Bird in a Basement - Paul Dempsey Tabbed by: Ledski Tuning: Standard Intro e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-1-1-1-1---1-1----1-1------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-3-2---2-2p0--0-0h2----------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3---3-3--0-3-3------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill/Outro e|-1--3-----0----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3--3--1--0--1p0--1--------------------------------------------------------| G|-2--2--2--0-------2--------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2--0-------3--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2-------3--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3-------1--------------------------------------------------------| Intro

^CHey living thing, buy me a drink and drive me out to the ^Fairport ^Am ^G ^Cgive me two hundred dollars and say the best thing anyone's ever s^Faid ^Am ^G

^Cif you steal every word, from your grandmother's purse and lay them out on the d^Fashboard ^Am ^G we'll be ^Cfin^Fe..^C. ^F ^Am ^G we'll be fine.^C ^G ^C ^F ^Em ^F

^CHey living thing, if you're turning in I'll wake you when something c^Fhanges ^Am ^G ^Cthen I'll ring all the bells again and you'll spill champagne in my s^Fhoes ^Am ^G

^CWe'll make rose-coloured smoke from bad horoscopes, confetti from news p^Fages ^Am ^G and you'll be ^Cmin^Fe..^C. ^F ^Am ^G you'll be ^Fmine.

^Cand the same ^Gheart a^Cttack ^F will keep ^Emfeeding^F back ^G ^F ^C right ^Gunder ^Cthe str^Feet skipping e^Emvery o^Fther ^Gbea^Ft ^G

Fill/Outro (Hey living thing, let me in to the world you live in) C F Am G x2

^CHey living thing, you've waited for it for billions counting ^Fbackwards ^Am ^G ^Clike a dog on a fire escape, like a bird in a basement ^F ^Am ^G

Now ^Amrelease your breath from its paper bag and no ^Emmatter what you hear if g^Freen lights should rain down tonight it means tomorrow's another y^Dmear ^G

^CThe same ^Gheart ^Cattack ^F will keep ^Emfeedi^Fng back ^G ^F ^C right ^Gund^Cer the ^Fstreet skipping ^Emevery ^Fother beat ^G ^F ^G

^DmHey living thing, you're breathing ^Amagain ^Gyou're breathing agai^Fn ^C

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Paul Dempsey - Bird in a basement