Don't Be Scared chords by Andrew Bird

Chords with lyrics

As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album Weather Systems

Transcribed by Cameron Brydon ([email protected])

Andrew Bird is an amazing singer/songwriter out of Chicago. He is a one-man
orchestra,playing multiple instruments during each song, looping samples of each
to build songs.

He is amazing live, putting on his entire show with just one person, Kevin O'Donnel,
who plays drums and keyboards simultaneously.

Standard Tuning

Chords Used
D, G, D, A, Em, Dsus2Dsus2 E--0
           B--2
           G--3
           D--0

Dsus2Dsus2 (X2)

Dsus2Dsus2
 When...whenever Paul
     Dsus2Dsus2
Thinks of rain, swallows fall
   E minorEm
In a wave
  D MajorD
And tap on his windows with their beaks

Dsus2Dsus2
And...when Paul
     Dsus2Dsus2
Thinks of snow, soft winds blow
      E minorEm
'Round his head
    G+G
And the phone rings just once, late at night
    A augmentedA
Like a bird calling out
          E minorEm
"Won't you wake up, Paul...
     D MajorD
don't be scared, don't believe you're all alone"
     G+G
"Wake up, Paul"
     G+G
Whisper clouds rolling by
    E minorEm
And the seeds

A augmentedA
Falling from the branches
A augmentedA
Oh, from the branches and they're
D MajorD
Falling from the branches of the trees
A augmentedA
Oh, from the branches
A augmentedA
Falling from the branches and they're
D MajorD
Falling from the branches of the trees


"To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity."