Birdhouse In Your Soul chords by They Might Be Giants

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



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CHORDS

      g-C-E-A
F     2-0-1-0 (= Am(aug) in the bridge)
Am6   2-0-2-0 (= D7)
F#m6  2-3-2-0
E6    1-1-0-2

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INTRO
C             Dm7                   Eb
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
    F            Bb
But I'm a little glowing friend
    Cm             Db            G                     | C | % |
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am


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


INTERLUDE
| C F | C F |


VERSE
C         F
 I have a secret to tell
C         F
 From my electrical well
C       G      C7
 It's a simple message
        F               G
And I'm leaving out the whistles and bells


VERSE
C                 F
 So the room must listen to me
C           F
 Filibuster vigilantly
C  G       C7
My name is blue canary
F                  G
One note spelled L I T E


BRIDGE
Am          F
 My story’s infinite
Am6                F              G
 Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest


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


INTERLUDE
| C F | C F |


INSTRUMENTAL / SOLO
| Am F | D7 F | Am F | D7 F |

| F#m D | F#m6 D | E E7 | E6 E |


INTRO
A             Bm7                   C
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend
    D            G
But I'm a little glowing friend
    Am             Bb            G
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am


VERSE
C                  F
 There’s a picture opposite me
C                F
 Of my primitive ancestry
C      G        C7
 Which stood on rocky shores
    F                G
And kept the beaches shipwreck free


VERSE
C           F
 Though I respect that a lot
C                F
 I'd be fired if that were my job
C      G       C7
 After killing Jason off
    F                   G
And countless screaming argonauts


BRIDGE
Am           F
 Bluebird of friendliness
Am6            F           G
 Like guardian angels it’s always near


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


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


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


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