Giant of Illinois - Andrew Bird Written by The Handsome Family Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of INTRO G A Bm G A D e|------------------2-------------------2-------------------------------------| B|--------2h3p2------3--------------2---3-------------------------------------| G|---0---------2--4---4--------0-----2--2-------------------------------------| D|----0--2-------4--------------0--2----0-------------------------------------| A|--2---0----------------2-0--2---0-------------------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------3------------------------------------------------| VERSE

The ^DGiant of ^AIlli^Bmnois ^GDied of a ^Dblister on his ^Atoe After ^Dwalking all ^Aday Through the ^F#first winter's ^Gsnow

^DThrowing ^Abits of stale ^Bmbread To the ^Gla-^Dst speckled ^Adove He ^Dnever even ^Afelt His ^F#shoes fill with ^Gblood

CHORUS

^BmDelirious with pain his bedroom ^F#mwalls began to glow And he ^Afelt himself floating ^Emup through fallen snow And the ^Gsky was a ^Awoman's ^Bmarms ^GSky was a ^Awoman's ^Darms

VOCAL SOLO D A Bm G D A D A F# G VERSE

A ^Dboy with ^Aa clubbed ^Bmfoot Sat ^Gne-^Dxt to him in ^Aschool ^DOnce upon a ^Asummer's day they went ^F#Walking through the ^Gwoods They ^Dspotted a ^Asleeping ^Bmswan On the ^Gba-^Dnks of a muddy ^Astream And they ^Dstoned it with ^Arocks Til it ^F#collapsed in the ^Greeds

CHORUS

They ^Bmlayed out on the grass full of ^F#mchocolate and lemonade And ^Aunderneath it all the ^Emgiant was afraid And the ^Gsky was a ^Awoman's ^Bmarms ^GSky was a ^Awoman's ^Darms ^GS- ^Ak- ^Bmy ^GWoma^An's ^Darms

Andrew Bird - Giant of illinois