Patrick Watson - Big bird in a small cage

^CThere was house halfway round the world ^AmAnd I was invited in for a small taste of gin ^DThere was a hallway a thousand birds long ^FBut the biggest one of all was in a cage too ^Fsmall

^CI asked the caretaker cause he was the Maker ^AmLooked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass and said ^DOpen up your ears and heart ^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong

^FThat we all ^Flove to sing a^Clong to ^FThe sound of^F the bird that ^Cmourns

^CWell we rolled into town into sweet New Orleans ^AmTo the Apple Bell bar there was a hole in the wall ^DThe ceilings weren't tall the floors were the ground ^Fbut the sound that you would make would just warm your ^Fheart

^CWell it was a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in ^AmThey got their blacksuits on andthe songs would begin ^DYou open up your ears and heart ^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong

^FThat we al^Fl love to sing along ^Cto ^FThe sound ^Fof the bird that ^Cmourns ^Em

^FThe sound ^Fof the bird that ^Cmourns ^{Em F}The sound ^Fof the bird that ^Cmourns ^{G F}The sound ^Fof the bird that ^Cmourns

^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong ^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong ^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong ^FYou put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a ^Csong