Andrew Bird – Are You Serious (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this:
e|----5------------------------5-------------------| B|----------5------5-----------------5-----5-------| G|------5----------------5-------5-------------5---| D|------------7------7----------------7-----7------| A|------------------------7------------------------| E|-5---------------------------------------------5-|
[Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings]
E
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
[Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings]
Am Dm Am Used to have just one foot out the door Dm C Yeah, I always wanted more G C I always was the one E You thought would never marry Am Dm Am Used to be willfully obtuse Dm C (or is the word abstruse?) G C Semantics like a noose E Get out your dictionaries
[Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here]
Dm I'm gonna cut to the quick E Dm This is all non-fiction
Words you beat with a stick
E E7 These are my true convictions
[Chorus]
Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E You'll fight for it Am Am/B So mysterious C G How imperious! C B But are you serious Em E When it really comes down to it?
[Solo - strum triplets of each chord}
Am Am C C x2
[Repeat Intro]
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
Am Dm Am I see that you're down there and I'm up here Dm C Your boyfriend's gone to get a beer G C E Leaving us crystal clear lines of communications Am Dm Am Promise me you won't avert your eyes Dm C I drop my third-person disguise G C You know it's time to do or die E No useless explanations
Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here]
Dm E I'm gonna cut to the quick Dm This is all non-fiction E Words you beat with a stick E7 These are my true convictions
[Chorus]
Am Dm So tell me, are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life E You'll fight for it Am Am/B So mysterious C G How imperious! C B But are you serious Em E When it really comes down to it?
[Bridge]
Am D
G C
Dm Dm C E
Am D
G C
Dm B
Em E
[Outro]
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
[Fade Out]
Am Dm Are you serious? C G Are you serious? C G C Cause every night of your life C E You'll fight for it