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[Intro]
Eb C    Gbm    Eb    Gbm    Db  Gbm    F    Gbm  C
[Verse 1]
BmWere you birds Amof a dif-Gferent sound?
Will you speak in a com-Cmon tongue?
GWill you build on the shifBm-ting sands?F  
Were you blind to our cir-Ebcumstance?Bm  
[Chorus]
You and I – wAmere made for the garden, Gbmbut
GYou and I – were destined Emto fallBm  
You and I – Ammay end where we started, Fbut
BmYou and I – Cwere never too smallEb  Db  
BbWe were never too smallF  C  G  
[Verse 2]
No pleads when the sirens Ccall
No lAmove when my Cwill is goneG  
No one who would pay my CdebtEms
No Amcomfort from CcigarettesG  
[Chorus]
You and I – were Dmmade for the Amgarden, butEm  
You and I – were Cdestined to fallG  
You and I – may Amend where we started, butEm  
You and I – were Cnever too smallEm  
[Bridge]
Oh well I feel like I'm lost in the cCrowd (-owd, -owd, -owd)
           EmMy heart in my hands and my Bmhead in the Ccloud (-oud, G-oud)
         EmI'll never come Bmdown
(I'm all out, I feel like I'm lost in the Ccloud)
My heart in my hands and my Ghead in the Emcloud
I'll never come Bmdown
I'll Cnever, I'll never, I'll never come dGown
[Chorus]
You and I - were made for the Amgarden, butEm  
You and I – were Cdestined to fallG  
You and I – may end where we Amstarted, butEm  
You and I - were Cnever too small
G(You and I)
You and I – were made for the Amgarden, butEm  
You and I – were Cdestined to fallG  
You and I – may Dmend were we Amstarted, butEm  
You and I – were dCestined to fall
(To Gfly…)Am  
EmYou and I…
You and CI…
You and GI…
You and I…
[Outro]
(Amwe never… YEmou and I… You and CI…You and GI…)
 CYou and I… BmYou and I…DmYou   Gand…You and I…You and I…BmYou and I…

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Birds

by Maggie Koerner

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gbm

[Intro]

Eb C Gbm Eb Gbm Db Gbm F Gbm C

[Verse 1]

Bm Am G

Were you birds of a dif-ferent sound?

Will you speak in a com-mon tongue?

G Bm F

Will you build on the shif-ting sands?

Eb Bm

Were you blind to our cir-cumstance?

[Chorus]

Am Gbm

You and I – were made for the garden, but

G Em Bm

You and I – were destined to fall

Am F

You and I – may end where we started, but

Bm C Eb Db

You and I – were never too small

Bb F C G

We were never too small

[Verse 2]

No pleads when the sirens call

Am C G

No love when my will is gone

C Em

No one who would pay my debts

Am C G

No comfort from cigarettes

[Chorus]

Dm Am Em

You and I – were made for the garden, but

C G

You and I – were destined to fall

Am Em

You and I – may end where we started, but

C Em

You and I – were never too small

[Bridge]

Oh well I feel like I'm lost in the crowd (-owd, -owd, -owd)

Em Bm C G

My heart in my hands and my head in the cloud (-oud, -oud)

Em Bm

I'll never come down

(I'm all out, I feel like I'm lost in the cloud)

G Em

My heart in my hands and my head in the cloud

I'll never come down

C G

I'll never, I'll never, I'll never come down

[Chorus]

Am Em

You and I - were made for the garden, but

C G

You and I – were destined to fall

Am Em

You and I – may end where we started, but

You and I - were never too small

(You and I)

Am Em

You and I – were made for the garden, but

C G

You and I – were destined to fall

Dm Am Em

You and I – may end were we started, but

You and I – were destined to fall

G Am

(To fly…)

You and I…

[Outro]

Am Em C G

(we never… You and I… You and I…You and I…)

C Bm Dm G Bm

You and I… You and I…You and…You and I…You and I…You and I…

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