you're down there and I'm up here [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYour boyfriend's gone to get a beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLeaving us crystal clear lines of communications[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPromise me you won't avert your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI drop my third-person disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know it's time to do or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo useless explanations[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch] \r\nI'm gonna cut to the quick[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThis is all non-fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWords you beat with a stick[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThese are my true convictions[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]       \r\nSo tell me, are you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause every night of your life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou'll fight for it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nSo mysterious[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow imperious![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut are you serious[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen it really comes down to it?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Fade Out]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]       \r\nAre you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you serious?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause every night of your life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou'll fight for it[/tab]","plain_text":"I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this:\n\n\n\n[Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings]\n\nE\nAm Dm\nAm Dm\nC  G\nC  E \n\n[Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] \n\n\n\n                        \nWords you beat with a stick\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo - strum triplets of each chord}\n\nAm Am C C x2 \n\n[Repeat Intro]\n\nAm Dm\nAm Dm\nC  G\nC  E \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nAm D\nG C\nDm Dm C E\nAm D\nG C\nDm B\nEm E\n\n[Outro]\n\nAm Dm\nAm Dm\nC G\nC E\nAm Dm\nAm Dm\nC G\nC E\n\n[Fade Out]","chords":["A","B","G","D","E","Am","Dm","C","E7","Am/B","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"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]}}}