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New Bird

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

* D9/F# =  e|-0--|
           B|-3--|
           G|-2--|
           D|-0--|
           A|----|
           E|-2--|
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|
 D9/F#There's a neEmw bird at my Awindow
It waDsn't there beGfore
BmThe other one's not sGinging anymoreD  
 D9/F#Scores of deEmmons have been faAding
SDlowly through the nigGht
BmThey melt into the waGlls and out of sight
[Instrumental]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|
 D9/F#Oh my Emfamily split in Atwo
When my dDad after the wGar
Said he Bmdidn't worship with his Gparents anymorDe
D9/F#He kept fEmlying back from schAool
Still tryDing to be a decent Gson
But when he knBmocked on their front dooGr, they wouldn't cDome
AmAll the rules you hold to    BmThey're only there to numb you
CSo you don't ask a question wGhen yoD9/F#u feel
AmIf every non-believer iBms a non-receiver
CThere's a reason
 e|----2--0---2-0-----2--0-|
 B|------------------------|
 G|-0-------0------0-------|
 D|-2-------1------0-------|
 A|-2-------2------2-------|
 E|-0-------0------0-------|
right theeeeeeeeeeeere    To raise youA7r hand
D9/F#Fifty years Emlater and we Amet them
DThough I wish them Gwell
It's stBmrange they think I'm gGoing straight to Dhell
 D9/F#There's a neEmw bird at my Awindow
It waDsn't there beGfore
BmThe other one's not sGinging anymoreD  
D9/F#AaaaAAAAAAAAEmAAAAAAAAAAH
[Instrumental]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|
Ending
  D9/F#(?)

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New Bird

by Nada Surf

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Chords in this song · guitar

D9/F#

* D9/F# = e|-0--|

B|-3--|

G|-2--|

D|-0--|

A|----|

E|-2--|

[Intro]

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|

D9/F# Em A

There's a new bird at my window

D G

It wasn't there before

Bm G D

The other one's not singing anymore

D9/F# Em A

Scores of demons have been fading

D G

Slowly through the night

Bm G

They melt into the walls and out of sight

[Instrumental]

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|

D9/F# Em A

Oh my family split in two

D G

When my dad after the war

Bm G D

Said he didn't worship with his parents anymore

D9/F# Em A

He kept flying back from school

D G

Still trying to be a decent son

Bm G D

But when he knocked on their front door, they wouldn't come

Am Bm

All the rules you hold to They're only there to numb you

C G D9/F#

So you don't ask a question when you feel

Am Bm

If every non-believer is a non-receiver

There's a reason

e|----2--0---2-0-----2--0-|

B|------------------------|

G|-0-------0------0-------|

D|-2-------1------0-------|

A|-2-------2------2-------|

E|-0-------0------0-------|

right theeeeeeeeeeeere To raise your hand

D9/F# Em A

Fifty years later and we met them

D G

Though I wish them well

Bm G D

It's strange they think I'm going straight to hell

D9/F# Em A

There's a new bird at my window

D G

It wasn't there before

Bm G D

The other one's not singing anymore

D9/F# Em

AaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[Instrumental]

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

D|-0------0---0-0--0---0---0---|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-10-----8---7-5--3-5-7---5---|

Ending

D9/F#

(?)

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