{"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":2310839,"song":"The Birds","artist":"elbow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11482396-the-birds-chords-by-elbow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2310839?type=chord","rating":4.98856,"votes":7,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAre the kee - pers of our se - cret[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs they saw us where we lay[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the dee - pest grass of spring - time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn a reck - less guil - ty haze[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they wove a sweet in - diff - erence[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it set - tled on our skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTill the eyes that I re - mem - bered[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the last time drew me in[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough I wore your gla - cial pa - tience[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo a smudge of bi - tter dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the last day you em - braced me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a gliste - ning sap - ling trust[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDid they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs they watched us slow - ly part[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDo they keep those fi - nal ki - sses[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn their ti - ny ra - cing hearts[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n\r\n  Same tale, every time\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Looking back is for the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n\r\n  Same tale, every time\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Looking back is for the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n\r\n  Same tale, every time\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Looking back is for the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n\r\n  Same tale, every time\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Looking back is for the birds[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOhhhhhh, the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAre the kee - pers of our se - cret[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs they saw us where we lay[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the dee - pest grass of spring - time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn a reck - less guil - ty haze[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDid they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs they watched us slow - ly part[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDo they keep those fi - nal ki - sses[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn their ti - ny ra - cing hearts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n                    What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking back is for the birds[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n                    What are we gonna do with you...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,  ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh,  ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nD D D D F C C C C C\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\nD\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD\n\nD D D D F C C C C C\n\nD D D D F C C C C C\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n  Same tale, every time\n\n\n\n\n  Same tale, every time\n\n\n\n\n  Same tale, every time\n\n\n\n\n  Same tale, every time\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C\n\nD D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm C Bb C\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\nEm\n\nG","chords":["D","F","C","Em","Dm","Bb","Am","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}