Birdhouse In Your Soul chords by They Might Be Giants

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

From: "Flood"

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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