The Bird Chords
by Shawn Colvin
The Bird by Shawn Colvin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D, F#m, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A (4 bars)
Verse: 1
A
I might go to the mountains of Spain
A
And I'll see all the pretty snow,
A E D
And I'll dream the dream I dream
A F#m
No matter where I go
Verse: 2
A
We were still young like when we met,
A
And I hadn't fucked it all up yet,
E D
And you wanted me to be with you
A
Like before
D
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D
What I like about love is it makes me cry
Bm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
E Bm
Nothing but sky...
Verse: 3
A
And I know you tried to tell me then
A
No one could bear the shit I put on them
E D
I bet you wonder why you even let me in
A
Well, so do I
Instrumental
Em D A Em D
Verse: 4
A
In my dream I never make you pay
A
For all the things you did and did not say
E D
I was ready to be good to you
A F#m
And make you stay
Verse: 5
A
And you took me to the carnival town,
A
And we rode the rides up and down,
E D
And we watched the birds watch us smile,
A
And then they flew away
D
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D
What I like about love is it makes me cry
Bm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
E Bm
Nothing but sky...
Verse: 6
A
And I know you think my life's a crime
A
And you talk about it to your wife sometimes
E
Y'all shake your heads and sigh
D A
Oh believe me, I shake mine.
Outro:
Em D A Em D A
Em D A Em D A