Jailbirds chords by Cold War Kids

🎸 Verse 1:
C#m                   B          A
The sun is rising so late, it's early
C#m                       B     A
I have spread myself too thin again
C#m                       B     A
The guest of honor at my guilty party
C#m                       B         A
Me and this silence have become old friends



🎸 Chorus:
A                  E       B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                  E      B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                    E        B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                        A     B
But for now you've got to keep them young

🎸 Instrumental:
C#m

🎸 Verse 2:
C#m           B      A
My solitude it makes me softer
C#m     B     A
My suffering is not in vain
C#m                    B       A
My depression sings, "how much longer
C#m                     B
Will I have to wait to see a world free from pain "

🎸 Chorus:
A                  E       B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                  E      B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                    E        B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                        A     B
But for now you've got to keep them young

🎸 Chorus:
(only strum each chords once for the first two lines)
A                  E       B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                  E      B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                    E        B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                        A     B
But for now you've got to keep them young
A                  E       B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                  E      B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                    E        B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                        A     B
But for now you've got to keep them young