Andrew Bird – The Night Before Your Birthday (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G On the night before your birthday D G I set down to write this song D G But I was, I wasn’t sure what to say D G Afraid these words’ll come out wrong D G That you will always be my darlin’ D G ‘Til the end, end of measured time D Bm Like that pair of nestin’ starlings C A We’re growin’ more and more entwined
[Refrain]
D Bb F How the hell did you know Am B E When all you know is what you don’t know?
[Chorus]
Em A Stumble in the wilderness Em A Burrs hopelessly stuck Em A Instinct finally worked for once Em D G D G Or was it just, or was it just dumb luck?
[Verse 2]
D G And it’s not like strikin’ lightnin’ (Not like strikin’ lightnin’) D G That keeps breakin’ Heaven’s vows (Breakin’ Heaven’s vows) D G Or that slow and vicious tightenin’ (Slow and vicious tightenin’) D G That what the heart allows (What the heart allows) D G I could count the ways I love you D G But I was never one for maths D Bm While the heavens up above you C A Keep gettin’ filled with sociopaths
[Refrain]
D Bb F Oh, siestas in June Am B E catlike repose
[Chorus]
Em A Lightnin’ in the afternoon Em A Lizards on the tile Em A Music from another room Em D G Let’s just linger, let’s just linger for a while
[Instrumental]
D G D G D G
D G D G D G D G
[Outro]
D G On the night before your birthday D G I set down to write this song D G But I wasn’t sure what to say D G Afraid these words’ll come out wrong