Big Bird In A Small Cage by Patrick Watson Recorded in the Key of C# Put that capo on the first fret! D Bm A C C

^DThere was house halfway round the world ^BmAnd I was invited in for a small taste of gin ^AThere was a hallway a thousand birds long ^CBut the biggest one of all was in a cage too ^Csmall

^DI asked the caretaker cause he was the Maker ^BmLooked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass and said ^AOpen up your ears and heart ^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong

^CThat we all ^Clove to sing a^Dlong to ^CThe sound of^C the bird that ^Dmourns

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^DWell we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans ^BmTo the Apple Bell bar there was a hole in the wall ^AThe ceilings weren't tall, the floors were the ground ^Cbut the sound that you would make would just warm your ^Cheart

^DWell it was a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in ^BmThey got their blacksuits on andthe songs would begin ^AYou open up your ears and heart ^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong

^CThat we al^Cl love to sing along ^Dto ^CThe sound ^Cof the bird that ^Dmourns ^Bm

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^CThe sound ^Cof the bird that ^Dmourns ^Bm ^CThe sound ^Cof the bird that ^Dmourns ^D ^CThe sound ^Cof the bird that ^Dmourns

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^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong ^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong ^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong ^CYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Dsong

Patrick Watson - Big bird in a small cage