Birds In The Ceiling chords by John Moreland

Chords with lyrics

♫ Verse 1:
BB                  E MajorE
 The night is sinking, and I'm in need of a song
                               BbdimBbdim
There were birds in the ceiling, talking about feelings all summer long
BB        E MajorE       C# minorC#m
 Celestial bodies beam down on casinos
   E MajorE        C# minorC#m          BbdimBbdim
Our fathers still cling to their obsolete ethos



♫ Verse 2:
BB                E MajorE         C# minorC#m
 You built your house with the world burning down around you
E MajorE      C# minorC#m      E MajorE      C# minorC#m    BbdimBbdim
Now that I think of it
I guess that's what we all do
BB             E MajorE       C# minorC#m
 I wanna build a new house, high atop a mountain
       E MajorE         C# minorC#m   E MajorE          BbdimBbdim
Where you'll lock me in your kindness and never let me out again

♫ Interlude:
BB  E MajorE  C majorC  E MajorE  E/Eb  C# minorC#m

E MajorE  E/Eb  C# minorC#m  E/Eb  BbdimBbdim  BB

E MajorE  E/Eb  C# minorC#m  E MajorE  E/Eb  C# minorC#m

E MajorE  E/Eb  C# minorC#m  E MajorE  E/Eb  BbdimBbdim


♫ Verse 3:
    BB       E MajorE    E/Eb    C# minorC#m
Let a bird be a bird, let a train be a train
E MajorE    E/Eb    C# minorC#m  E MajorE    E/Eb    BbdimBbdim
 Let the sky be the sky, let the rain be the rain
BB            E MajorE    E/Eb      C# minorC#m
 Let a curse be a curse, let a blessing be a blessing
E MajorE    E/Eb    C# minorC#m     E MajorE     E/Eb    BbdimBbdim
 Death alone is certain, but life is a beautiful question