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In standard Tillman fashion, this song's acoustic lead is performed on a guitar
tuned down an entire step to DGCFAD tuning, sometimes referred to as 'D Standard.'
If you've never tuned down to 'D Standard' before, this video will get you started:
Strumming pattern and exact timings of the sus4 hammer-ons etc.
Chords used:
G7: x02020
G7sus4: x02030
C9: x5545x
F: 3x0003
Fsus4: 3x0013
A#7: x3535x
A#dim: x4535x
Cm: xx0231
Cm/A#: x30031
[Intro] 
G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F
G7Take off, little G7sus4winged C9creaFtureFsus4  F  
It's nothing but G7teens in ravinesG7sus4  
And C9antics on concrete down FhereFsus4  F  
And are you G7really as freG7sus4e as all the C9great songs would have me FbelFsus4ieve?F  
Let me tell you why G7some day, Birdie, yG7sus4ou're gonna C9envy FmeFsus4  F  
A#7Some dream of a A#dimworld written in CmlinCm/A#es of FcodeFsus4  F  
Well, I hope they G7engineer out polG7sus4itics, C9romance, and edifice
Two outta Fthree ain't badFsus4  F  
A#7Some envision a A#dimstate governed by Cmlaws of Cm/A#businFessFsus4  F  
G7Merger and acquisition G7sus4instead of C9violence or nations
Where do FI sign up?Fsus4  F  
G7Take off, little G7sus4winged C9creaFtureFsus4  F  
It's nothing but G7falling dG7sus4ebris, C9strollers, and babies down FhereFsus4  F  
And you may be G7up in the sG7sus4ky but C9our paradigms are just as Fdeep and just aFsus4s wideF  
What with all G7our best attG7sus4empts aC9t transcendence
Something's Fbound to takeFsus4  F  
Soon, A#7we'll live in a A#dimglobal culture deCmvoid of Cm/A#gender or FraceFsus4  F  
There's just G7one tiny line:
YoG7sus4u're either C9born behind
Or you're free to Fpeek insideFsus4  F  
A#7Life as just narraA#dimtive, metadCmata in Cm/A#aggreFgateFsus4  F  
Where the G7enigma of humaG7sus4nity's C9wrapped up finally
That as they Fsay is thatFsus4  F  
Oh, that day Cmcan't come Cm/A#soon FenoughFsus4  F  
It'll Cmbe so Cm/A#glorioFusFsus4  F  
When they Cmfinally Cm/A#find out what's Fbugging uFsus4s  F  

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Birdie

by Father John Misty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G7sus4

Fsus4

A#7

A#dim

Cm/A#

In standard Tillman fashion, this song's acoustic lead is performed on a guitar

tuned down an entire step to DGCFAD tuning, sometimes referred to as 'D Standard.'

If you've never tuned down to 'D Standard' before, this video will get you started:

Strumming pattern and exact timings of the sus4 hammer-ons etc.

Chords used:

: x02020

G7sus4

: x02030

: x5545x

: 3x0003

Fsus4

: 3x0013

A#7

: x3535x

A#dim

: x4535x

: xx0231

Cm/A#

: x30031

[Intro]

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

Take off, little winged creature

G7 G7sus4

It's nothing but teens in ravines

C9 F Fsus4 F

And antics on concrete down here

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

And are you really as free as all the great songs would have me believe?

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

Let me tell you why some day, Birdie, you're gonna envy me

A#7 A#dim Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

Some dream of a world written in lines of code

G7 G7sus4 C9

Well, I hope they engineer out politics, romance, and edifice

F Fsus4 F

Two outta three ain't bad

A#7 A#dim Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

Some envision a state governed by laws of business

G7 G7sus4 C9

Merger and acquisition instead of violence or nations

F Fsus4 F

Where do I sign up?

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

Take off, little winged creature

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

It's nothing but falling debris, strollers, and babies down here

G7 G7sus4 C9 F Fsus4 F

And you may be up in the sky but our paradigms are just as deep and just as wide

G7 G7sus4 C9

What with all our best attempts at transcendence

F Fsus4 F

Something's bound to take

A#7 A#dim Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

Soon, we'll live in a global culture devoid of gender or race

There's just one tiny line:

G7sus4 C9

You're either born behind

F Fsus4 F

Or you're free to peek inside

A#7 A#dim Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

Life as just narrative, metadata in aggregate

G7 G7sus4 C9

Where the enigma of humanity's wrapped up finally

F Fsus4 F

That as they say is that

Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

Oh, that day can't come soon enough

Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

It'll be so glorious

Cm Cm/A# F Fsus4 F

When they finally find out what's bugging us

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