The Bird chords by Shawn Colvin

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A augmentedA (4 bars)

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
I might go to the mountains of Spain
A augmentedA
And I'll see all the pretty snow,
A augmentedA    E MajorE         D MajorD
And I'll dream the dream I dream
         A augmentedA  F# minorF#m
No matter where I go

Verse 2:
       A augmentedA
We were still young like when we met,
A augmentedA
And I hadn't fucked it all up yet,
    E MajorE          D MajorD
And you wanted me to be with you
    A augmentedA
Like before

Chorus:
    D MajorD
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D MajorD
What I like about love is it makes me cry
    B minorBm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
      E MajorE    B minorBm
Nothing but sky...

Verse 3:
   A augmentedA
And I know you tried to tell me then
A augmentedA
No one could bear the shit I put on them
     E MajorE             D MajorD
I bet you wonder why you even let me in
      A augmentedA
Well, so do I

Instrumental:
E minorEm  D MajorD  A augmentedA  E minorEm  D MajorD

Verse 4:
    A augmentedA
In my dream I never make you pay
A augmentedA
For all the things you did and did not say
   E MajorE          D MajorD
I was ready to be good to you
       A augmentedA   F# minorF#m
And make you stay

Verse 5:
    A augmentedA
And you took me to the carnival town,
A augmentedA
And we rode the rides up and down,
    E MajorE             D MajorD
And we watched the birds watch us smile,
          A augmentedA
And then they flew away

Chorus:
    D MajorD
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D MajorD
What I like about love is it makes me cry
    B minorBm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
      E MajorE    B minorBm
Nothing but sky...

Verse 6:
   A augmentedA
And I know you think my life's a crime
A augmentedA
And you talk about it to your wife sometimes
         E MajorE
Y'all shake your heads and sigh
   D MajorD         A augmentedA
Oh believe me, I shake mine.

Outro:
E minorEm  D MajorD  A augmentedA  E minorEm  D MajorD  A augmentedA
E minorEm  D MajorD  A augmentedA  E minorEm  D MajorD  A augmentedA