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Birds Will Sing For Us

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ELittle G#mgirl don't be sad C#mI've set yG#mour eGmyes on fire 
F#mDon't Bsay AI'm a liar that I don't love you 
ESomethinG#mg has brought C#mme down G#mbut GmI won't give up hope 
F#mIt's hard Bfor you to copAe when I'm around you 
ELet tB/Ebhe sun break through 
The C#mcracks witAhin my room 
EThe grey B/Ebsky fades to blue 
It might C#mwash away this Agloom 
EAlcG#mohol, coC#mmpany, I neG#med to Gmreadjust 
F#mFrom thiBs place of dAust let's go drink tonight 
EAnd at tG#mhe bar we'll C#mdrink 'G#mtil dGmawn and I'll pretend I'm dead 
F#mWhilst restiBng my Apoor head by the neon light 
ELet tB/Ebhe sun break through 
The C#mcracks witAhin my room 
EThe grey B/Ebsky fades to blue 
It will C#mwash away this Agloom
ELet tB/Ebhe sun break through 
The C#mcracks witAhin my room 
EThe grey B/Ebsky fades to blue 
It might C#mwash away this Agloom
 Bm–  E–  Bm–  E–  Bm–  D–  A–  C–  E  
(PLAY CHORUS ONCE WITHOUT SINGING)
The Ebirds will sing for G#mus but we C#mall die in the Bend 
The birds will sing for us but we all die in the end 
The birds will sing for us the birds will sing for us 
The birds will sing for us but we all die in the end

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Birds Will Sing For Us

by Ed Harcourt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#m

B/Eb

E G#m C#m G#m Gm

Little girl don't be sad I've set your eyes on fire

F#m B A

Don't say I'm a liar that I don't love you

E G#m C#m G#m Gm

Something has brought me down but I won't give up hope

F#m B A

It's hard for you to cope when I'm around you

E B/Eb

Let the sun break through

C#m A

The cracks within my room

E B/Eb

The grey sky fades to blue

C#m A

It might wash away this gloom

E G#m C#m G#m Gm

Alcohol, company, I need to readjust

F#m B A

From this place of dust let's go drink tonight

E G#m C#m G#m Gm

And at the bar we'll drink 'til dawn and I'll pretend I'm dead

F#m B A

Whilst resting my poor head by the neon light

E B/Eb

Let the sun break through

C#m A

The cracks within my room

E B/Eb

The grey sky fades to blue

C#m A

It will wash away this gloom

E B/Eb

Let the sun break through

C#m A

The cracks within my room

E B/Eb

The grey sky fades to blue

C#m A

It might wash away this gloom

Bm E Bm E Bm D A C E

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(PLAY CHORUS ONCE WITHOUT SINGING)

E G#m C#m B

The birds will sing for us but we all die in the end

The birds will sing for us the birds will sing for us

The birds will sing for us but we all die in the end

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