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Blood Red Bird

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[Verse 1]
F#mI was not G#mwoken by the C#mrooster
F#mNor by the G#mcrows's tough C#msong
F#mBut  the midnight G#mcry of a C#mblood red bird
F#mBrought G#mthis sleeplessness C#mon
F#mThrew open the G#mwindow C#mmoonlight on a black garden of thorns
F#mAnd the cool G#mwind on my C#msweat
F#mWhat cries home G#mwhere cries C#mfrom
F#mA blood red G#mbird lies in the C#mwoods
F#mWeeping into G#mdead leavesC#m  
F#mWith wing torn G#mand jutting C#mbone
F#mWhat hand bent G#mit to bust to be C#museless
F#mWhat hand that G#mcould've with two C#mfingers
[Chorus]
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
[Verse 2]
F#mWe can contG#minually sink into each C#mother
F#mJust deep G#menough to rip out a bit more C#mflesh when we move away
F#mA scarf of G#mskin trailing C#mout behind
F#mLike an G#marrow I was only passing C#mthrough
[Chorus]
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
F#mA blood red G#mbird, a blood red C#mbird
[Outro]
  F#m    G#m    C#mx4

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Blood Red Bird

by Smog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

F#m G#m C#m

I was not woken by the rooster

F#m G#m C#m

Nor by the crows's tough song

F#m G#m C#m

But the midnight cry of a blood red bird

F#m G#m C#m

Brought this sleeplessness on

F#m G#m C#m

Threw open the window moonlight on a black garden of thorns

F#m G#m C#m

And the cool wind on my sweat

F#m G#m C#m

What cries home where cries from

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird lies in the woods

F#m G#m C#m

Weeping into dead leaves

F#m G#m C#m

With wing torn and jutting bone

F#m G#m C#m

What hand bent it to bust to be useless

F#m G#m C#m

What hand that could've with two fingers

[Chorus]

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

[Verse 2]

F#m G#m C#m

We can continually sink into each other

F#m G#m C#m

Just deep enough to rip out a bit more flesh when we move away

F#m G#m C#m

A scarf of skin trailing out behind

F#m G#m C#m

Like an arrow I was only passing through

[Chorus]

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

F#m G#m C#m

A blood red bird, a blood red bird

[Outro]

F#m G#m C#m

About Blood Red Bird Chords by Smog

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