Some Birds Chords

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Some Birds by Jeff Tweedy is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, C, A, Am, Am7, A7, Add, Dm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			Intro:
G D Em 
C G A G 

Verse: 1 
                                   D 
Some birds just sit useless, like fists 
                           Am            G 
I wrestle on TV but no one ever lets me win 

I lean on the wall like a broom 
    D 
Confused by the scope it all 
     Am                 G 
Any fool can tell the truth 


Pre-Chorus 1 
    Am7  A7       D 
And no, I don't think I should 
    Am  Am7    A7 
Add one to the sum 
   D 
Of all that you fear 


 
G D Em                C 
I'd love to take you down 
G    A          G 
And leave you there 


verse 2 

In my window, I have a twin 
                     D 
I look out, he looks in 

He has a point, I applaud 
    Am           G 
My goodness, my god 

Is it my fault the countrysides 
                D 
Are so full of suicide? 

I break bricks with my heart 
        Dm                G 
Only a fool would call it art 


Pre-Chorus 2 
     A     A7     D            D7 
And no, I don't think that I should 
   A7 
Be one of the sum 
D 
Of all that you fear 

 
G D Em                C 
I'd love to take you down 
G    A          G 
And leave you there 
  D  Em               C 
I'd love to take you down 
G    A7         G 
And leave you there 

Solo: D G Am G 


Verse: 3 

So why fuss, why not bend 
                      D 
Like a nail, hammered in? 

Oh, times are tough 
                          Am 
If I recall, oh, it ain't easy 
        G 
No, not all 


Pre-Chorus 3 
     A7           D 
And no, I don't think I should 
     Am7      A7 
Complete the sum 
   D 
Of all that you fear 

 
G D Em                C 
I'd love to take you down 
G    A          G 
And leave you there 


Outro 
  D  Em 
I'd love to take you down 
 C   Em   A7 A       G 
Down and leave you there 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante