Rhett & Link – The Hopelessly Optimistic Flightless Bird Song (Guitar)

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Chords

STOP - STOP and mute Stop - Stop and fade Chords:

       C      OR       C               F               G
 |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|
 |-B-|---|-B-|   |-B-|---|-O-|   |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|
 |-B-|---|-B-|   |-B-|---|-O-|   |-B-|-O-|---|   |-B-|-O-|---|
 |-B-|---|-B-|   |-B-|---|-O-|   |-B-|---|-O-|   |-B-|---|-O-|
 |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|-O-|   |-B-|---|-O-|
X|---|---|---|  X|---|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|   |-B-|---|---|
   3                                               3

      Am              Em              Dm              
o|---|---|---|  o|---|---|---|  o|-O-|---|---|  
 |-O-|---|---|  o|---|---|---|   |---|---|-O-|  
 |---|-O-|---|  o|---|---|---|   |---|-O-|---|  
 |---|-O-|---|   |---|-O-|---|  o|---|---|---|  
o|---|---|---|   |---|-O-|---|  X|---|---|---|  
X|---|---|---|  o|---|---|---|  X|---|---|---|

Intro: C F G G x2 Verse 1:

C       F       G       
Here we see the Bearded Cardinal

       C      F   G          
in his native habitat -Welcome to the Walmart parking lot

C       F         G       
Coolin' off, beneath the shade

      C   F    G
of a '92 Cadillac -Could life get any better?

Bridge(One hit and strum before change):

              Am
But there's a sad truth

       Em
like a flower that won't blossom

Dm
he'll never do the one thing

           Am
that makes being a bird awesome...

Am
Unlike his bird brethren

Em
traversing the sky

Dm Knock guitar 3 times the Bearded Cardinal

               Am
will never fly...

Verse 3(Steve talking): STOP -Excuse me,I'm sorry, I couldn't help but overhear did you say I can't fly? -Yeah. -You're the Bearded Cardinal, a flightless bird. -You know what?I'm cool with that.In fact, I see it as a positive! I want to sing about it... Verse 4(Hit Every chord 4 times):

            C
I got a big beak

            F
feathers on fleek

       G
I keep cool in the heat by

                      C
flapping my vestigial wings.

            C
I'm down to Earth,

               F
In fact I hate heights.

G
Who needs working wings

                 C
when you're this fly?

C
I regurgitate meals

              F
into my kids/ mouths...

            G
I never get sucked into a jet

                     C
or hit the side of a house...

                      C
Here comes a shopping cart

                 F
at a pretty high speed

           G
If I was a bettin' bird

                               C
I'd bet the carts about to hit me...

Outro(Hit every chord once and let it fade):

Am         
Ohhhhhh  -It did

Em          
Ohhhhhh  -It hurts

Dm          
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

Am          
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

ohhh ohh I'm dead. -Oh man, I think he is dead.... -He couldn't fly, but he's a pretty good lip syncer.