They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse In Your Soul (Guitar)

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e|-------------------------1----3-----4---|
b|-------------1-----1-----1----0-----4---|
g|-2-----4-----0-----0-----2----0-----5---|
d|-2-----5-----2-----2-----3----0-----6---|
a|-4-----5-----3-----3-----0----2-----6---|
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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