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Redbird

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This is just a basic outline of the chords. I put the fill instead of the chords because I couldn't tell what
Gdimd#---
A#---
F#-6-
G#-5-
D#-4-
(Verse 1)
GdimDaydream dEb5ying
GdimCovered coEb5rners, jigsaw mind
GdimBlack siteEb5  
Flood lights
GdimHalls of hoEb5rnets
My oh my
(Chorus)
F5It's getting weirder
G5Than I projected
Bb5It's saying something
Eb5In all directions:
(Repeat)
I held the C5fear in my mouth
I held the Eb5fear in my mouth
I held the G5fear in my mouth
I held the D5fear in my mouth
I held the Eb5fear in my mouth
I choked it F5down and now I'll F#5never let it Gdimout"
Eb5  Gdim   Eb5
(Verse 2)
GdimBreathing waEb5ter
GdimBlood & irEb5on in my teeth
GdimSafe wordEb5  
"Redbird"
GdimNothing's worEb5king
My oh my
(Chorus)
F5It's getting weirder
G5Than I projected
Bb5It's saying something
Eb5In all directions:
(Repeat)
I held the C5fear in my mouth
I held the Eb5fear in my mouth
I held the G5fear in my mouth
I held the D5fear in my mouth
I held the Eb5fear in my mouth
I choked it F5down and now I'll F#5never let it
C5  G5  Bb5  F5
(Bridge)
C5It's never only ever G5one thing
Bb5Always another
F5Waiting in line
C5It's never only ever G5one thing
Bb5Always another
F5Creeping behind
(Repeat 4x)
C5It's getting weirder
G5Than I projected
Bb5It's saying something
Eb5In all directions
Fill:
d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|7-7-7-------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------6-8-6---(4x)-11\8-6-8/11\8-6-8(2x)-13\8-6-8/13\8-6-8-11\8-6-8b9r8-8b9r8-8b9r8-8b9r8--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Outro)
C5I see my daughter
Eb5She's ringed in roses
G5She is a stranger
D5She doesn't know who I am
Eb5I see my father
F5Nose in the paper
G5Tapping a pencil
Bb5Working the words to his hands
C5I see my lover
Eb5She's singing sweetly
G5And she forgives me
D5She knows I am what I am
Eb5I see it coming
F5I see it's F#5here
Gdim  Eb5 (Until End)

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Redbird

by Kevin Devine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gdim

Eb5

Bb5

F#5

This is just a basic outline of the chords. I put the fill instead of the chords because I couldn't tell what

Gdim

d#---

A#---

F#-6-

G#-5-

D#-4-

(Verse 1)

Gdim Eb5

Daydream dying

Gdim Eb5

Covered corners, jigsaw mind

Gdim Eb5

Black site

Flood lights

Gdim Eb5

Halls of hornets

My oh my

(Chorus)

It's getting weirder

Than I projected

Bb5

It's saying something

Eb5

In all directions:

(Repeat)

I held the fear in my mouth

Eb5

I held the fear in my mouth

Eb5

I held the fear in my mouth

F5 F#5 Gdim

I choked it down and now I'll never let it out"

Eb5 Gdim Eb5

(Verse 2)

Gdim Eb5

Breathing water

Gdim Eb5

Blood & iron in my teeth

Gdim Eb5

Safe word

"Redbird"

Gdim Eb5

Nothing's working

My oh my

(Chorus)

It's getting weirder

Than I projected

Bb5

It's saying something

Eb5

In all directions:

(Repeat)

I held the fear in my mouth

Eb5

I held the fear in my mouth

Eb5

I held the fear in my mouth

F5 F#5

I choked it down and now I'll never let it

C5 G5 Bb5 F5

(Bridge)

C5 G5

It's never only ever one thing

Bb5

Always another

Waiting in line

C5 G5

It's never only ever one thing

Bb5

Always another

Creeping behind

(Repeat 4x)

It's getting weirder

Than I projected

Bb5

It's saying something

Eb5

In all directions

Fill:

d#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A#|7-7-7-------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|------6-8-6---(4x)-11\8-6-8/11\8-6-8(2x)-13\8-6-8/13\8-6-8-11\8-6-8b9r8-8b9r8-8b9r8-8b9r8--|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Outro)

I see my daughter

Eb5

She's ringed in roses

She is a stranger

She doesn't know who I am

Eb5

I see my father

Nose in the paper

Tapping a pencil

Bb5

Working the words to his hands

I see my lover

Eb5

She's singing sweetly

And she forgives me

She knows I am what I am

Eb5

I see it coming

F5 F#5

I see it's here

Gdim Eb5 (Until End)

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