Andrew Bird - Desperation breeds
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Desperation Breeds - Andrew Bird
The fingerpicking in the verse looks complex, but all you need to do is play the bass
with your thumb and the melody with your index finger. Once you get the timing, it's easy
enough (or just scroll down to the bottom and play the chords).
Intro
In this era without bees...
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G|-5~------------0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----|
D|-7~----------2---2----------(repeat x4)---------2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|-7~----0-2-3-------2---0---------------------------------------------|
E|-5~------------------3---------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----|
Verse
Na na na na na na na na
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D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
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E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
Na na na na na na na na
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
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E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
Beekeeper sing of your frustration
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D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
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E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
In this litigious breeze
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G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
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E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
Of accidental pollination
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
In this era without beeeee...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|
G|----------0-0h2-0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2----------2--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
...eeeeees without
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B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|
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E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees without
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B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
beeeeeeeeeeeeeeees
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B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the song is pretty much all violin and improvising that would be impossible
to tab, so I'll leave it there. You could leave out the fancy instrumentation and just
play the whole song with this fingerpicking style or just with the chords.
Chords:
GBeekeeper sing of your Ffrustration
GIn this litigious Fbreeze
GOf accidental polliFnation
GIn this era without Fbees
GWe keep breeding despeFration
GIn this era of Fthieves
GWho keep stealing respiFration
GFrom the tenderest of Ftrees
GThis peculiar incanFtation
GSure you heard it bFefore
GInstead of breeding Fdesperation
GMake me a pallet on your Ffloor