Dogbird chords by Madds Buckley

Chords with lyrics

♫ Intro:

BB
B C majorC BB C majorC BB

♫ Verse 1:
BB        C majorC     BB    C majorC   BB
Sorry that I'm scared of thunder like a dog
             BB
I know that you love rain
    C majorC     BB    C majorC     BB
But I cry when something shakes the walls
         BB
Tail between my legs
   C majorC     BB   C majorC
I scratch while you relax
      BB         BB
Ruffling feathers watching storm clouds pass
BB      C majorC    BB     C majorC   BB
Hoping I'll make you hate the thunder too
BB    C majorC   BB    C majorC    BB
Digging in my claws to make you hate me too
C majorC

♫ Chorus:
     BB         G minorGm
I can't stand you in my bed
       C majorC
You're too gentle I need you to
BB         G minorGm  C majorC
hurt me back instead
    BB
I wish I could take you back to California
G minorGm             C majorC
Where you'd never heard of creatures like me
BB
Little bird won't you fly away
BB
Little bird won't you fly away

BB C majorC BB C majorC BB (x2)

♫ Verse 2:
   BB     C majorC   BB   C majorC   BB
And sorry that I roll over to my folks
             BB
It's not that I'm ashamed
     C majorC   BB    C majorC    BB
But they keep me on the leash to choke
          BB
I'm a hunting breed
   C majorC   BB    C majorC
And bird is all they eat
     BB          BB
If they sniff you out, they gnash their teeth
    BB   C majorC    BB   C majorC   BB
I'm a coward scared of living outside
   BB   C majorC    BB    C majorC    BB
Even if it means I crush you at my side
C majorC

♫ Chorus:
BB             G minorGm
I can't stand you in my bed
      C majorC
You're too gentle
        BB        G minorGm  C majorC
I need you to hurt me back instead
    BB
I wish I could take you back to California
G minorGm             C majorC
Where you'd never heard of creatures like me
BB
Little bird won't you fly away
BB
Little bird won't you fly away

♫ Bridge:
     G minorGm G minorGm
When the bell rings
N.C.
My mouth waters
   C majorC C majorC
I'm a habit
N.C.
That won't alter
     BB
I'm an instinct
Don't you fear me?
BB
Hunting songbirds in my sleep

♫ Outro:
BB     C majorC    BB    C majorC     BB
Sorry that I don't treat you like I should
           BB
I only lick my wounds
   C majorC     BB
Teeth bared, and snap
     C majorC      BB
"You're all that's good"
          BB
If I chase you away
  C majorC    BB     C majorC
I'm back to chasing tail
     BB      BB
Running circles after what was real
   BB     C majorC     BB    C majorC    BB
And maybe one day I'll catch it and I'll cry
BB       C majorC    BB    C majorC     BB
Wishing that little songbird was still mine