Nightbird Chords
Nightbird by Brian Jonestown Massacre is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, Em, G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A Em G A
I don't know what to do, laugh or cry
A Em G A
Opened my eyes and said "Goodbye"
A Em G A
Wake up and come back to bed
A Em G A
Or think of something that I should have said
G Em D A
A Em G A
I went asleep and closed my eyes
A Em G A
I spread my wings and started to fly
A Em G A
As I've never been the one for long goodbyes
A Em G A
A cool cool breeze goes through my mind
G Em D A 2x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8--8-8--------------------------------|
G|---------7-8-7-8--8-8--8--8-8---10-8--------10-8-10-10---------------------|
D|-6-8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10---10--8-8-7-------8-7-----------------------7---8---8-----8------------|
D|----------------8-8-------8-8--6-6--8-8-----8-8---8---------8--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8-8-------8----------------8--------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-10-----10-10---10-10-10----10---10-8-8-7-------8-7-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------8-8-------8-8-6-6-8-8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A Em G A
She do believe in the good for the bad
A Em G A
When the live you live is so damn sad
A Em G A
So what to believe if I show the way
A Em G A
Threw up my hands I'm done today
G Em D A 3x
G Em