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Birds Without Wings
 Cadd9– x32030   D2– xx0230
 G– 320003       C– 332010
G/ A– 300003    Dadd4 – 554030
 Em– 022000      A– x02220
 D– xx0232      A* – x02223
  Cadd9    G   G/A(x2)
Cadd9Wishing that something would GhappenG/A  
A Cadd9change in this placeG  G/A  
Cause Im Cadd9tearing off the fancy wrappingG  G/A  
Find an Cadd9empty packageG  G/A  
Cadd9Take for a while your Gtrumpet from your G/Alip
Cadd9Loosen your hold, Gloosen your G/Agrip
On your Cold ways that have Gfallen outta G/Astep
In a Emchanging timeD  D2  
Cadd9Hoist a new Gflag G/A  
Cadd9Hoist a new GflagG/A  
  Cadd9    G    CDadd4  G  
Cadd9Angry sun burned GdownG/A  
Cadd9Judging us allG  G/A  
Cadd9Guilty of neglect and GdisreG/Aspect
And Cadd9thinking smallG  G/A  
***ORIGINAL VERSE***
Cadd9Death by borGdemG/A  
Cadd9Death by greed    G    G/A  
If we Cadd9cant stop GtaG/Aking 
Cadd9More than we needG  G/A  
********************
***ALTERNATE VERSE***
Cadd9Death by boredom, Gdeath by G/Agreed
If we Cadd9cant stop taking Gmore than we G/Aneed
CWatching the pages of Ghistory G/Ableed
While we Emwash our handsD  D2  
Cadd9Hoist a new Gflag G/A  
Cadd9Hoist a new GflagG/A  
*********************
Well, aCadd9cross the fractured landscapeG  G/A  
I Cadd9see the same thingsG  G/A  
Cadd9Tired ideasG  G/A  
Cadd9Birds without wings G  G/A  
ABirCds without Gwings 
ABirCds without Gwings
And Cadd9these are just thoughtsG  G/A  
On lCadd9ackluster timesG  G/A  
And Cadd9Ive no interestG  G/A  
In exCadd9cuses you can findG  G/A  
Like you’ve Cadd9had a hard dayG  G/A  
Now you’re Cadd9to tired to care G  G/A  
Now you’re Cadd9to tired to careG  G/A  
Oh you’ve Cadd9had a hard dayG  G/A  
Well, aCadd9cross the fractured landscapeG  G/A  
I Cadd9see the same thingsG  G/A  
Cadd9Tired ideas, Gbroken valG/Aues
Cadd9Many with the notion that to Gshare is to G/Alose
A Cadd9hollow people Gbound by a G/Alack 
Of Cadd9imagination and Gto much looking G/Aback
           CDadd4                        G  Em  
Without the courage to give a new thing a chance
Cadd9Grounded by this GignorG/Aance
And the Dcat comesC  
We’re just AbirCds without Gwings
ABirCds without Gwings
ABirCds without Gwings
      A*    C  G  
Birds
A*      C  G  

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32OOO3

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G major

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Birds Without Wings

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/A

Birds Without Wings

Cadd9 D2

– x32030 – xx0230

G C

– 320003 – 332010

G A

/ – 300003 Dadd4 – 554030

Em A

– 022000 – x02220

D A

– xx0232 * – x02223

Cadd9 G G/A

(x2)

Cadd9 G G/A

Wishing that something would happen

Cadd9 G G/A

A change in this place

Cadd9 G G/A

Cause Im tearing off the fancy wrapping

Cadd9 G G/A

Find an empty package

Cadd9 G G/A

Take for a while your trumpet from your lip

Cadd9 G G/A

Loosen your hold, loosen your grip

C G G/A

On your old ways that have fallen outta step

Em D D2

In a changing time

Cadd9 G G/A

Hoist a new flag

Cadd9 G G/A

Hoist a new flag

Cadd9 G C G

Dadd4

Cadd9 G G/A

Angry sun burned down

Cadd9 G G/A

Judging us all

Cadd9 G G/A

Guilty of neglect and disrespect

Cadd9 G G/A

And thinking small

***ORIGINAL VERSE***

Cadd9 G G/A

Death by bordem

Cadd9 G G/A

Death by greed

Cadd9 G G/A

If we cant stop taking

Cadd9 G G/A

More than we need

********************

***ALTERNATE VERSE***

Cadd9 G G/A

Death by boredom, death by greed

Cadd9 G G/A

If we cant stop taking more than we need

C G G/A

Watching the pages of history bleed

Em D D2

While we wash our hands

Cadd9 G G/A

Hoist a new flag

Cadd9 G G/A

Hoist a new flag

*********************

Cadd9 G G/A

Well, across the fractured landscape

Cadd9 G G/A

I see the same things

Cadd9 G G/A

Tired ideas

Cadd9 G G/A

Birds without wings

A C G

Birds without wings

A C G

Birds without wings

Cadd9 G G/A

And these are just thoughts

Cadd9 G G/A

On lackluster times

Cadd9 G G/A

And Ive no interest

Cadd9 G G/A

In excuses you can find

Cadd9 G G/A

Like you’ve had a hard day

Cadd9 G G/A

Now you’re to tired to care

Cadd9 G G/A

Now you’re to tired to care

Cadd9 G G/A

Oh you’ve had a hard day

Cadd9 G G/A

Well, across the fractured landscape

Cadd9 G G/A

I see the same things

Cadd9 G G/A

Tired ideas, broken values

Cadd9 G G/A

Many with the notion that to share is to lose

Cadd9 G G/A

A hollow people bound by a lack

Cadd9 G G/A

Of imagination and to much looking back

C G Em

Dadd4

Without the courage to give a new thing a chance

Cadd9 G G/A

Grounded by this ignorance

D C

And the cat comes

A C G

We’re just birds without wings

A C G

Birds without wings

A C G

Birds without wings

A C G

Birds

A C G

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