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Our Lady Peace - The Birdman Track 1 of Naveed (1994). Tuning: 5-string E standard (BEADG) Time signature: mostly 4/4, some 6/8 Verse 1 [00:00] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x4 E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Hopelessly a man starts to feed your day Once he was there you never looked back How do you think that his words might just fade away He's harmless enough so you let him in and now you'll pay Fill 1 [00:31] G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---| E|----------------|----------------| B|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------| I can't see him but he's stuck in my thoughts G|-------------------| D|*-----------------*| A|-------------------| x8 E|*-----------------*| B|-4~--4/16~---------| Verse 2 [00:50] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4 E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------| How does it feel when you can't concentrate? I just stare All of your daydreams are a seesaw for him to play on How do you feel when he calls your name? You can plug your ears, but it's not the same How do you know when he pulls you back? Oh he pulls you back, back, back Pre-chorus 1 [01:21] G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-| B|----------------|----------------| Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on Chorus 1 [01:24] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2 E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*| B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------| Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie Nobody's wrong, nobody's right But I just can't trust him tonight Fill 2 [01:40] G|-------------------| D|*-----------------*| A|-------------------| x4 E|*-----------------*| B|-4~--4/16~---------| Verse 3 [01:48] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6---|------6---4-6----| x4 E|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| B|-4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4-----------|4~--4------------| How do you forget a stranger that plagues your days We arm ourselves when there's nothing to fear, right? Wrong How do you feel when it comes to pass, there's something there, but it's not quite right How do you know, does it make you mad? Oh it makes you mad, mad, mad, mad Pre-chorus 2 [02:18] G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-| B|----------------|----------------| Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on Chorus 2 [02:22] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x2 E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*| B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------| Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie Nobody's wrong, nobody's right It's all on the other side Bridge [02:37] G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*| A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2 E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*| B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*| A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x4 E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*| B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| I feel him I feel him close I feel him I feel him close Guitar solo [03:12] G|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------| D|*----------------|----------------*| |----------------|----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| x3 |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|*----------------|----------------*| |----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------| But how do we find Chorus 3 [03:27] G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| A|-----------------|4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4------------| x4 E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-|------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*| B|-4~--4-----------|----------------|4~--4-----------|-----------------| Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie Nobody's wrong, nobody's right But I can't trust him tonight Nobody's wrong, nobody's right The Birdman wouldn't lie Nobody's wrong, nobody's right People, all you people G|-----------------|-----------------| D|*----------------|----------------*| A|-----------------|4~--4------------| x4 E|*------6---5---4-|------2---3---4-*| B|-4~--4-----------|-----------------| Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on Get it on, get it on, and on, and on Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on Get it on, get it Outro [03:58] G|------------|------------|------------|------------| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-| E|------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*| A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x6 E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*| B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| I feel him I feel him close I feel him I feel him close I feel him I feel him G|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| D|*------------|------------|------------|------------*| A|-6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9-|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9-9--| x2 E|*------9-9-9-|------------|------9-9-9-|------------*| B|-------------|------------|------------|-------------| G|------------|------------| D|------------|------------| A|6-6-6-------|7-7-7-9-9~--| E|------9-9-9-|------------| B|------------|------------| Legend: ************************************ ~ Let ring / Slide |------| |*----*| |------| Repeat section |*----*| |------| ************************************ Song structure: 00:00 Verse 1 no bass 00:31 Fill 1 00:50 Verse 2 01:21 Pre-chorus 1 01:24 Chorus 1 01:40 Fill 2 01:48 Verse 3 same as Verse 2 02:18 Pre-chorus 2 same as Pre-chorus 1 02:22 Chorus 2 same as Chorus 1 02:37 Bridge 03:12 Guitar solo 03:27 Chorus 3 03:58 Outro References: * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_bass_78511 (bass; by Bryan Shiffman) * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/our_lady_peace/the_birdman_tabs_78510 (guitar; by Bob Morgano) * https://genius.com/Our-lady-peace-the-birdman-lyrics