Artist: Boo Hewerdine
Song: The birds are leaving
Tabbed by: DJ
24th June 2013

From Boo's album 'Thanksgiving'

Tuning: Standard

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    G    G(B5) G5  D/F#       Em7        A13sus4   A7sus4
e|-------------------------|----------0---2--------0------|(Twice)
B|--0------2---3---3----3--|--3----3------3--------3------|
G|--0--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|
D|-----0--------------0----|-----------------2------------|
A|-------------------------|-----2--------0--------0------|
E|--3--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|

    G    G6  G(B5) D/F#       Ddim/F       Em7
e|--------0------------------|--------------------------|
B|--0---------2---3----3-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|--0-------------2-------2--|--1--------1--0--------0--|
D|-----0-------------0-------|-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------2--------|
E|--3-------------2----------|--1-----------0-----------|

    Gmaj7/B     D2/4
e|--2-------2---0-------0--|
B|--3-----3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--2-----------0----------|
E|-------------------------|


G    G(B5)  G5   D/F#   Em7     A13sus4   A7sus4
    Spinn - ing further from the sun,
G    G(B5)  G5   D/F#   Em7     A13sus4   A7sus4
    Here's  Oc - tober  in  our lungs,
G    G6  G(B5)  D/F#    Ddim/F   Em7  Gmaj7/B                D2/4
    Come  out - side, up in the sky,         the birds are leaving!


G    G(B5)  G5   D/F#   Em7     A13sus4   A7sus4
    Clouds  of instinct fill the air,
G   G(B5)  G5   D/F#   Em7      A13sus4   A7sus4
    And  what - ever brought us here,
G    G6  G(B5)  D/F#      Ddim/F     Em7  Gmaj7/B                D2/4
    Come  next year, will bring a - gain,        the birds are leaving!


Csus2(#11)                 G/B          Gmaj7/B
           Tell me that a lovers touch...
D/A                        Em7
   ...is more than nature planting seeds,
D/F#  Em7          A7sus4     G
 Or,  what am I...  to be - lieve?


G(b5)  G5  D/F#       Em7    A13sus4   A7sus4
South  of  here the winter's kinder,
G   G(B5) G5   D/F#     Em7      A13sus4   A7sus4
     So  they leave to find fair weather,
G   G6  G(B5) D/F#     Ddim/F   Em7  Gmaj7/B               D2/4
    And  how  high our spirits rise,        on their re - turning!


    G    G(B5) G5  D/F#       Em7        A13sus4   A7sus4
e|-------------------------|----------0---2--------0------|(Twice)
B|--0------2---3---3----3--|--3----3------3--------3------|
G|--0--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|
D|-----0--------------0----|-----------------2------------|
A|-------------------------|-----2--------0--------0------|
E|--3--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|

    G    G6  G(B5) D/F#       Ddim/F       Em7
e|--------0------------------|--------------------------|
B|--0---------2---3----3-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|--0-------------2-------2--|--1--------1--0--------0--|
D|-----0-------------0-------|-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------2--------|
E|--3-------------2----------|--1-----------0-----------|

    Gmaj7/B     D2/4
e|--2-------2---0-------0--|
B|--3-----3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--2-----------0----------|
E|-------------------------|


Csus2(#11)                 G/B          Gmaj7/B
           Tell me that a lovers touch...
D/A                        Em7
   ...is more than nature passing genes,
D/F#  Em7          A7sus4     G
 Or,  what am I...  to be - lieve?


G(b5) G5  D/F#       Em7       A13sus4   A7sus4
Hea - ven knows why you're not happy,
G      G(B5) G5  D/F#     Em7     A13sus4  A7sus4
   And hea - ven knows why I can't make   you,
G    G6  G(B5)  D/F#    Ddim/F  Em7  Gmaj7/B                 D2/4
    Look  out - side, up in the sky,          the birds are leaving!


   G  G(B5) G5 D/F#       Em7 A13sus4    A7sus4       G     G(B5) G5 D/F#
|  /   /___/    /   /  |              The birds are leaving!

  Em7   A13sus4  A7sus4   G   G(B5) G5  D/F#
|  /  /    /     /     |       Ah-, ah,  ah---!   

Ddim/F    Em7       Gmaj7/B   Dsus2/4      D
  Ah, ah,  ah---!  |   /   /     /   /  |  /  ||

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G    =  3x000x    Em7     =  020030   Gmaj7/B   = x20032    D/A  = x00232
G(b5)=  3x002x    A13sus4 =  x02032   Dsus2/4   = x00030    D    = xx0232
G5   =  3x003x    A7sus4  =  x02030   Csus2(#11)= x30032
D/F# =  2x023x    Ddim/F  =  1x013x   G/B       = x20033