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Early Bird

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Capo 1st fret
(4/4)
Intro: |  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|
DGot no books in Gmy house
Got no Atime for Dthose
No room in my cGlosets
Closets' Afull of clothes
DGarage full of wGheels, babe
Boat house Afull of Dboat
The lifestyle iGdeal, babe
That's what Agets my vote
BmAll the Villas on the hillsides
Gotta have a view to sea
BmVillas of the empire
  GWay back in hAistory
They have sBmlaves for the galleys and the kitchens
Gardens and the vines
SBmlaves for the beautiful people
  GBring water, Afood and wine
A sDlave to tie your Gbib
  AAnother one to F#sus4carry it
            Bm              G|  A|
  So now I'll take my crib
                             |   D    Dsus4   D|
I dig my chariot dig my crib
                 G          D                Bm       D/A|      D  D/ A|
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
      |    D    Dsus4   D|
Dig my crib
                 G          D                E7         A|    D    Dsus4   D|
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
Solo: |  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|
DEngland calls me Gvulgar
I'd call myAself reDfined
Goodbye old GEngland
Simon's off to Asunny climes
DLook who's doin' it Gnow, babe
Look who's Adoin' it Dnow
Look who's doin' it Gnow, babe
Look who's Adoin' it Dnow
Solo: |  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|  Bm|
BmAlways was an early bird
With something on the side 
BmBetter buy this, better buy that
GMaybe let that Ababy ride
BmOut here everyday it's hot
And I'm talking to my men
BmWorking this working that
GWorking on my Amasterplan
A sDlave to tie my Gbib
  AAnother one to F#sus4carry it
            Bm              G|  A|
  So now I'll take my crib
                            |   D    Dsus4   D|
I dig my chariot dig my crib
                 G          D                Bm       D/A|      D  D/ A|
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
      |    D    Dsus4   D|
Dig my crib
                 G          D                E7             A|   Dsus4   D|
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
Now Bmhere's the hot-tub, here's the gym
Here's the pool that I swam in
BmUp the stairs my footprints led
To the bedroom, to my bed
BmUp the stairs my footprints led
To where I lay my bosom head
SBmleep the long sleep of the dead
I'm an early bird, that's what I said
Outro: | Bm | -> repeate to end.

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Early Bird

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#sus4

Dsus4

D/A

Capo 1st fret

(4/4)

Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm

D G

Got no books in my house

A D

Got no time for those

No room in my closets

Closets' full of clothes

D G

Garage full of wheels, babe

A D

Boat house full of boat

The lifestyle ideal, babe

That's what gets my vote

All the Villas on the hillsides

Gotta have a view to sea

Villas of the empire

G A

Way back in history

They have slaves for the galleys and the kitchens

Gardens and the vines

Slaves for the beautiful people

G A

Bring water, food and wine

D G

A slave to tie your bib

A F#sus4

Another one to carry it

Bm G A

| |

So now I'll take my crib

D Dsus4 D

| |

I dig my chariot dig my crib

G D Bm D/A D D A

| / |

And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

D Dsus4 D

| |

Dig my crib

G D E7 A D Dsus4 D

| |

And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm

D G

England calls me vulgar

A D

I'd call myself refined

Goodbye old England

Simon's off to sunny climes

D G

Look who's doin' it now, babe

A D

Look who's doin' it now

Look who's doin' it now, babe

A D

Look who's doin' it now

Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm Bm

Always was an early bird

With something on the side

Better buy this, better buy that

G A

Maybe let that baby ride

Out here everyday it's hot

And I'm talking to my men

Working this working that

G A

Working on my masterplan

D G

A slave to tie my bib

A F#sus4

Another one to carry it

Bm G A

| |

So now I'll take my crib

D Dsus4 D

| |

I dig my chariot dig my crib

G D Bm D/A D D A

| / |

And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

D Dsus4 D

| |

Dig my crib

G D E7 A Dsus4 D

| |

And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

Now here's the hot-tub, here's the gym

Here's the pool that I swam in

Up the stairs my footprints led

To the bedroom, to my bed

Up the stairs my footprints led

To where I lay my bosom head

Sleep the long sleep of the dead

I'm an early bird, that's what I said

Outro: | Bm | -> repeate to end.

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