Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G F#m Em Gm D G F# Bm G Em Dmaj7 Verse 1: Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 My feathers don't shine brightly in the moonlight Bm F#m G E I don't know how to sing a pretty song D F#7 G E7 Like water off a duck's back, you seem to slip away A G D Well, natural selection be damned, I'll be okay Chorus: G F#m Bm Em I used to think I'd wanna be a bird of paradise Gm D But now I'm happy being just a quail G F Bm Em I used to think I'd wanna be a bird of paradise Gm D But now I'm happy being just a quail
G F#m7 Bm EM7 Gm D G F#m7 BM Em7 G D Verse 2: G A Em Bm You've got all your dances and your colors G E While I'm over here just trippin' on my own feet D Can't fly all too well, well it's not so hard to tell I don't got the moves but I'm bobbing to my own beat Chorus: G F#m Bm Em I used to think I'd wanna be a bird of paradise Gm D But now I'm happy being just a quail G F# Bm Em I used to think I'd wanna be a bird of paradise Gm D But now I'm happy being just a quail G F#m7 Bm Em7 Gm Dmaj7 G F#m7 Bm Em G Dmaj7 D
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