Birdhouse In Your Soul chords by They Might Be Giants

Chords with lyrics

They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse in Your Soul (1990)
(John Linell/John Flansburgh)

From: "Flood"

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CHORDS

   g-C-E-A
FF   2-0-1-0 (= Am(aug) in the bridge)
Am6Am6  2-0-2-0 (= D7D7)
F#m6F#m6 2-3-2-0
E6E6  1-1-0-2

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INTRO
C majorC       Dm7Dm7          Eb MajorEb
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
  FF      Bb majorBb
But I'm a little glowing friend
  C minorCm       DbDb      G+G           | C majorC | % |
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am


CHORUS
C majorC          FF
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC      FF  G+G
 Who watches over you
C majorC    G+G   FF         Eb MajorEb
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul
        AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G   [ C majorC ]
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul


INTERLUDE
| C majorC FF | C majorC FF |


VERSE
C majorC     FF
 I have a secret to tell
C majorC     FF
 From my electrical well
C majorC    G+G   C7C7
 It's a simple message
    FF        G+G
And I'm leaving out the whistles and bells

VERSE
C majorC         FF
 So the room must listen to me
C majorC      FF
 Filibuster vigilantly
C majorC G+G    C7C7
My name is blue canary
FF         G+G
One note spelled L I T E MajorE


BRIDGE
A minorAm     FF
 My story’s infinite
Am6Am6        FF       G+G
 Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest


CHORUS
C majorC          FF
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC      FF  G+G
 Who watches over you
C majorC    G+G   FF         Eb MajorEb
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul
        AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G   [ C majorC ]
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul


INTERLUDE
| C majorC FF | C majorC FF |


INSTRUMENTAL / SOLO
| A minorAm FF | D7D7 FF | A minorAm FF | D7D7 FF |

| F# minorF#m D MajorD | F#m6F#m6 D MajorD | E MajorE E7E7 | E6E6 E MajorE |


INTRO
A augmentedA       Bm7Bm7          C majorC
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
  D MajorD      G+G
But I'm a little glowing friend
  A minorAm       Bb majorBb      G+G
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am


VERSE
C majorC         FF
 There’s a picture opposite me
C majorC        FF
 Of my primitive ancestry
C majorC   G+G    C7C7
 Which stood on rocky shores
  FF        G+G
And kept the beaches shipwreck free


VERSE
C majorC      FF
 Though I respect that a lot
C majorC        FF
 I'd be fired if that were my job
C majorC   G+G    C7C7
 After killing Jason off
  FF          G+G
And countless screaming argonauts


BRIDGE
A minorAm      FF
 Bluebird of friendliness
Am6Am6      FF      G+G
 Like guardian angels it’s always near


CHORUS
C majorC          FF
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C majorC      FF  G+G
 Who watches over you
C majorC    G+G   FF         Eb MajorEb
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul
        AbAb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G   [ C majorC ]
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul


CHORUS (variation)
C majorC FF          C majorC          FF
  While you’re at it, keep the nightlight on
 G+G      C majorC   G+G    FF
Inside the birdhouse in your soul
Eb MajorEb       AbAb
 Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G   | C majorC |
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul


CHORUS (+ counter melody)
C majorC          FF
           While you’re at it
 (Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
C majorC          FF  G+G      C majorC    G+G    FF        [ Eb MajorEb ]
Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse  in your soul
(Who watches    over you     Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb MajorEb       AbAb
 Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G   [ C majorC ]
Make a little birdhouse in your soul


CHORUS (+ counter melody - coda)
C majorC          FF
           While you’re at it
 (Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
C majorC          FF  G+G      C majorC    G+G    FF        [ Eb MajorEb ]
Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse  in your soul
(Who watches    over you     Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb MajorEb       AbAb
 Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
   (ritardando)
Eb MajorEb   C minorCm   AbAb    G+G    C majorC
Make a little birdhouse in your soul