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Smashed Birds

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Sóley Smashed Birds
This is an easy to play version of this wonderful Icelandic song.
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capo 4. fret
CI walk tEmhe road when I Amrealize my deatGh
CThe road Emthat knows about my piAmty, litGtle past
CI grab oEmne note and put Dit in my pocket
AmWith youGr birds 
CI walked Emthe road until AmI came close tGo your house
CYour houEmse was floating Don my water
CI asked Emone tree one trDee to take me in
AmTo your Ghouse
GAnd there I took all of Cyour birds
And I smashed them in my Dpocket, ohG  
GAnd then I got the feathFers off and
AmI made myself a beautifuCl dressEm  Am  G  
In your basement was a letter to myself
You wrote it when we were married
I took this note and put it in my mouth
With your words
And then I took all your words 
And I ate them by the fire, oh
And then I tore the pages up 
And I made myself a beautiful dress
I spoke your words out in your garden where
I built my new house near your flowers, trees, and bees
I told our trees and bees to fly away
With your words and your birds
And then I took all your words and I ate them by the fire, oh
And me and your smashed birds, we danced the whole night to the moon
And in the morning I climbed your tree and flew away

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Smashed Birds

by Sóley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Sóley Smashed Birds

This is an easy to play version of this wonderful Icelandic song.

If you like it, you can write something nice on my fb-wall :-)

capo 4. fret

C Em Am G

I walk the road when I realize my death

C Em Am G

The road that knows about my pity, little past

C Em D

I grab one note and put it in my pocket

Am G

With your birds

C Em Am G

I walked the road until I came close to your house

C Em D

Your house was floating on my water

C Em D

I asked one tree one tree to take me in

Am G

To your house

G C

And there I took all of your birds

D G

And I smashed them in my pocket, oh

G F

And then I got the feathers off and

Am C Em Am G

I made myself a beautiful dress

In your basement was a letter to myself

You wrote it when we were married

I took this note and put it in my mouth

With your words

And then I took all your words

And I ate them by the fire, oh

And then I tore the pages up

And I made myself a beautiful dress

I spoke your words out in your garden where

I built my new house near your flowers, trees, and bees

I told our trees and bees to fly away

With your words and your birds

And then I took all your words and I ate them by the fire, oh

And me and your smashed birds, we danced the whole night to the moon

And in the morning I climbed your tree and flew away

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