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Desperation Breeds
Andrew Bird
Intro: - - In Cthis era withFout bees (x4)
G   Fmaj7   G    Em7    C
GBeekeeper sing of your Ffrustration
GIn this litigious Fbreeze
GOf accidental polliFnation
GIn this era Amwithout bFmaj7ees . . . (wGitFhout bees Cx2)G7  
    F    G(x9)
GWe keep breeding despeFmaj7ration
EmIn this era of tFmaj7hieves
EmWho keep stealing respirFmaj7ation
EmFrom the tenderist of FtreCes Em. . . . FtrCeeEms
  Fmaj7     Em     Fmaj7     G7-->     Fmaj7   Em(x3)  -->     Fmaj7  
G  Em  Fmaj7    Em   Am   Em    Fmaj7   Em   Fmaj7
G  Em  F    G   Em   F
GThis peculiar incanFmaj7tation
EmSure you heard it beFmaj7fore
EmInstead of breeding desperatFion
GMake me a pallet on yoFur fCloEmor . . . . on Fyour CfEmloor . . . .
Con your GfloFor . . . . oCn your fGlooFr C  G  

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Desperation Breeds

by Andrew Bird

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Fmaj7

Em7

Desperation Breeds

Andrew Bird

C F

Intro: - - In this era without bees (x4)

G Fmaj7 G Em7 C

G F

Beekeeper sing of your frustration

G F

In this litigious breeze

G F

Of accidental pollination

G Am Fmaj7 G F C G7

In this era without bees . . . (without bees x2)

F G

(x9)

G Fmaj7

We keep breeding desperation

Em Fmaj7

In this era of thieves

Em Fmaj7

Who keep stealing respiration

Em F C Em F C Em

From the tenderist of trees . . . . trees

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 G7 Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

--> (x3) -->

G Em Fmaj7 Em Am Em Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

G Em F G Em F

G Fmaj7

This peculiar incantation

Em Fmaj7

Sure you heard it before

Em F

Instead of breeding desperation

G F C Em F C Em

Make me a pallet on your floor . . . . on your floor . . . .

C G F C G F C G

on your floor . . . . on your floor

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