Tuning: D G C F A D

Too Many Birds Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Tuned a whole step down Chords: (names relative to tuning) G C Am7 D7sus D7 D|--3---3---3---3---2--| A|--0---1---1---1---1--| F|--0---0---0---2---2--| C|--0---2---2---0---0--| G|--2---3---0----------| D|--3------------------| The whole song is this chord progression: G C Am7 D7sus-D7

^GToo many ^Cbirds in one ^Am7tree ^D7sus

^D7 ^GToo many ^Cbirds in one ^Am7tree ^D7sus

^D7 ^GThe sky is ^Cfull of ^Am7black and scr^D7suseamin

g^D7 leaves ^GThe sky is ^Cfull of ^Am7black and screaming ^D7sus

^D7

^GAnd one more ^Cbird, t^Am7hen one more ^D7susbird

^D7 ^GAnd one last ^Cbird, and ^Am7another ^D7sus

^D7 ^GOne last black^Cbird, with^Am7out a ^D7susplace

^D7to land ^GOne last black^Cbird ^Am7without a ^D7susplace

^D7to be ^GTurns ar^Cound, ^Am7in hopes to ^D7susfind

^D7 ^GThe place it ^Clast knew ^Am7rest ^D7sus

^D7

^GOh blackb^Cird, ^Am7black rain b^D7susurn

^D7 ^GThis is ^Cnot where ^Am7you last knew ^D7susrest

^D7 ^GYou fly all n^Cight, ^Am7to sleep on ^D7susstone

^D7 ^GThat heartless ^Crest that in the ^Am7morn will be ^D7susgone

^D7 ^GYou fly all ^Cnight to sleep on ^Am7stone To return to the ^D7sustree

w^D7ith Too many ^Gbirds, too many ^Cbirds, too many ^Am7birds ^D7sus

^D7

G C Am7 D7sus-D7

^GIf, if ^Cyou, ^Am7if you c^D7susould

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly ^Am7 ^D7sus

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop^Am7 ^D7sus

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop ^Am7your ^D7sus

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop your ^Am7heart ^D7sus

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop your ^Am7heartbeat^D7sus

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop your ^Am7heartbeat fo^D7susr

^D7 ^GIf you could ^Conly stop your ^Am7heartbeat for ^D7susone h

e^D7art ^GIf you could ^Conly stop your ^Am7heartbeat for one^D7sus hear

t^D7beat

^GEnd^C on^Am7 G. ^D7sus

^D7

Bill Callahan - Too many birds