The Birds chords by Elbow

Intro: D D D D F C C C C C


Verse

  D
The birds
    Em  D  C D  F  C
Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
    Dm C Bb  C D
As they saw us where we lay
    Em  D  C   D F    C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
   Dm   C  Bb   C D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze
     Em  D C   D  F    C
And they wove a sweet in - diff - erence
    Dm  C  Bb C  D
And it set - tled on our skin
     Em  D  C D  F   C
Till the eyes that I re - mem - bered
    Dm  C  Bb  C D
For the last time drew me in

Break: D


Verse

  D
The birds
     Em  D  C   D  F  C
Though I wore your gla - cial pa - tience
   Dm   C Bb  C  D
To a smudge of bi - tter dust
    Em  D  C  D  F   C
On the last day you em - braced me
    Dm    C  Bb  C  D
With a gliste - ning sap - ling trust
     Em  D C   D  F   C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
    Dm   C Bb   C D
As they watched us slow - ly part
    Em  D   C  D  F  C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
     Dm  C Bb  C  D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts


Instrumental:
D

D D D D F C C C C C

D D D D F C C C C C


Bridge

D
 What are we gonna do with you...

 Same tale, every time
F          C
 What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
             D
 Looking back is for the birds
D
 What are we gonna do with you...

 Same tale, every time
F          C
 What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
             D
 Looking back is for the birds
D
 What are we gonna do with you...

 Same tale, every time
F          C
 What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
             D
 Looking back is for the birds
D
 What are we gonna do with you...

 Same tale, every time
F          C
 What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
             D
 Looking back is for the birds


Instrumental:
D D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C

D D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C


Verse

       D
Ohhhhhh, the birds
    Em  D  C D  F  C
Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
    Dm C Bb  C D
As they saw us where we lay
    Em  D  C   D F    C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
   Dm   C  Bb   C D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze
     Em  D C   D  F   C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
    Dm   C Bb   C D
As they watched us slow - ly part
    Em  D   C  D  F  C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
     Dm  C Bb  C  D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts

D D D D Em D C D C F          C        Dm C
          What are we gonna do with you...
    Bb   C    D
Looking back is for the birds

D D D D Em D C D C F          C
          What are we gonna do with you...

Dm C Bb C


Outro

D    C  D  Am    D
 Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
D    C  D  Am    D
 Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Em

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