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Songbird

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Capo 2nd fret      
[Intro]
Em  D  C  G  Bm  C  Bm  C
[Verse 1]
   EmI wish I Dknew which button to Cpush
   Then I'd Gknow how to Bmplease Cyou
   It's Bmsad but Ctrue
   EmSo I’ll just Dlisten in down the Cline
   While your Gbusy mixing Bmgrape with gCrain
   To sBmedate your Cpain
[Chorus]
   AmSongbird,   Bmyou got Ctales to tGell
   How Ammany times can Bmyou describe your Cliving Ghell?D  D7  
[Verse 2]
   EmThe sweeping Dgesture creates Cfuss
   It's only Guseful when Bmreceiving prCaise
   Relieving Bmno-ones pCain
   EmIf you'd let somebody Dlove you just enCough
   You'd have Geverything you Bmneed to breCak
   Free from Bmall your Cpain
[Chorus]
   AmSongbird,   Bmyou got Ctales to teGll
   How Ammany times can Bmyou describe your Cliving Ghell?D  D7  
[Solo]
Em     D    C    G    D   D7
Em     D    C    G    D   D7
[Verse 3]
   EmI wish I Dknew which button to pCush
   Then I'd Gknow how to Bmplease Cyou
   It's Bmsad but Ctrue
[Chorus]
   Emlet somebody Dlove you just enCough         G  
   Emlet somebody Dlove you just enCough                G  
   Emlet somebody Dlove you just enCough  G  
   Emlet somebody Dlove you just enCough G  
(let ring out on the last G chord)

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Songbird

by Bernard Fanning

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2nd fret

[Intro]

Em D C G Bm C Bm C

[Verse 1]

Em D C

I wish I knew which button to push

G Bm C

Then I'd know how to please you

Bm C

It's sad but true

Em D C

So I’ll just listen in down the line

G Bm C

While your busy mixing grape with grain

Bm C

To sedate your pain

[Chorus]

Am Bm C G

Songbird, you got tales to tell

Am Bm C G D D7

How many times can you describe your living hell?

[Verse 2]

Em D C

The sweeping gesture creates fuss

G Bm C

It's only useful when receiving praise

Bm C

Relieving no-ones pain

Em D C

If you'd let somebody love you just enough

G Bm C

You'd have everything you need to break

Bm C

Free from all your pain

[Chorus]

Am Bm C G

Songbird, you got tales to tell

Am Bm C G D D7

How many times can you describe your living hell?

[Solo]

Em D C G D D7

[Verse 3]

Em D C

I wish I knew which button to push

G Bm C

Then I'd know how to please you

Bm C

It's sad but true

[Chorus]

Em D C G

let somebody love you just enough

Em D C G

let somebody love you just enough

Em D C G

let somebody love you just enough

Em D C G

let somebody love you just enough

(let ring out on the last G chord)

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