elbow – The Birds (Guitar)

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The birds

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Are the kee - pers of our se - cret

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As they saw us where we lay

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In the dee - pest grass of spring - time

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In a reck - less guil - ty haze

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And they wove a sweet in - diff - erence

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And it set - tled on our skin

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Till the eyes that I re - mem - bered

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For the last time drew me in

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The birds

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Though I wore your gla - cial pa - tience

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To a smudge of bi - tter dust

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On the last day you em - braced me

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With a gliste - ning sap - ling trust

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Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings

        Dm      C  Bb     C  D
As they watched us slow - ly part

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Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses

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In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts

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  What are we gonna do with you...

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  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside

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  Looking back is for the birds

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  What are we gonna do with you...

F                   C
  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside

                          D
  Looking back is for the birds

D
  What are we gonna do with you...

F                   C
  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside

                          D
  Looking back is for the birds

D
  What are we gonna do with you...

F                   C
  What are we gonna do with you, come on inside

                          D
  Looking back is for the birds

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Ohhhhhh, the birds

        Em    D    C  D   F    C
Are the kee - pers of our se - cret

        Dm  C  Bb    C  D
As they saw us where we lay

       Em    D    C     D  F        C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time

     Dm     C    Bb     C  D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze

         Em   D C      D   F     C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings

        Dm      C  Bb     C  D
As they watched us slow - ly part

        Em   D     C    D   F    C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses

         Dm   C  Bb   C    D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts

D D D D Em D C D C F                    C                Dm C
                    What are we gonna do with you...

        Bb      C       D
Looking back is for the birds

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                    What are we gonna do with you...

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  Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,  ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

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  Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh,  ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh