Bird Without A Tail Base Of My Skull chords by Wilco

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:
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  There was a man with a double deed
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  Who sowed his garden full of seed
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  When the?seed began to grow
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  Was like a garden full of snow

🎸 Verse 2:
Bm                 E
  When the snow began to melt
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  Was like a ship without a belt
Bm                E
  When the ship began to sail
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  Was like a bird without a tail

🎸 Verse 3:
Bm                 E
  When the bird began to fly
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  Like an eagle in the sky
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  When the sky began to roar
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  Was like a lion at my door

🎸 Verse 4:
Bm               E
  When my door began to crack
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  Was like a stick across my back
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  When my back began to smart
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  Was like a penknife  in my heart
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  When my heart began to bleed
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  Was death and death indeed

Breakdown:
Bm                E
  When my heart began to bleed
A       E/Ab      G      Bm
  Was death and death indeed

🎸 Outro:
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