The Mutton Birds - Esther

^EEsther's been reading ^Abooks She's changed the ^E/G#way that she talks and the ^Away that she looks Her ^Ecoffee is black now and so are her ^Aclothes She's ^F#mshaved off her hair and put a ^Bring through her nose

^EEsther's been watching ^Amovies And she ^E/G#must have seen someone that ^Ashe would like to be With ^Elooks like hers she could ^Abe on the screen But ^F#mshe's the worst actor that ^BI've ever seen

^EEsther I've known you for ^Bages And I've ^Ewatched you ^E/G#through all the ^Achanges ^E/C#Esther, we used to be the ^E/Cbest of friends But ^E/Bnow we're becoming ^E/Bbstrangers

^EEsther's been burning ^Abridges I ^E/G#remember the time when she ^Aturned religious But ^Esoon she turned her ^Aback on the church And ^F#mbrushed it aside to ^Bcontinue the search

Because ^G#mEsther's been searching for ^C#msomething She ^G#mdoesn't quite know what it ^C#mis Yes ^G#mEsther's been looking for ^Asomething Maybe ^Am7something that doesn't ^Bexist

^F#m Esther,^B isn't it funny how ^Ewe don't do the things we used to do?^A You don't think about that any^F#mmore Esther, but Esther^B, I still think about you ^{E A}

^EEsther's been getting ^E/Alonely ^E/G#After she cut herself ^E/F#off from the only ^EPeople on whom ^Ashe could depend ^F#mPeople who were happy to ^Bcall her their friend

^EEsther I've known you for ^Bages And I've ^Ewatched you ^E/G#through all the ^Achanges ^E/C#Esther, we used to be the ^E/Cbest of friends But ^E/Bnow we're becoming ^E/Bbstrangers Oh ^AEsther Oh ^BEsther