Some Birds Chords
by Jeff Tweedy
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.
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