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Capo on the 3rd fret.
[Verse 1]
C/GI curse the day she bought me that old bird
Squalking, talking, telling everything it ever Gheard
C/GShe never would have known about Big FBetty Brown and me
But C/Ghe fowled up and told her some Gthings you won't beClieve
[Verse 2]
C/GOh, my woman moved out on me today
And left that old stool pigeon parrot trembling in his Gcage
C/GI hollered from the front porch and Fstopped her at the curb
And the C/Glast thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird
[Chorus]
C/GOh, the last thing I gave her was the Fbird
And she returned the favor with a few selected C/Gwords
FI don't have to worry now what's being overC/Gheard
'cause the C/Glast thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird
[Verse 3]
C/GShe sat the cage beside her on the seat
And left two streaks of firestone smokin' on the Gstreet
C/GThe neighbors ran for cover, they could Fsee she was disturbed
C/G'cause the last thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird
[Chorus]
C/GOh, the last thing I gave her was the Fbird
And she returned the favor with a few selected C/Gwords
FI don't have to worry now what's being overC/Gheard
'cause the C/Glast thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird
C/GOh, the last thing I gave her was the Fbird
And she returned the favor with a few selected C/Gwords
FI don't have to worry now what's being overC/Gheard
'cause the C/Glast thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird
C/GYeah, the last thing I Ggave her was the C/Gbird

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The Bird

by George Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo on the 3rd fret.

[Verse 1]

C/G

I curse the day she bought me that old bird

Squalking, talking, telling everything it ever heard

C/G F

She never would have known about Big Betty Brown and me

C/G G C

But he fowled up and told her some things you won't believe

[Verse 2]

C/G

Oh, my woman moved out on me today

And left that old stool pigeon parrot trembling in his cage

C/G F

I hollered from the front porch and stopped her at the curb

C/G G C/G

And the last thing I gave her was the bird

[Chorus]

C/G F

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

C/G

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

F C/G

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

C/G G C/G

'cause the last thing I gave her was the bird

[Verse 3]

C/G

She sat the cage beside her on the seat

And left two streaks of firestone smokin' on the street

C/G F

The neighbors ran for cover, they could see she was disturbed

C/G G C/G

'cause the last thing I gave her was the bird

[Chorus]

C/G F

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

C/G

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

F C/G

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

C/G G C/G

'cause the last thing I gave her was the bird

C/G F

Oh, the last thing I gave her was the bird

C/G

And she returned the favor with a few selected words

F C/G

I don't have to worry now what's being overheard

C/G G C/G

'cause the last thing I gave her was the bird

C/G G C/G

Yeah, the last thing I gave her was the bird

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