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Tuning: G C E A
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Birdhouse in Your Soul – They Might Be Giants
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Written by: John Linell/John Flansburgh
From: "Flood" (1990)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Dm7 2-2-1-3
F 2-0-1-0 (= Am(aug) in the bridge)
Am6 2-0-2-0 (= D7)
F#m6 2-3-2-0
E6 1-1-0-2
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[Intro]
CI'm your only Dm7friend - I'm Bbnot your Ebonly friend
But FI'm a little Bbglowing friend
Cm Db G | C | % |
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
[Chorus]
C Blue canary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C Who watches Fover Gyou
C Make a Glittle Fbirdhouse in your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
Eb Make a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your soul
[Interlude]
| C F | C F |
[Verse]
C I have a Fsecret to tell
C From my eFlectrical well
C It's a Gsimple C7message
And I'm Fleaving out the Gwhistles and bells
[Verse]
C So the room must Flisten to me
C Filibuster Fvigilantly
CMy Gname is C7blue canary
FOne-word spelled l-Gi-t-e
[Bridge]
Am My story’s Finfinite
Am6 Like the Longines FSymphonette it Gdoesn't rest
[Chorus]
C Blue canary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C Who watches Fover Gyou
C Make a Glittle Fbirdhouse in your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
Eb Make a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your soul
[Interlude]
| C F | C F |
[Instrumental]
| Am F | D7 F | Am F | D7 F |
| F#m D | F#m6 D | E E7 | E6 E |
[Intro]
AI'm your only Bm7friend - I'm not your Conly friend
But DI'm a little Gglowing friend
But Amreally I'm not Bbactually your Gfriend, but I am
[Verse]
C There’s a picture Fopposite me
C Of my primitive Fancestry
C Which Gstood on C7rocky shores
And Fkept the beaches Gshipwreck free
[Verse]
C Though I reFspect that a lot
C I'd be fired if Fthat were my job
C After Gkilling C7Jason off
And Fcountless screaming Gargonauts
[Bridge]
Am Bluebird of Ffriendliness
Am6 Like guardian Fangels it’s Galways near
[Chorus]
C Blue canary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C Who watches Fover Gyou
C Make a Glittle Fbirdhouse in your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
Eb Make a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your soul
[Chorus] (variation)
C FWhile you’re at it, Ckeep the nite light Fon
InGside the birdChouse Gin your Fsoul
Eb Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G | C |
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Chorus] (+ counter melody)
C FWhile you’re at it
(Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
CLeave the nite light Fon inGside the birdChouse Gin your Fsoul
( Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your soul
[Chorus] (+ counter melody - coda)
C FWhile you’re at it
(Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch)
CLeave the nite light Fon inGside the birdChouse Gin your Fsoul
( Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
(ritardando)
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your Csoul