Little Bird Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

Little Bird by Sherrie Austin is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F, Ab, D, Dm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C  


verse 1 
C           G                  Am 
A bird in a cage can't use its wings  
            F               C 
One day she might refuse to sing  
                 G               Am 
You'll find some feathers on the floor and an open door  

Am      F                   
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do  
          C                   G 
When your little bird flies away  
     Ab  Am      F         
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say  
C 
Whatcha gonna do  
          D                  F 
When your little bird flies away  

verse 2 
C           G             Am 
A bird in a cage is on display  
            F                  C 
People they poke and stare all day  
           G                 Am 
If she can get those bars to bend  

She won´t be back again  

Am      F 
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do  
          C                  G 
When your little bird flies away  
    Ab   Am      F 
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say  
C 
Whatcha gonna do  
          D                 F  G 
When your little bird flies away  

Bridge 
Dm C              G    F 
Free to touch the sky  
          C                  E 
She never dreamed she´d ever fly so high 

Instrumental 
Am C F C G E Am F Dm C G  

Bridge 
Dm C              G    F 
Free to touch the sky  
          C                  E 
She never dreamed she´d ever fly so high 

Am      F  
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do  
          C                   G 
When your little bird flies away  
    Ab   Am      F 
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say  
C 
Whatcha gonna do  
           D                 F   
When your little bird flies away 
 
Am      F  
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do  
          C                   G 
When your little bird flies away  
    Ab   Am      F 
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say  
C 
Whatcha gonna do  
           D                 F  (C) END ON 'C' SECOND TIME 
When your little bird flies away 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante