Bird Song

florence + the machine - bird song it’s basically the same chords throughout with alternating rhythm depending on what style you sing in . enjoy! standard tuning eadgbe Intro - C ( 2nd string 3rd fret ) ( acapella ) well i didn’t tell anyone but a bird flew by , saw what i done he set up a nest outside and he sang about what i’d become , C G he sang so loud , sang so clear Am F i was afraid all the neighbours would hear C G so i invited him in just to reason with him , Am F ( strum once ) promised i wouldn’t do it again but he sang C louder and louder inside the house G and now i couldn’t get him out Am so i trapped him under a cardboard bo xf stood on it to make it stop C i picked up the bird and above the dim G said that’s the last time you’ll ever sing C G held him down , broke his neck Am F taught him a lesson he wouldn’t forget C G Am F but in my dreams began to hear C G that old familiar Am ( strum once ) F ( strum once ) tweet tweet tweet C i opened my mouth to scream and shout G and i waved my arms and flapped about Am but i couldn’t scream and i couldn’t shout F couldn’t scream and i couldn’t shout ( repeat ) cause the song was coming . . . C G Am F from my mouth , from my mouth C G Am F from my mouth , from my mouth ( repeat to fade )