The Birds chords by Elbow

Chords with lyrics

Intro: D MajorD D D MajorD D FF C majorC C C majorC C C majorC


Verse

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

Break: D MajorD


Verse

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


Instrumental:
D MajorD

D MajorD D D MajorD D FF C majorC C C majorC C C majorC

D MajorD D D MajorD D FF C majorC C C majorC C C majorC

Bridge

D MajorD
 What are we gonna do with you...

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

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

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

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


Instrumental:
D MajorD D D MajorD D E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD FF F C majorC C C majorC C C majorC C DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC

D MajorD D D MajorD D E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD FF F C majorC C C majorC C C majorC C DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC


Verse

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

D MajorD D D MajorD D E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC FF          C majorC        DmDm C majorC
          What are we gonna do with you...
    Bb majorBb   C majorC    D MajorD
Looking back is for the birds

D MajorD D D MajorD D E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC FF          C majorC
          What are we gonna do with you...

DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC


Outro

D MajorD    C majorC  D MajorD  A minorAm    D MajorD
 Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
D MajorD    C majorC  D MajorD  A minorAm    D MajorD
 Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
E minorEm

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