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Killing Birds

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This song is mostly in the key of Bb, with a few exceptions.
For a simpler version, use the UG transpose function to go up 2 half steps (key of C).
BbI lDmearGmned Dmlong ago 'bout a better way of killing birds
BbAnd DmwhGmat Fit means when they die in my hands
BbLikDme a GmstDmrangled heart, it never made much sense to me
BbWhy DmI'Gmd nFeed to know the best way to do that
AbmBut Ebyou EbmhavGbe to love the murderer I've become
BbAs GmI'm standing here in front of you
BbStaGmnding right in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
GKilling birds
BbI'vDme sGmpenDmt my youth breaking down the walls my father built
BbJusDmt lGmike Fhe did to his father before him
BbBut DmthGmen DmI had no home, so I tried to make a better one
BbIt DmlooGmked Fjust like his, so I burned it down again
AbmNo tEbherEbme aiGbn't a long parade of idiots
BbAs GmI'm standing here in front of you
BbStaGmnding right in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbKilGmling birds
AbmYou EbdonEbm't hGbave to love the murderer I've become
BbIf DmI cGmoulDmd spin a web, I would sit and wait for you
BbI wDmoulGmdn'Ft need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up
BbAnd DmyoGmu wDmould be a bird, a beautiful crested one
BbAnd DmyoGmur Feyes would beg, but I'm just doing my job
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
BbStaGmnding here in front of you
GKilling birds
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