Our Lady Peace – The Birdman (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Track 1 of Naveed (1994).
Time signature: mostly 4/4, some 6/8
Verse 1 [00:00]
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D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Hopelessly a man starts to feed your day
Once he was there you never looked back
How do you think that his words might just fade away
He's harmless enough so you let him in and now you'll pay
Fill 1 [00:31]
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D|----------------|----------------|
A|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|
E|----------------|----------------|
B|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|
I can't see him but he's stuck in my thoughts
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|-------------------| x8
E|*-----------------*|
B|-4~--4/16~---------|
Verse 2 [00:50]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------|
How does it feel when you can't concentrate? I just stare
All of your daydreams are a seesaw for him to play on
How do you feel when he calls your name? You can plug your ears, but it's not the same
How do you know when he pulls you back? Oh he pulls you back, back, back
Pre-chorus 1 [01:21]
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D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
B|----------------|----------------|
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
Chorus 1 [01:24]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right But I just can't trust him tonight
Fill 2 [01:40]
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|-------------------| x4
E|*-----------------*|
B|-4~--4/16~---------|
Verse 3 [01:48]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4
E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------|
How do you forget a stranger that plagues your days
We arm ourselves when there's nothing to fear, right? Wrong
How do you feel when it comes to pass, there's something there, but it's not quite right
How do you know, does it make you mad? Oh it makes you mad, mad, mad, mad
Pre-chorus 2 [02:18]
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A|----------------|----------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
B|----------------|----------------|
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
Chorus 2 [02:22]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right It's all on the other side
Bridge [02:37]
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x4
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
I feel him
I feel him close
I feel him
I feel him close
Guitar solo [03:12]
G|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*| |----------------|----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| x3 |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|*----------------|----------------*| |----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|
But how do we find
Chorus 3 [03:27]
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x4
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------|
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right But I can't trust him tonight
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie
Nobody's wrong, nobody's right People, all you people
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|----------------*|
A|-----------------|4~--4------------| x4
E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*|
B|-4~--4-----------|-----------------|
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
Get it on, get it on, and on, and on
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on
Get it on, get it
Outro [03:58]
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D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|
E|------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*|
A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x6
E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*|
B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|I feel him
I feel him close
I feel him
I feel him close
I feel him
I feel him
G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*| A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2 E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*| B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| G|------------|------------| D|------------|------------| A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9~--| E|------9-9-9-|------------| B|------------|------------|
Legend:
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~ Let ring
/ Slide
|------| |*----*| |------| Repeat section |*----*| |------|
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Song structure:
00:00 Verse 1 no bass
00:31 Fill 1
00:50 Verse 2
01:21 Pre-chorus 1
01:24 Chorus 1
01:40 Fill 2
01:48 Verse 3 same as Verse 2
02:18 Pre-chorus 2 same as Pre-chorus 1
02:22 Chorus 2 same as Chorus 1
02:37 Bridge
03:12 Guitar solo
03:27 Chorus 3
03:58 Outro
References:
* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_bass_78511 (bass; by Bryan Shiffman)
* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_tabs_78510 (guitar; by Bob Morgano)
* https://genius.com/Our-lady-peace-the-birdman-lyrics