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Little Birds

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[Intro]
AmOne two, one two three
Em Am  Am  Am  Am
Am  Am  Am
Am  Am  Am  Am
Am  Am  Am  G
F  F  G
Am  Am  G
F  F  G
E  E  E
[Verse 1]
Little Ambirds born without a mother or a father
AmI can feel their feathers forming in the running water
GNow there is another in the middle of my mouth
A Emhundred altogether inside of me now
AmLittle birds, little birds come into my body Am...
[Verse 2]
AmMother, they're within me every moment I'm awaking
AmBodies multiplying 'til they finally overtake me
GPut your ears up to my mouth and you can hear them signing
EmPut you hand within me and you'll know what I'm feeling
AmI just want to swallow up and promise to protect them Am...
[Verse 3]
AmDaddy, come towards me, I can see his hands are shaking
AmPut his hands against me, he could feel their bodies breaking
GPush me to the floor and put his hands up for a beating
"EmI don't want to hear it anymore," he kept repeating
AmDo you really want the burning hell to come and get you? Am...
[Interlude]
AmHe eh eh eh Feh
He eh eh eh eh Ameeh
AmHe eh eh eh eeh
FHhh hh hh hh EhhhhE  
[Verse 4]
AmDid you see the burning hell, it took your baby brother?Am  
AmDid you see how far he fell and how he made us suffer?Am  
AnGother boy in town at night he took him for his loverG  
And Emdeep in sin they held each other
[Verse 5]
AmSo I took a hammer and nearly beat his little brains in
AmKnowing God in Heaven, no, could never, could forgive him
So I took a hammer and I nearly beat his little brains GinEm  
[Verse 6]
AmLittle boy born without a father or a mother
AmTaken to the river and then pushed into the water
GAnd the priests are singing that the hell is getting hotter
EmLa la la la la
[Verse 7]
AmFather, Son, and Holy Ghost, the only one to save him
AmFrom the thing he loves the most but we know will betray him
AmFather, Son, and Holy Ghost, the only one to save GhimEm  
[Outro]
And Amhere beneath the Gwater I can see
How the Emlights distort so Amstrange
And Amthis is how I-I-I-I-GIII would like to leave my Embody
And start aAmgain eh eh eh Ameeh
[Outro]
EEh Ameh eh eh eh eeh
AmDaa da da da da daa daa
AmDaa daa daa da da daa
AmNaa na na na na na na naa naa
AmEeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh
AmEh eh eh eh
AmAah aah aah aah aah aah aah
AmAaah aah aah aah aah aah aaah
AmAah aah aah Gaaah aah eey
ELa na na naa naa
AmDee di di di di dee di
AmDi di dee di di dee
AmDee dee di di di dee di
AmDi di dee di di dee

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The story behind the song

Neutral Milk Hotel, formed by Jeff Mangum, crafted a sound influenced by indie rock and psychedelic folk, often with a deliberately low-quality aesthetic. Mangum's lyrics were known for being surreal and opaque, exploring themes of love, spirituality, nostalgia, sex, and loneliness. The band incorporated a variety of instruments, including non-traditional ones, into their recordings. Playing this song means stepping into a world where familiar emotions are filtered through a unique, dreamlike lens.

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Little Birds

by Neutral Milk Hotel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

One two, one two three

Em Am Am Am Am

Am Am Am

Am Am Am Am

Am Am Am G

F F G

Am Am G

F F G

E E E

[Verse 1]

Little birds born without a mother or a father

I can feel their feathers forming in the running water

Now there is another in the middle of my mouth

A hundred altogether inside of me now

Am Am

Little birds, little birds come into my body ...

[Verse 2]

Mother, they're within me every moment I'm awaking

Bodies multiplying 'til they finally overtake me

Put your ears up to my mouth and you can hear them signing

Put you hand within me and you'll know what I'm feeling

Am Am

I just want to swallow up and promise to protect them ...

[Verse 3]

Daddy, come towards me, I can see his hands are shaking

Put his hands against me, he could feel their bodies breaking

Push me to the floor and put his hands up for a beating

"I don't want to hear it anymore," he kept repeating

Am Am

Do you really want the burning hell to come and get you? ...

[Interlude]

Am F

He eh eh eh eh

He eh eh eh eh eeh

He eh eh eh eeh

F E E

Hhh hh hh hh hhhh

[Verse 4]

Am Am

Did you see the burning hell, it took your baby brother?

Am Am

Did you see how far he fell and how he made us suffer?

G G

Another boy in town at night he took him for his lover

And deep in sin they held each other

[Verse 5]

So I took a hammer and nearly beat his little brains in

Knowing God in Heaven, no, could never, could forgive him

G Em

So I took a hammer and I nearly beat his little brains in

[Verse 6]

Little boy born without a father or a mother

Taken to the river and then pushed into the water

And the priests are singing that the hell is getting hotter

La la la la la

[Verse 7]

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the only one to save him

From the thing he loves the most but we know will betray him

Am G Em

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the only one to save him

[Outro]

Am G

And here beneath the water I can see

Em Am

How the lights distort so strange

Am G Em

And this is how I-I-I-I-III would like to leave my body

Am Am

And start again eh eh eh eeh

[Outro]

E Am

Eh eh eh eh eh eeh

Daa da da da da daa daa

Daa daa daa da da daa

Naa na na na na na na naa naa

Eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh eeh

Eh eh eh eh

Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah

Aaah aah aah aah aah aah aaah

Am G

Aah aah aah aaah aah eey

La na na naa naa

Dee di di di di dee di

Di di dee di di dee

Dee dee di di di dee di

Di di dee di di dee

About Little Birds Chords by Neutral Milk Hotel

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