Anaïs Mitchell – Hey Little Songbird (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[HADES]
Am F Em Am [tab] Am F G E7 I'm a busy man and I can't stay long Am F C E7 I got clients to call, I got orders to fill Am F C E7 I got walls to build, I got riots to quell Am F E7 And they're giving me hell back in Hades Am F Em Am Hey, little songbird, cat got your tongue? Am F G E7 Always a pity for one so pretty and young Am F C E7 When poverty comes to clip your wings Am F C E7 And knock the wind right out of your lungs Am F E7 Hey, nobody sings on empty
[EURYDICE]
C G C Strange is the call of this strange man C Am F Am I want to fly down and feed at his hand C C E7 I want a nice soft place to land C E7 Am I wanna lie down forever
[HADES]
Am F Em Am Hey, little songbird, you got something fine Am F G E7 You'd shine like a diamond down in the mine Am F C E7 And the choice is yours if you're willing to choose Am F C E7 Seeing as you've got nothing to lose Am F E7 And I could use a canary
[EURYDICE]
F G C Suddenly nothing is as it was C Am F Am Where are you now, Orpheus? C G E7 Wasn't it gonna be the two of us C E7 Am Weren't we birds of a feather?
[HADES]
Am F Em Am Hey, little songbird, let me guess Am F G (E7) He's some kind of poet and he's penniless Am F C E7 G Give him your hand, he'll give you his hand-to-mouth Am F C E7 He'll write you a poem when the power's out Am F E7 Hey, why not fly south for the winter? Am F Em Am Hey, little songbird, look all around you Am F G E7 See how the vipers and vultures surround you Am F C E7 They'll take you down, they'll pick you clean Am F C E7 If you stick around such a desperate scene Am F E7 See, people get mean when the chips are down