Chords with lyrics
They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse in Your Soul (1990)
(John Linell/John Flansburgh)
From: "Flood"
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
FF 2-0-1-0 (= Am(aug) in the bridge)
Am6Am6 2-0-2-0 (= D7D7)
F#m6F#m6 2-3-2-0
E6E6 1-1-0-2
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INTRO
C majorC Dm7Dm7 Eb MajorEb
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
FF Bb majorBb
But I'm a little glowing friend
C minorCm DbDb G+G | C majorC | % |
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
CHORUS
C majorC FF
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC FF G+G
Who watches over you
C majorC G+G FF Eb MajorEb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G [ C majorC ]
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
INTERLUDE
| C majorC FF | C majorC FF |
VERSE
C majorC FF
I have a secret to tell
C majorC FF
From my electrical well
C majorC G+G C7C7
It's a simple message
FF G+G
And I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
VERSE
C majorC FF
So the room must listen to me
C majorC FF
Filibuster vigilantly
C majorC G+G C7C7
My name is blue canary
FF G+G
One note spelled L I T E MajorE
BRIDGE
A minorAm FF
My story’s infinite
Am6Am6 FF G+G
Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest
CHORUS
C majorC FF
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC FF G+G
Who watches over you
C majorC G+G FF Eb MajorEb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G [ C majorC ]
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
INTERLUDE
| C majorC FF | C majorC FF |
INSTRUMENTAL / SOLO
| A minorAm FF | D7D7 FF | A minorAm FF | D7D7 FF |
| F# minorF#m D MajorD | F#m6F#m6 D MajorD | E MajorE E7E7 | E6E6 E MajorE |
INTRO
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 C majorC
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
D MajorD G+G
But I'm a little glowing friend
A minorAm Bb majorBb G+G
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
VERSE
C majorC FF
There’s a picture opposite me
C majorC FF
Of my primitive ancestry
C majorC G+G C7C7
Which stood on rocky shores
FF G+G
And kept the beaches shipwreck free
VERSE
C majorC FF
Though I respect that a lot
C majorC FF
I'd be fired if that were my job
C majorC G+G C7C7
After killing Jason off
FF G+G
And countless screaming argonauts
BRIDGE
A minorAm FF
Bluebird of friendliness
Am6Am6 FF G+G
Like guardian angels it’s always near
CHORUS
C majorC FF
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC FF G+G
Who watches over you
C majorC G+G FF Eb MajorEb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G [ C majorC ]
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
CHORUS (variation)
C majorC FF C majorC FF
While you’re at it, keep the nightlight on
G+G C majorC G+G FF
Inside the birdhouse in your soul
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G | C majorC |
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
CHORUS (+ counter melody)
C majorC FF
While you’re at it
(Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G FF [ Eb MajorEb ]
Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul
(Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G [ C majorC ]
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
CHORUS (+ counter melody - coda)
C majorC FF
While you’re at it
(Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G FF [ Eb MajorEb ]
Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul
(Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
(ritardando)
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb G+G C majorC
Make a little birdhouse in your soul