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Little Bird

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Capo on the 1st fret.
Chords Used:
1 Em
2 C
3 G
4 D
5 Am
Strum Pattern:
Verse and Chorus
:| Em   Em   Em  Em| C   C   C  C| G   G   G  G| G   G   D  D|:
[Verse]
EmIf we take this bird Cin with its broken leg
GWe could nurse iGt, she Dsaid
EmCome inside for a little Clie down with me
GAnd if you fall asleep iGt wouldn't be the Dworst thing
[Pre-Chorus]
And when I Cwake up
Your Cmake up
Is on my GshoulderG  D  
And tell me if I Clie down
Would you Cstay now
And let me Ghold you, Doh
[Chorus]
But if I Emkiss you
Will your mouth read Cthis truth
Darling, how I Gmiss you
Strawberries taste how Glips doD  
And it's not comEmplete yet
Mustn't get our Cfeet wet
'Cause that that leads to Gregret diving in toGo soDon
And I'll Amowe it all to youC  
My little EmbirdC  
My little GbirdD  
[Verse]
We Emtake a walk out Cin the morning dew
GWe could lay down Gso I'm next to Dyou
EmCome inside for a little Chomemade tea
GAnd if you fall asleep Gthen at least you're Dnext to me
[Pre-Chorus]
And if I Cwake you
You'll say "it's Clate, love" go back to sGleepG  D  
I'm covered by Cnature
And I'm Csafe now
Underneath this Goak tree with you Dbeside me
[Chorus]
But if I Emkiss you
Will your mouth read Cthis truth
Darling, how I Gmiss you
Strawberries taste how Glips doD  
And it's not comEmplete yet
Mustn't get our fCeet wet
'Cause that that leads to Gregret diving in toGo soDon
And I'll Amowe it all to youC  
GMy little birdD  
GMy little birdC  
GMy little birdD  
GMy little birdC  
GMy little birdD  
[Bridge]
And of aAmll these things I'm Csure of
I'm Emnot quite certain of Gyour love
You Ammake me scream
But then CI made you cry
When I lAmeft that little bird with its Dbroken leg to die
[Chorus]
But if I Emkiss you
Will your mouth read Cthis truth
Darling, how I Gmiss you
Strawberries taste how Glips doD  
And it's not comEmplete yet
Mustn't get our fCeet wet
'Cause that that leads to Gregret diving in toGo soDon
[Outro]
But I'll owe it all to you, my little bird
My little bird
My little bird
Woah
My little bird
My little bird
You're my little bird

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Little Bird

by Ed Sheeran

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on the 1st fret.

Chords Used:

1 Em

2 C

3 G

4 D

5 Am

Strum Pattern:

Verse and Chorus

Em Em Em Em C C C C G G G G G G D D

:| | | | |:

[Verse]

Em C

If we take this bird in with its broken leg

G G D

We could nurse it, she said

Em C

Come inside for a little lie down with me

G G D

And if you fall asleep it wouldn't be the worst thing

[Pre-Chorus]

And when I wake up

Your make up

G G D

Is on my shoulder

And tell me if I lie down

Would you stay now

G D

And let me hold you, oh

[Chorus]

But if I kiss you

Will your mouth read this truth

Darling, how I miss you

G D

Strawberries taste how lips do

And it's not complete yet

Mustn't get our feet wet

G G D

'Cause that that leads to regret diving in too soon

Am C

And I'll owe it all to you

Em C

My little bird

G D

My little bird

[Verse]

Em C

We take a walk out in the morning dew

G G D

We could lay down so I'm next to you

Em C

Come inside for a little homemade tea

G G D

And if you fall asleep then at least you're next to me

[Pre-Chorus]

And if I wake you

C G G D

You'll say "it's late, love" go back to sleep

I'm covered by nature

And I'm safe now

G D

Underneath this oak tree with you beside me

[Chorus]

But if I kiss you

Will your mouth read this truth

Darling, how I miss you

G D

Strawberries taste how lips do

And it's not complete yet

Mustn't get our feet wet

G G D

'Cause that that leads to regret diving in too soon

Am C

And I'll owe it all to you

G D

My little bird

G C

My little bird

G D

My little bird

G C

My little bird

G D

My little bird

[Bridge]

Am C

And of all these things I'm sure of

Em G

I'm not quite certain of your love

You make me scream

But then I made you cry

Am D

When I left that little bird with its broken leg to die

[Chorus]

But if I kiss you

Will your mouth read this truth

Darling, how I miss you

G D

Strawberries taste how lips do

And it's not complete yet

Mustn't get our feet wet

G G D

'Cause that that leads to regret diving in too soon

[Outro]

But I'll owe it all to you, my little bird

My little bird

Woah

My little bird

You're my little bird

About Little Bird Chords by Ed Sheeran

Learn how to play Little Bird by Ed Sheeran with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Little Bird chords”, “Little Bird guitar chords”, or “Ed Sheeran Little Bird 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 Little Bird chords and for experienced players who want accurate Little Bird lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, C, G, D, Am.

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