---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A NERVOUS TIC MOTION OF THE HEAD TO THE LEFT - Andrew Bird ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ridcullylives Email: popohau1@comcast.net Tuning: Standard INTRO:

^DmOver prescribed ^GUnder the mister ^CWe had ^C/Bsurvived to ^A7Turn on the history channel ^DmAnd ask our esteemed ^Gpanel Why are we ^Calive And ^C/Bhere's how they re^A7plied ^DmYou're what happens when two substances ^Gcollide And by ^Dmall accounts you ^Greally should've ^Amdied

E Am (with Riff 1) Am C/G Gm F E VERSE:

^AmStretched out on the ^C/Gtarmac ^GmSix miles south of ^FNorth Platte ^E ^AmHe can't stand to ^C/Glook back ^GmAt sixteen tons of ^FHazMat ^E

PRE-CHORUS:

And it's what ^Amgoes ^BUndeli^Evered ^AUnde^Dliver^Gmed ^Gm/F ^E

CHORUS:

And it's a ^Amnervous tic motion of the ^C/Ghead to the left ^Gm It's a nervous tic motion of the ^Fhead to the left Of the what' Of the ^Ehead to the left ^AmExercise yourself 'till ^C/Gyou're bereft ^Gm 'Cause it's a nervous tic motion of the ^Fhead to the left Of the...of the...^Eto the...

(Riff 1) (verse and prechorus same chords second time) VERSE: Splayed out on a bathmat Six miles north of South Platte And he just wants his life back What's in that paper knapsack PRE-CHORUS: It's what goes Undelivered Undelivered

^AmIt's a nervous tic motion of the ^C/Ghead to the left ^Gm A nervous tic ^Fmotion of the ^Ehead

(Riff 1 x2 w/ improv vocals) OUTRO:

^DmOver imbibed ^GUnder the mister ^CBarely ^C/Balive we ^A7Cover the blisters in ^Dmflannel Though the words we speak are ^Gbanal Not one of them's a ^Clie Not ^C/Bone of them's a ^A7lie You're what ^Dmhappens when Two substances ^Gcollide And by all ^Dmaccounts You really should've ^Amdied

Riff 1: (in case any of you don't have Mr. Bird's whistling skills and would rather play on guitar) Am C/G Gm F E e|----------8-----------------------------------------8------------------| B|----8/10-----10p8-------8----8--6--5----------8/10----10p8-------------| G|-------------------5/9----------------7---------------------5--7b9--5--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note

Andrew Bird - A nervous tic motion of the head to the left