Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard
No Capo
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQm4R0LM2mE
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Chords Used:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Am7Am7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|---------------------------|
BB|--10----5----8----6----5---|
G+G|--9-----5----7----5----4---|
D MajorD|--10----5----9----7----5---|
A augmentedA|--8-----x----7----6----3---|
E MajorE|--------5------------------| Verses
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G or FF G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7 F#7F#7
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------5--------| the second version
G+G|--2----5-5p4----2---4----4----3---| of FF & G+G chords are
D MajorD|--2----5-5------3---5----5----2---| much easier to play
A augmentedA|--3----5-5------3---5----3----4---|
E MajorE|-(1)--(3)x-----(1)------------2---| Pre-Chorus
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 Abm7Abm7 Gm7Gm7 Bb-5/C
e|----------------------------------|
BB|------------5----4----3----3------|
G+G|--2----0----5----4----3----3------|
D MajorD|--2----0----5----4----3----2------|
A augmentedA|--3----2----x----x----x----3------|
E MajorE|--1----0----5----4----3-----------| Chorus
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Intro - Acapella:
Birds of a feather, we rock together
And if we got a problem, we talk together
Let's head down South, escape the bad weather
*Riff*
Oo ooh, oo ooh 0.00 - 0.15:
Riff:
e|--8-----8------------------|
BB|--8--8--8--8--6------------|
G+G|-----9-----9--7--To Fmaj7--|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
Verse 1:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Am7Am7
The rain came through my treetop
E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Washed away so many things
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Things I couldn't learn 'til I went through
Dm7Dm7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Things I didn't know 'til I met you
Well I'm 0.16 - 0.39:
Pre-chorus: Low Chords
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7
Learning the hard way to be true
FF G+G FF G+G F#7F#7
Now I'm learning the hard way 0.40 - 0.57:
Chorus: - Pattern follows Joe Dart on the bass - stacatto
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Birds of a feather, we rock together
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And if we got a problem, we talk together
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
Let's head down South, escape the bad weather
A minorAm G minorGm Bb5/C
Oo ooh, oo ooh X2 0.58 - 1.22:
How I play the chorus: Gm7Gm7
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 Abm7Abm7 Bb-5/C
e|------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
BB|------------|------------|--------------|-------------3--|
G+G|--2----2-2--|--2----2-2--|(2)-0----0-0--|0-5----5-4-3-3--|
D MajorD|--2----2-2--|--2----2-2--|(2)-0----0-0--|0-5----5-4-3-2--|
A augmentedA|--3----3-3--|--3----3-3--|(3)-2----2-2--|2-x----x-x-x-3--|
E MajorE|--1----1-1--|--1----1-1--|(1)-0----0-0--|0-5----5-4-3----|
Verse 2:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Am7Am7
The wind came through my treetop
E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Blew away so many things
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Harder than the breeze on which we once flew
Dm7Dm7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Farther from the tree where I met you
So I'm 1.23 - 1.45:
Pre-chorus: Low Chords
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7
Learning the hard way to be true
FF G+G FF G+G F#7F#7
Now I'm learning the hard way 1.46 - 2.03:
Chorus X2: - Pattern follows bass - stacatto
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Birds of a feather, we rock together
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And if we got a problem, we talk together
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
Let's head down South, escape the bad weather
A minorAm G minorGm Bb5/C
Oo ooh, oo ooh 2.04 - 2.27:
Whistling X2 - Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 A minorAm G minorGm Bb5/C: 2.28 - 2.51:
Verse 3:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Am7Am7
The sun came to my treetop
E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7
And it shone so bright it lit up everything
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Shone a light of something that was so true
Dm7Dm7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Suddenly I knew I had to have you-oooh I'm 2.52 - 3.16:
Pre-chorus: Low Chords
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G
Learning the hard way
Fmaj G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7
Learning the hard way to be true
FF G+G FF G+G F#7F#7
Now I'm learning the hard way 3.17 - 3.33:
Chorus X4: - Pattern follows bass - stacatto
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Birds of a feather, we rock together
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And if we got a problem, we talk together
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
Let's head down South, escape the bad weather
A minorAm G minorGm Bb5/C
Oo ooh, oo ooh 3.34 - 4.21:
Whistling X2 - Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 A minorAm G minorGm Bb5/C: 4.22 - 4.47:
End on Fmaj7Fmaj7
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APPENDIX:
Ad libs lyrics if you want to go full ANTWAUNN
Oooh
Birds of a feather
We rock together
We talk together
Yeahh
We walk
If we got a problem, then we talk together
Oh oh ohh
Yeah
Ay
Yeah
Ooohh
Rathbone warbler
Oh are you flying today?
Today, today, today, today, today, yeah 3.34 - 4.21:
Ad lib Outro:
Yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow rumped warbler
Oh are you flying today, today, today, today, oh today?
Are you flying today?
Are you flying today?
Today, yeah 4.22 - 4.47: