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Dissect the Bird
John Craigie
Capo 3
Hammer on D string on every C chord and G on the Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
CSometimes I wanna get up here and sing a bunch of Fmaj7nonsense
CBut I know my voice ain’t good enough for Fmaj7bad lyrics
CThis is the first song, this is the moment of truth
If Fmaj7this one fails, what good will the rest of them do
I’m Ctrying to stay focused and stay in the moment
All I can Fmaj7think about is if my fly is open
I Cswore I checked it before I went on
Maybe that was Fmaj7last night I just can’t recall
I’d Cask you to check for me but that’s askin’ a lot
I’m just gonna Fmaj7check real quick, then I’ll move on
[Chorus]
COh, You’re doin it Gwrong
Dissecting the Cbird trying to find a Fmaj7song
It’s a CmiraFmaj7cle that you’re here Gat allF  
C[HFmaj7armonica]
[Verse 2]
CI don’t trust a musician who’s always complaining
It’s Fmaj7hard out here but so is everything
You know what my Cjob was before I did this?
I used to Fmaj7walk around parking lots picking up trash
Do you know how many Cpeople paid to watch me do that?
Fmaj7Zero, Always zero
My draw was Czero for the trash pickup job
So even if Fmaj7no one comes to this one, they still let me play guitar
I don’t Ctrust a musician who’s always complaining
Sometimes it’s Fmaj7clear some times it’s raining
Sometimes it’s the CGorge sometimes it’s the garage
Get over yourFmaj7self and do your god damn job
[Chorus]
COh, You’re doin it Gwrong
Dissecting the Cbird trying to find a Fmaj7song
It’s a CmiraFmaj7cle that you’re hGere at aFll
C[HFmaj7armonica]
[Verse 3]
CSo when the candle flickers, when the days get dark
Fmaj7They call them first world problems, but they still break your heart
CWhen the universe feels like it’s against you
Just take a mFmaj7inute to realize all it took to make you
Your Cparents had to meet - as random as that was
And hang out Fmaj7long enough at least to make some love
And make a Cbaby and give it your name
And Fmaj7all of your ancestors had to do the same
Exponentially Cbackwards to the start of life
So Fmaj7much had to happen just exactly right
CSparks had to catch
Oceans had to freeze
Fmaj7Billions of cells had to survive endless disease
CiviliCzations had to crumble wars had to be fought
Bad Fmaj7presidents had to get elected
Good presidents had to get shot
CPeople had to lead
Hearts had to get broken.
People had to Fmaj7die so your eyes could open
The uniCverse is not against you
The Fmaj7universe is not against you
It went Cthrough a lot just to give you a chance
It must have Fmaj7wanted you pretty bad
No Cpressure though, no pressure though
The Fmaj7universe went through a lot but no pressure bro
CYou don’t gotta be perfect
You don’t gotta be a saint
Just don’t Fmaj7waste it - This was not a mistake
[Chorus]
COh, You’re doin it Gwrong
Dissecting the Cbird trying to find a Fmaj7song
It’s a CmiraFmaj7cle that you’re Ghere at Fmaj7all
C[HFmaj7armonica Out]

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Dissect The Bird

by John Craigie

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

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Fmaj7

Dissect the Bird

John Craigie

Capo 3

Hammer on D string on every C chord and G on the Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7

Sometimes I wanna get up here and sing a bunch of nonsense

C Fmaj7

But I know my voice ain’t good enough for bad lyrics

This is the first song, this is the moment of truth

Fmaj7

If this one fails, what good will the rest of them do

I’m trying to stay focused and stay in the moment

Fmaj7

All I can think about is if my fly is open

I swore I checked it before I went on

Fmaj7

Maybe that was last night I just can’t recall

I’d ask you to check for me but that’s askin’ a lot

Fmaj7

I’m just gonna check real quick, then I’ll move on

[Chorus]

C G

Oh, You’re doin it wrong

C Fmaj7

Dissecting the bird trying to find a song

C Fmaj7 G F

It’s a miracle that you’re here at all

C Fmaj7

[Harmonica]

[Verse 2]

I don’t trust a musician who’s always complaining

Fmaj7

It’s hard out here but so is everything

You know what my job was before I did this?

Fmaj7

I used to walk around parking lots picking up trash

Do you know how many people paid to watch me do that?

Fmaj7

Zero, Always zero

My draw was zero for the trash pickup job

Fmaj7

So even if no one comes to this one, they still let me play guitar

I don’t trust a musician who’s always complaining

Fmaj7

Sometimes it’s clear some times it’s raining

Sometimes it’s the Gorge sometimes it’s the garage

Fmaj7

Get over yourself and do your god damn job

[Chorus]

C G

Oh, You’re doin it wrong

C Fmaj7

Dissecting the bird trying to find a song

C Fmaj7 G F

It’s a miracle that you’re here at all

C Fmaj7

[Harmonica]

[Verse 3]

So when the candle flickers, when the days get dark

Fmaj7

They call them first world problems, but they still break your heart

When the universe feels like it’s against you

Fmaj7

Just take a minute to realize all it took to make you

Your parents had to meet - as random as that was

Fmaj7

And hang out long enough at least to make some love

And make a baby and give it your name

Fmaj7

And all of your ancestors had to do the same

Exponentially backwards to the start of life

Fmaj7

So much had to happen just exactly right

Sparks had to catch

Oceans had to freeze

Fmaj7

Billions of cells had to survive endless disease

Civilizations had to crumble wars had to be fought

Fmaj7

Bad presidents had to get elected

Good presidents had to get shot

People had to lead

Hearts had to get broken.

Fmaj7

People had to die so your eyes could open

The universe is not against you

Fmaj7

The universe is not against you

It went through a lot just to give you a chance

Fmaj7

It must have wanted you pretty bad

No pressure though, no pressure though

Fmaj7

The universe went through a lot but no pressure bro

You don’t gotta be perfect

You don’t gotta be a saint

Fmaj7

Just don’t waste it - This was not a mistake

[Chorus]

C G

Oh, You’re doin it wrong

C Fmaj7

Dissecting the bird trying to find a song

C Fmaj7 G Fmaj7

It’s a miracle that you’re here at all

C Fmaj7

[Harmonica Out]

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