Roger Waters – Bird In A Gale (Guitar)

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[Intro]
Db5
Normal!
[Verse]
Ebm
"We're sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed. Check the number and dial again."

                     Cm
"The time from your telephone company is 9:33."

Cm
"Please hang up"

Cm
"Severe thunderstorms were located along the line extending from [?] to [?]."

Ebm
"Here is the news:"

Ebm
"In a few moments, you can hear Big Ben ringing out the old year, and ringing in the new."

Ebm
"Cashier number one, please."

Ebm                                                                                      Abm
"Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees"

Ebm
"The time now is five minutes past midnight on the first of January."

                                     Gb
"Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger: southwesterly and westerly, five, seven."

Gb
"This is London calling"

Gb
"At the third stroke, it will be 8:57, precisely."

Gb
"Columbia on West Jefferson and Cambria"

Gb                                                          F
"Fisher: southwesterly very westerly, six to gale eight."

Gb
"Cashier number six"

Gb
"25, precisely"

Gb
"And it's also the end of broadcasting"
Ebm [Verse]
Ebm                                       Cm    Cm7     Cm
Are you blowing like a bird in a gale?

         Ebm                                                      Ab
Does the pain of your loss seep into your feathers like rain?

       Gb                             Gbm                     Ebm
Do the bars of your cage feel warm or cold to the touch?

           F7
Were my caresses too gentle, did I love you too much?
[Chorus]
                                      Ebm
Your dog is scratching at the door

                                  B
The boy is drowning in the sea

                                 A
Can I crash out on your floor?
[Interlude] Bb Eb Eb5 Eb Eb5 Eb Eb5
Eb
(A happy new year to you all)

Eb
(A happy new year to you all)

Eb
(A happy new year to you all)

Eb
(A happy new year to you all)

Eb
(On the first of January)

Eb                            Ebm   Ebm6  Eb    Ebm
(On the first of January)
[Chorus]
Ebm                        Eb     Ebm
The loon is howling at the sea

Ebm                     Eb
Can I crash out on your floor?

Eb                             Ebm
Is there room in the story for me?
[Outro] Eb5