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