Lori McKenna – The Bird And The Rifle (Guitar)

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[Intro] G G D D G G Bm A [Verse 1]
          D           G            D
There's a bird making coffee in the kitchen

              D              G           D
And there's a rifle out back smoking cigarettes

A                              G
He don't ever really feel like talking

                      D    G   D
Don't matter what she says
[Verse 2]
        D              G                D
And the bird is always dreaming out the window

D               G             D
Looking at that big wide open sky

        A                      G
And the rifle, he used to be a dreamer

                       D    G   D
But he wasn't meant to fly
[Chorus]
G                                                    Bm        A
Something down, on the ground, won't let her out and holds her in

G                                           Bm    A
He's afraid if she flies, she'll never come home again

G                                Bm             A
Something about the bird in her spreading those wings

G                              D
Always brings the rifle out in him
[Verse 3]
        D               G               D
But the rifle loves the bird when she's singing

       D           G             D
And he knows every word to every song

        A                                      G
And the bird, she loves the rifle, 'cause he's dangerous,

             D      G   D
stubborn and strong
[Chorus]
G                                                   Bm         A
Something down, on the ground, won't let her out and holds her in

G                                           Bm    A
He's afraid if she flies, she'll never come home again

G                                Bm             A
Something about the bird in her spreading those wings

G                              D
Always brings the rifle out in him
[Bridge]
G               D
Uu uu u uuu u u uuu uuuu

G               Bm     A
Uu uu u uuu u u uuu uuuu
[Verse 4]
    D                      G        D
One night, when the autumn wind was perfect

        D               G                  D
And the rifle drank his whiskey and went to bed

       A                           G
And he never even heard the window open

                        D
And she ain't come back yet
[Bridge]
G               D
Uu uu u uuu u u uuu uuuu

G               Bm     A
Uu uu u uuu u u uuu uuuu