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Flightless Bird American Mouth

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This is all very simple. The whole song follows this same pattern: Am, C, F, G.
It's on the 3rd fret, and these chords are relative to the capo.
It's 3/4 timing, like a waltz, so strum appropriately. Each chord gets exactly 4 
and this does not change.
Flightless Bird, American Mouth
by Iron & Wine
[Verse 1]
I was a Cquick wet boy
Diving too Amdeep for coins
All of your Fstreet light eyes
Wide on my Gplastic toys
And when the Ccops closed the fair
I cut my Amlong baby hair
Stole me a Fdog-eared map
And called for you Geverywhere
[Chorus]
Have I Cfound you?
AmFlightless bird, Fjealous, Gweeping
OCr lost you?
AAmmerican mouth
FBig pill Glooming
[Verse 2]
Now I’m a Cfat house cat
Nursing my Amsore blunt tongue
Watching the Fwarm poison rats
Curl through the Gwide fence cracks
Pissing on Cmagazine
Photos, thosAme fishing lures
Thrown in the cFold and clean
Blood of Christ Gmountain stream
[Chorus]
Have I Cfound you?
AmFlightless bird, Fgrounded, Gbleeding
OCr lost you?
AAmmerican mouth
FBig pill, Gstuck going Cdown  
[Outro]
Am  F  G
  C    Am    F   Gx3 
C

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

This song emerged from a period of significant personal reflection for Sam Beam, the artist behind Iron & Wine. Having started a family and moved to Texas, he was building a custom home studio, allowing him to approach his compositions with a painter's patience, returning to them as he felt ready. During this time, Beam was contemplating his own life and history, grappling with the "differences between myth and reality," and the profound impact of events like 9/11. The song itself began to take shape when a collaborator created a loop for Beam to record guitar parts over. At its heart, it plays like a tender exploration of personal truth amidst shifting life landscapes.

AI-written from these sources:Flightless Bird, American Mouth — Wikipedia ↗Iron & Wine — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Flightless Bird American Mouth

by Iron & Wine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is all very simple. The whole song follows this same pattern: Am, C, F, G.

It's on the 3rd fret, and these chords are relative to the capo.

It's 3/4 timing, like a waltz, so strum appropriately. Each chord gets exactly 4

and this does not change.

Flightless Bird, American Mouth

by Iron & Wine

[Verse 1]

I was a quick wet boy

Diving too deep for coins

All of your street light eyes

Wide on my plastic toys

And when the cops closed the fair

I cut my long baby hair

Stole me a dog-eared map

And called for you everywhere

[Chorus]

Have I found you?

Am F G

Flightless bird, jealous, weeping

Or lost you?

American mouth

F G

Big pill looming

[Verse 2]

Now I’m a fat house cat

Nursing my sore blunt tongue

Watching the warm poison rats

Curl through the wide fence cracks

Pissing on magazine

Photos, those fishing lures

Thrown in the cold and clean

Blood of Christ mountain stream

[Chorus]

Have I found you?

Am F G

Flightless bird, grounded, bleeding

Or lost you?

American mouth

F G C

Big pill, stuck going down

[Outro]

Am F G

C Am F G

About Flightless Bird American Mouth Chords by Iron & Wine

Learn how to play Flightless Bird American Mouth by Iron & Wine with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Flightless Bird American Mouth chords”, “Flightless Bird American Mouth guitar chords”, or “Iron & Wine Flightless Bird American Mouth chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Flightless Bird American Mouth chords and for experienced players who want accurate Flightless Bird American Mouth lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, C, F, G.

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Is "Flightless Bird American Mouth" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Flightless Bird American Mouth" in?

The chords for "Flightless Bird American Mouth" show the original chord names (including Am, C, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.