Birds Ukulele chords by Thomas Sanders

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Chords used (They are the normal uke fingerings, not actual chords on bari):
G - 0232
Cmaj7 - 0002
Em - 0432
D - 2220
F - 2010
Cm6 - 0330
C6 - 0000
C7 - 0001
C - 0003
Cm - 0333
D7 - 2223

Verse 1:
G              Cmaj7
I don't want to drive a fancy car today
        Em    D  Cmaj7
I don't wanna ride in a red Corvette
G           Cmaj7
I don't wanna jog my Saturday away
    Em    D    F
But I don't wanna go home yet

G            Cmaj7
Today is not the day to jump out of a plane
        Em     D   Cmaj7
I don't wanna parasail or play roulette
G             Cmaj7
I don't wanna risk it all or go insane
    Em     D    F
But I don't wanna go home yet


Chorus:
       Cmaj7    G
I just wanna watch the birds go by
     Cm6            Cmaj7
From my handy foldable blue canvas throne
          G
I wanna watch them fly and fly
   Cm6            C6   C7
And see them soar up into the unknown
    C
But I'd feel just like a nerd
     Cm
Watching birds
            G
Watching me here all alone

Verse 2:
G            Cmaj7
I don't wanna breakdance or learn taekwondo
       Em         D    Cmaj7
I don't wanna fish till all the fish are gone
G            Cmaj7
I don't wanna rollerskate even if it's slow
       Em      D  F
I don't wanna pass out in a marathon

G           Cmaj7
I don't like soccer, baseball, track or field
    Em     D   Cmaj7
I'm not up for a match of polo
G            Cmaj7
I don't wanna seek or try to stay concealed
     Em   D   F
I'm also not up for water polo


Chorus:
       Cmaj7    G
I just wanna watch the birds up there
       Cm6           Cmaj7
Track the migratory patterns that they've flown
           G
I wanna watch them from my chair
     Cm6             C6   C7
With my binoculars, my latte, and my phone
C
Trying to spot a lark
    Cm
In the park
            G
Parked in nature all alone


Bridge:
 D7
Alone here with the doves,
     Cmaj7
And the sparrows, and the ospreys
   Em          Cmaj7
The owlets, the egrets, and my list

     D7
It's just me and Mr. Finch
   Cmaj7            D
The robins, the kingfishers, the snipes
             D7
Though I heard they don't exist

C
Each little specie
                   Em
In its little way can teach me what awaits you
  F
If you can get away


Chorus:
    Cmaj7
I wanna watch
   G
The birds do what they will
     Cm6         Cmaj7
Sorry if I'm ornithologically prone
    Cmaj7
I wanna watch from somewhere undisturbing
G
Quiet, calm, and still
Cm6               C6   C7
Sit right here and gaze at the unknown

C
I don't wanna fly
    Cm
In the sky
         C
I just wanna be alone

        G
It's not a big deal, or anything
C      Cm  G
I just wanna be alone