Murder Of Birds chords by Jesca Hoop

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bbm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Db Ab Bbm    x2
Eb    Bbm Ab
Eb    Db    Bbm
Eb Bbm    Db Bbm

Verse 1:
Db        Ab
I'm not a bird
      Bbm
I'm a murder of birds
Db   Ab
Shifting my shape
                 Bbm
When your tongue finds the words

Chorus:
                Eb
Like I hate you when I
             Bbm
Love you the most
Eb       Db
Love you the most
Eb       Db  Bbm
Love you the most

Verse 2:
     Db         Eb
This shape of a snake
          Bbm
In a defensive coil
Db         Ab
Same retracted lips
               Bbm
Of the one foolish girl

Chorus:
               Eb
Says she hates you when she
              Bbm
Loves you the most
Eb            Db
Loves you the most
Eb
Loves you

After chorus:
    Gb       Db Gb  B    Eb Bbm   Eb
And I’ve got demons when I, need 'em
E
Don't ask to see them
Eb                              Db
They're not supposed to be used against
    Ab    B Gb Bbm
You oh

Verse 4:
Db
Can we build a safe house
B            Db
Far from the bitter bride
                      Ab
And we'll make a home with a brown recluse
        B            Db
And the cobra locked outside

Verse 5:
                            Ab
For the spider we'll give a web
             B    Gb
To the cobra a lullaby
    Db
And keeping the demons happy
         B           Gb
You make free for me to fly

Verse 6:
        Eb              B
And the shape of home baked bread
Bbm               Db
And the girl in a turned down bed
      Eb             B
And a wick of twisted thread
         Bbm          Db
From the loving words you said
B
Birds

Instrumental:
Db        Bbm      Eb Db Bbm Db Bbm
Eb    Bbm    Eb    Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Bbm  Db Eb Bbm

Verse 7:
    Db          Ab
And I think I’m alone
          Bbm      Eb
In desire for grace
  Db          Ab
Fire only shimmered
             Bbm
And I’m no longer safe

Chorus:
Bbm
I say I hate you and I
Eb           Db
Love you the most
Bbm  Eb      Db
Love you the most
     Eb       Bbm  Eb  Bbm
Love you the most

Verse 8:
       Db
This shape of my breast
Ab             Bbm
And a shape of my kiss
Db
Demented coil
Ab                 Bbm
With a slither and hiss

Chorus:
Bbm
Said I hate you and I
Eb            Bbm
Love you the most
Eb            Db
Love you the most
Eb
Love you

After chorus:
    Gb       Db     Ab     B
And I’ve got demons when I need 'em
E
Don't ask to see them
Eb                              Db
They're not supposed to be used against
    Ab
You oh

Instrumental:
B    Gb Bbm Db   Ab   B Gb  Db

Verse 9:
               Ab
Can we build a safe house
B            Gb
Far from the bitter bride
Db                    Ab
And we'll make a home with a brown recluse
        B     Db        Bbm
And the cobra locked outside

Verse 10:
Db
To the spider we'll give a web
             B      Db
To the cobra a lullaby
                            Ab
And keeping the demons happy
                  Gb
You make free for me to fly

Verse 11:
        Db              B
And the shape of home baked bread
Bbm               Db
And the girl in a turned down bed
      Eb             B
And a wick of twisted thread
         Bbm          Db
From the loving words you said
B
Birds

Verse 12:
    Eb              B   Bbm
The shape of home baked bread
                  Db
And the girl in a turned down bed
      Eb             B
And a wick of twisted thread
         Bbm          Db
From the loving words you said
B Eb
Birds

Instrumental 2:
B    Db    Gb  B
Db  B    Gb  B
Db    Ab    Bbm      Db    Ab    Bbm

Outro:
Db               Ab
'Cause I’m not a bird
             Bbm  N.C.
I'm a murder of,  birds