XTC – My Bird Performs (Guitar)

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This track is multi layered and this is my interpertation for a solo quitar. On Bridge 3 single strum.
   A   G#m   F#m   E   C#m
e|-5----4----2----0---4--|
B|-5----4----2----0---5--|
G|-6----4----2----2---6--|
D|-7----6----4----3---6--|
A|-7----6----4----3---4--|
E|-5----4----2----0---x--|
[Intro] A G♯m F#m E [2x] [Verse 1]
A        G♯m     F#m      E
Fine art never   moved my soul
A G♯m F#m E
   A       G♯m      F#m      E
No vintage wine and designer clothes
A G♯m F#m E [Bridge 1]
    C#m               C#m 
But my world   shakes for me

C#m                  C#m
My bird        sings sweetly
[Chorus]
  A                        F#m
A different kind of tinsel decorates my tree

A        G♯m     F#m      E
                               Yeah

A        G♯m     F#m      E
my       bird    per - forms

  A                      F#m
A thousand Cheshire cats grin inside of me

A        G♯m     F#m      E
                               Yeah

A        G♯m     F#m      E
my       bird    per – forms     [There she goes]
A G♯m F#m E [2x] [Verse 3]
A             G♯m     F#m      E  
Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
A G♯m F#m E
    A      G♯m           F#m       E
The drama  stage and the high brow prose
A G♯m F#m E [Bridge 2]
    C#m               C#m 
But my world   shakes for me

   C#m            C#m 
My bird   sings   sweetly

    A                       F#m  
The brightest fireworks are lighting up my sky

A        G♯m     F#m      E
                   Yeah   my bird 

A       G♯m     F#m      E
per  -  forms

    A                         F#m    
The cage is open but she's no desire to fly

A        G♯m     F#m      E
                   Yeah   my bird 

A       G♯m     F#m      E
per  -  forms             [There she goes]
[Bridge 3] A [One chord strum] F#m [One chord strum]
A             G♯m     F#m      E
A [One chord strum]
F#m [One chord strum]
    A        G♯m      F#m        E
And you keep saying   what  you  got

    A        G♯m      F#m        E
    You keep saying   what  you  got   [Look Out!]
A E F#m E [2x]
A        G♯m   F#m      E
Fine art never moved my soul

 A         G♯m     F#m      E
[My bird   sings   sweetly]

   A       G♯m      F#m      E
No vintage wine and designer clothes

 A         G♯m     F#m      E
[My bird   sings   sweetly]

A             G♯m     F#m      E
Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold

 A         G♯m     F#m      E
[My bird   sings   sweetly]

    A     G♯m           F#m       E
The drama stage and the high brow prose

 A         G♯m     F#m      E
[My bird   sings   sweetly]
[Repeat and Fade] A G♯m F#m E