Chords with lyrics
Artis: Anderson .Paak
Song: The Bird
Intro:
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------5--------5-------5------7b-------------|
D MajorD|-5--7-----5--7----5--7----5--7----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
Hook:
A minorAm
A augmentedA bird with the word came to me
D MajorD
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
C majorC
And now I look what's taking over me
C majorC
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
F7F7
I had to wake up just to make it through
F7F7
I got my patience and I'm making do
D7D7
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
D7D7
I choose to follow what the greatest do
A minorAm
A augmentedA bird with the word came to me
D MajorD
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
C majorC
And now I look what's taking over me
C majorC
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
F7F7
I had to wake up just to make it through
F7F7
I got my patience and I'm making do
D7D7
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
D7D7
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Verse 1:
C majorC
I'm repping for the longest cycle, mmm
C majorC
My uncles had to pay the cost, mmm
C/AC/A
My sister used to sing to Whitney, mmm
C/AC/A
My mama caught the gambling bug, mmm
F7F7
We came up in a lonely castle, mmm
F7F7
My papa was behind them bars, mmm
D7D7
We never had to want for nothing, mmm
D7D7
Said all we ever need is love, mmm
A minorAm
We see the same things
D MajorD
We sing the same songs
C majorC
We feel the same grief
C majorC
Bleed the same blood
FF
You grew up in the home beside me
F7F7
I always had a friend to call
Dm7Dm7
How could I make it here without you? Mmm
Dm7Dm7
I pray I leave before you're gone
Hook:
A minorAm
A augmentedA bird with the word came to me
D MajorD
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
C majorC
And now I look what's taking over me
C majorC
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
F7F7
I had to wake up just to make it through
F7F7
I got my patience and I'm making do
D7D7
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
D7D7
I choose to follow what the greatest do
A minorAm
A augmentedA bird with the word came to me
D MajorD
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
C majorC
And now I look what's taking over me
C majorC
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
F7F7
I had to wake up just to make it through
F7F7
I got my patience and I'm making do
D7D7
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
D7D7
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Outro:
C majorC
Hey, my little youth is crying
C majorC
I'm almost home, almost home
C/AC/A
Look no further riots, mmm
C/AC/A
Working my fingers to the bone
F7F7
See I do the best I can, mmm
F7F7
Mama was a farmer, mmm
D7D7