Andrew Bird – The Naming Of Things (Guitar)

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I left out the fills that he uses in this song that sort of double the vocal melody at points. Listen to recording to figure them out. [Verse 1]
D7                Dm7
you remind me of you

                              C
the way you shot right through and how
N.C. you broke my window glass,
D7                     Dm7
fast it happened so fast

              C
I have to confess that I

                G
that I was impressed that I

              D/F#
that I was impressed that I

                 F                    G
despite all the mess and the broken glass

            C
I was impressed
[Verse 2]
D7                 Dm7
here's where I disappeared

                                   C
where I fell off the pier and to..

D7                            Dm7
and to be rescued I did wait

                      C
I watched waterbugs skate

                      G
as they draw figure eights as they draw

                       D/F#
from the bottom of the lake as they draw

                      F                 G
I watched waterbugs skate as they draw

                        F                               G    G  G#
From the bottom of the lake I watched the waterbugs skate
[Bridge 1]
Am
memories like mohair sweaters

                                      C       C/B
stretched and pilled faux distressed letters

Am
moose's horns and figure eights

Am
white plastic bags in search of mates

      C
what suffocates the land

        G
in the memory of garbage can

                      D/F#
memory of garbage can
[Chorus 1]
F                                       C
you can't be found when the bell rings

F                                                    C
you weren't there that day for the naming of things

         G
the naming of things

                       D/F#
The naming of things

            F           G
where the homeroom bell rings

                   E
the homeroom bell rings
[Solo] F Dm7 C x4 1234 [Bridge 2]
D7                             Dm7
hey, just look at the mess you made today

                              C
didn't really think it would get this bad

D7                                 Dm7
hey, feel like you're living in a Russian play

                               C
where it seems like you made everybody mad
[Verse 3]
D7    Dm7
you remind me of you

                       C
when you shot through

D7       Dm7
and broke my window glass

                C
it happened so fast

              G
I have to confess

                            D/F#
I was impressed, I was impressed

                 F                    G
despite all the mess and the broken glass

            C
I was impressed
[Chorus 2]
F                                 C
you can't be found when the bell rings

            F                                  C
you weren't there that day for the naming of things

              G
the naming of things

              D/F#
The naming of things

                        F      G
where the homeroom bell rings

                     C
the homeroom bell rings

                  F       G
Its the naming of things

             E
the naming of--
(Fade out on E)