The Fish And The Bird Chords
The Fish And The Bird by Mark Knopfler is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm/D, C5, Bb, F/A, C, Gm, F, Eb and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Gm/D C5 Bb F/A C5
Gm/D Bb F/A C
Verse
Gm C
When I gave my heart to a tinker boy
Bb F C
He said a fish could love a swallow
Gm
And I will go with my traveling man
Bb F C
Wherever he goes, I will follow
Gm C
He will mend your pots and pans
Bb F C
Your kitchen knives he'll take and sharpen
Gm
Then I'll be gone with my traveling man
Bb F C
And never more your doorway darken
Instrumental
C Bb F Eb Bb Dm
C Bb F Eb Bb Dm C
Verse
Gm C
The fish and the bird who fall in love
Bb F C
Will find no place to build a home in
Gm
The fish and the bird who fall in love
Bb F C
Are bound forever to go roaming
Bb F C Bb
Bound forever to go roaming
Outro
F Eb Bb Dm C
Bb F Eb Bb Dm C