Recorded in the Key of C#
Put that capo on the first fret!
C5 A5 D5 F5 F5
C5
There was house halfway round the world
A5
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
D5
There was a hallway a thousand birds long
F5 F5
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small
C5
I asked the caretaker cause he was the Maker
A5
Looked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass and said
D5
Open up your ears and heart
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F5 F5 C5
That we all love to sing along to
F5 F5 C5
The sound of the bird that mourns
A5 D5 F5 F5
C5 A5 D5 F5 F5
C5
Well we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans
A5
To the Apple Bell bar there was a hole in the wall
D5
The ceilings weren't tall, the floors were the ground
F5 F5
but the sound that you would make would just warm your heart
C5
Well it was a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in
A5
They got their blacksuits on andthe songs would begin
D5
You open up your ears and heart
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F5 F5 C5
That we all love to sing along to
F5 F5 C5 E5
The sound of the bird that mourns
F5 F5 C5 E5
F5 F5 C5 E5
The sound of the bird that mourns
F5 F5 C5 G5
The sound of the bird that mourns
F5 F5 C5
The sound of the bird that mourns
A5 D5 F5 F5
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F5 C5
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
