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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Artist- Dave McPherson
Song- Mockingbirds And Jealous Folk
Album/EP- A Bridge For Burning
e|-0---G3--(2)--(A0)----Em/G-3----|
B|-3---3---3----2---1--3----|
G|-2---0---4----2---0--0----|
D|-0---0---4----2---2--2----|
A|-----2---2----0---3--2----|
E|-----3---------------0----|
 Dsus4    Bm        C
Intro: Im sure you can work out the pattern
e|-2-3-5-7--9-10--9-7-5-3-----|
B|-3-5-7-8-10-12-10-8-7-5-----|
G|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Dsus4Just because I'm unGstableBm  A  
DsusDoesn't mean I'm inGcapableBm  A  
DsusIt doesn't mean I'm noGt savable
BmAll the boyGs say,
BmAnd all the Ggirls say
CDon't you think you've had enough?G  
I must be Dsus4greedyG, 
Dsus4GreedyG, 
Simply Dsus4greedy,G  
CIn the grand old English wayG  
Dsus4You seem to think that I'm arroGgantBm  A  
Dsus4Well, you don't see me behind closed doors
Climbing the walls feeling so insignGificantBm  A  
Dsus4I know, I know I can get a little bit complGacent
BmAll the bGoys say Bmand all the Ggirls say
CThat guy thinks he's something elseG  
Dsus4Maybe I'm timid Gand, lately, Dsus4you're intimidatGing me
Dsus4Socially frigiGd
CIn the grand old English wayG  
Em/GI fall from gracAe every single day 
Em/GJust so that you Acan't possibly hurt me
Em/GI'm grinning in my oAwn stupid little way 
Em/GDoes my smile diAsgust you?A  
Dsus4Get irrationally jeGalous, 
Dsus4Misguidedly zGealous
Dsus4Overtly precGious 
CIn the grand old English way, G  
CYeah, Yeah Yeah, 
GOh Oh Oh 
BmOh Oh Oh etc

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Mockingbirds And Jealous Folk

by Dave McPherson

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Em/G

Dsus4

Dsus

Artist- Dave McPherson

Song- Mockingbirds And Jealous Folk

Album/EP- A Bridge For Burning

G A Em/G

e|-0---3--(2)--(0)-----3----|

B|-3---3---3----2---1--3----|

G|-2---0---4----2---0--0----|

D|-0---0---4----2---2--2----|

A|-----2---2----0---3--2----|

E|-----3---------------0----|

Dsus4 Bm C

Intro: Im sure you can work out the pattern

e|-2-3-5-7--9-10--9-7-5-3-----|

B|-3-5-7-8-10-12-10-8-7-5-----|

G|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-----|

D|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|

Dsus4 G Bm A

Just because I'm unstable

Dsus G Bm A

Doesn't mean I'm incapable

Dsus G

It doesn't mean I'm not savable

Bm G

All the boys say,

Bm G

And all the girls say

C G

Don't you think you've had enough?

Dsus4 G

I must be greedy,

Dsus4 G

Greedy,

Dsus4 G

Simply greedy,

C G

In the grand old English way

Dsus4 G Bm A

You seem to think that I'm arrogant

Dsus4

Well, you don't see me behind closed doors

G Bm A

Climbing the walls feeling so insignificant

Dsus4 G

I know, I know I can get a little bit complacent

Bm G Bm G

All the boys say and all the girls say

C G

That guy thinks he's something else

Dsus4 G Dsus4 G

Maybe I'm timid and, lately, you're intimidating me

Dsus4 G

Socially frigid

C G

In the grand old English way

Em/G A

I fall from grace every single day

Em/G A

Just so that you can't possibly hurt me

Em/G A

I'm grinning in my own stupid little way

Em/G A A

Does my smile disgust you?

Dsus4 G

Get irrationally jealous,

Dsus4 G

Misguidedly zealous

Dsus4 G

Overtly precious

C G

In the grand old English way,

Yeah, Yeah Yeah,

Oh Oh Oh

Oh Oh Oh etc

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