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[Capo 5]
Bird on a Leash is a great song off of Horse Feather's 2012 album Cynic's New Year. 
AmAs crass as your mother, Fkeen to the chance, 
You would Clive by the seat of your Gpants, 
And you were Amtaught you should have all Fthings you can take, 
It's getting Ccaught that makes you a Gthief. 
By the skin of your Amteeth. 
  Am    F    C   Gx 2
It's Ftrue you were Crunning for cover, 
The Gworst of the worst was not Amdone, 
You can't Ffind comfort in any Cother, 
GSet in your ways like the Amsun. 
Not one Amtune had changed Flike scattered leaves, 
All her Cclothes strung out on the Geves. 
There's a Amreckoning that's coming to Fmake something right, 
There's a Cman here who's picking a Gfight, 
It's on like a lighAmt. F  C  
No Gfuture or history too Ambright. 
Am F C G
It's Ftrue you were Crunning for cover, 
The Gworst of the worst was not Amdone, 
You can't Ffind comfort in any Cother, 
GSet in your ways like the Amsun. 
FShee-C---ee's Gworrying Amme, 
FA bird on some Cleash, 
Flying Gnowhere but dying to Ambe. 
 Am   F   C   Gx 2
 F   C   G   Amx 2
FA bird on some Cleash, 
Flying Gnowhere but dying to Ambe. 
FCaught by some Cpride, 
Only vGirtue will get you Amuntied. 
F C G Am
FA bird on some Cleash, 
Flying Gnowhere but dying to Ambe. 
F C G Am

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Bird On A Leash

by Horse Feathers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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[Capo 5]

Bird on a Leash is a great song off of Horse Feather's 2012 album Cynic's New Year.

Am F

As crass as your mother, keen to the chance,

C G

You would live by the seat of your pants,

Am F

And you were taught you should have all things you can take,

C G

It's getting caught that makes you a thief.

By the skin of your teeth.

Am F C G

x 2

F C

It's true you were running for cover,

G Am

The worst of the worst was not done,

F C

You can't find comfort in any other,

G Am

Set in your ways like the sun.

Am F

Not one tune had changed like scattered leaves,

C G

All her clothes strung out on the eves.

Am F

There's a reckoning that's coming to make something right,

C G

There's a man here who's picking a fight,

Am F C

It's on like a light.

G Am

No future or history too bright.

Am F C G

F C

It's true you were running for cover,

G Am

The worst of the worst was not done,

F C

You can't find comfort in any other,

G Am

Set in your ways like the sun.

F C G Am

Shee----ee's worrying me,

F C

A bird on some leash,

G Am

Flying nowhere but dying to be.

Am F C G

x 2

F C G Am

x 2

F C

A bird on some leash,

G Am

Flying nowhere but dying to be.

F C

Caught by some pride,

G Am

Only virtue will get you untied.

F C G Am

F C

A bird on some leash,

G Am

Flying nowhere but dying to be.

F C G Am

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