The Birds Chords
by Elbow
The Birds by Elbow is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F, C, Em, Dm, Bb, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D D D D F C C C C C
Verse
D
The birds
Em D C D F C
Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
Dm C Bb C D
As they saw us where we lay
Em D C D F C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
Dm C Bb C D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze
Em D C D F C
And they wove a sweet in - diff - erence
Dm C Bb C D
And it set - tled on our skin
Em D C D F C
Till the eyes that I re - mem - bered
Dm C Bb C D
For the last time drew me in
Break: D
Verse
D
The birds
Em D C D F C
Though I wore your gla - cial pa - tience
Dm C Bb C D
To a smudge of bi - tter dust
Em D C D F C
On the last day you em - braced me
Dm C Bb C D
With a gliste - ning sap - ling trust
Em D C D F C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
Dm C Bb C D
As they watched us slow - ly part
Em D C D F C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
Dm C Bb C D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts
Instrumental:
D
D D D D F C C C C C
D D D D F C C C C C
Bridge
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
Instrumental:
D D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C
D D D D Em D C D F F C C C C C C Dm C Bb C
Verse
D
Ohhhhhh, the birds
Em D C D F C
Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
Dm C Bb C D
As they saw us where we lay
Em D C D F C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
Dm C Bb C D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze
Em D C D F C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
Dm C Bb C D
As they watched us slow - ly part
Em D C D F C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
Dm C Bb C D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts
D D D D Em D C D C F C Dm C
What are we gonna do with you...
Bb C D
Looking back is for the birds
D D D D Em D C D C F C
What are we gonna do with you...
Dm C Bb C
Outro
D C D Am D
Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
D C D Am D
Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Em
G