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Songbird Son

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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
He was a songbird Eson
She was a Hitchcock Eblonde
And they were on the Dmaj9run
She was on some toothache C#7diet
He'd become so unexcitedE  
[Verse]
On a canal bank Enight
Under a glove box Dmaj9light
His summer song died quiC#7et
Songbird son you lost your right to F#msing
[Chorus]
Message better left B7unsent
Don't say nothF#ming
Message better left B7unsent
Don't say nothF#ming
[Instrumental]
E Amaj9 E
C#m Amaj9 E
C#m Amaj9 E
[Verse]
And so they made their Ecamp
On a runaway truck Eramp
Yeah, they were on the Dmaj9run
The tent gets filled with sun
And C#7in her dreams the tanning bed turns Eon
[Verse]
And now the chapter Ecrash
The CHP lights Dmaj9flash
His summer song died quiet
C#7Songbird son you lost your right to F#msing
[Chorus]
Message better left B7unsent
Don't say nothF#ming
Message better left B7unsent
Don't say nothF#ming
Some things better left B7unsaid
Don't say nothF#ming
Message better left B7unsent
Don't say nothEing
[Outro]
E Amaj9 E Amaj9
E Amaj9 E

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Songbird Son

by Grandaddy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj9

C#7

F#m

Amaj9

C#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

He was a songbird son

She was a Hitchcock blonde

Dmaj9

And they were on the run

C#7

She was on some toothache diet

He'd become so unexcited

[Verse]

On a canal bank night

Dmaj9

Under a glove box light

C#7

His summer song died quiet

F#m

Songbird son you lost your right to sing

[Chorus]

Message better left unsent

F#m

Don't say nothing

Message better left unsent

F#m

Don't say nothing

[Instrumental]

E Amaj9 E

C#m Amaj9 E

[Verse]

And so they made their camp

On a runaway truck ramp

Dmaj9

Yeah, they were on the run

The tent gets filled with sun

C#7 E

And in her dreams the tanning bed turns on

[Verse]

And now the chapter crash

Dmaj9

The CHP lights flash

His summer song died quiet

C#7 F#m

Songbird son you lost your right to sing

[Chorus]

Message better left unsent

F#m

Don't say nothing

Message better left unsent

F#m

Don't say nothing

Some things better left unsaid

F#m

Don't say nothing

Message better left unsent

Don't say nothing

[Outro]

E Amaj9 E Amaj9

E Amaj9 E

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