They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse In Your Soul (Guitar)
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Chords
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A/C# G/D C/E C/G F/A G/B Ab/Eb
[Intro]
C Dm7 Eb I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend F Bb But I'm a little glowing friend Cm Db G/D But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
[Chorus]
C C/E F Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch C/G F/A G/B Who watches over you C G/B F/A F Eb Make a little birdhouse in your soul Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C Make a little birdhouse in your soul
C F
C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F I have a secret to tell from my electrical well C G/B C7 F G It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells C F C F So the room must listen to me, filibuster vigilantly C G/B C7 F G My name is blue canary one note spelled l-i-t-e Am F My story's infinite D7 F G Like the longines symphonette, it doesn't rest
[Chorus]
C C/E F Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch C/G F/A G/B Who watches over you C G/B F/A F Eb Make a little birdhouse in your soul Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C Make a little birdhouse in your soul
C F
C F
[Bridge]
Am F D7 F
Am F D7 F
F#m D B7 D
E E/D A/C# E/B
A Bm7 C I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend D G But I'm a little glowing friend Am Bb G/B But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
[Verse 2]
C F C F There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry C G/B C7 F G Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free C F C F Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job C G/B C7 F G After killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts Am F Bluebird of friendliness D7 F G Like guardian angels it's always near
[Chorus 2]
C C/E F Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch C/G F/A G/B Who watches over you C G/B F/A F Eb Make a little birdhouse in your soul Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C C/E Make a little birdhouse in your soul F C/G F/A G/B While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside C G/B F/A F the birdhouse in your soul Eb Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C Make a little birdhouse in your soul F C/G F/A G/B While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside C G/B F/A F the birdhouse in your soul Eb Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Outro]
F C/G F/A G/B While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside C G/B F/A F the birdhouse in your soul Eb Ab/Eb Not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab/Eb Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G C Make a little birdhouse in your soul