Cardiacs - Flap off you beak

^AAll ^Enineteen ^Abirds ^Eflying ^Afast up ^EThey are ^Adead they ^Eare not a^Bliv^F#e ^{A E A E A}Bad ^Ebird you ^Aflap ^Eoff you ^Abeak ^EHigh and ^Amighty ^Ebeady bird ^Beye^{F# A E A E}

^AFeatherless ^Dme and I ^Fbe all ^Gglad on my ^Aown Dog^Dgy-eyed ^Fgraceless ^Gin my ^D#home ^G#Steps in ^C#wire ^F#High and ^Bmighty ^Ebeady bird ^Aeye^{E A E} They're not a^Bliv^F#e ^{A E A E}

^AThey ^Eeat no ^Alove, they ^Ecurl up ^Ain their hol^Elow tree ^AAnd leak the ^Esap that ^Bbad ^F#birds d^Ao ^{E A E} B F# A E A E

^APoison^D in the ^Fdrops of ^Gblack and white ^Apearl ^DOn the 'lea^Fving the ^Gcinema' ^D#girl ^G#Steps in ^C#wire ^F#High and ^Bmighty ^Ebeady bird ^Aeye^{E A E} They're not a^Bliv^F#e ^{A E A E} B F# A E A E

^ADon't linger on ^Bnot pure ^Cgold in your ^Ehand ^AAnd fly again ^Bto the ^Cend of ^EEngland ^C#Sad ^G#birds ^Bfly^F#ing ^Dthrough ^Fthe fa^Bmous ^A#Lond^F#on fog ^A#There^F# is n^A#o Go^F#d There ^Bis n^F#o 'a^Aliv^Ee' ^{A E} In my me^Bnage^F#rie ^{A E A E}

^C#Sad ^G#birds ^Bthey ^F#are ^Dnot ^Fali^Bve Nine^A#teen b^F#irds fly^A#ing fast^F# up ^A#They ^F#are ^Bnot ^F#ali^Ave ^{E A E} They're not a^Bliv^F#e ^{A E A E} They're not a^Bliv^F#e ^{A E A E} B F# A E A E ^B(ch^F#ords^A re^Epea^At -^E fade out)