• Song:

    Messenger Birds Song

  • Artist:

    Bright Eyes

Messenger Bird's Song - Bright Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly14RQOYfFs
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Capo at 2nd fret:

C (x32010@1)         FThe (133211@1)kitchen is cold
                  C (x32010@1)         FBut (133211@1)the coffee is warm
                     G (320003@1)   
And the sun's coming up
                 FThe (133211@1)day has just begun
                   C (x32010@1)         FAnd (133211@1)you're already bored.

C (x32010@1)         FBored (133211@1)of cheering me up
                    C (x32010@1)         FBored (133211@1)of calming me down
                   GBored (320003@1)of drying my eyes
                     FBut (133211@1)there once was a time 
                  C (x32010@1)         Fwhen (133211@1)you were the one.

C (x32010@1)         FYou (133211@1)were the blue of the sky
                   C (x32010@1)         FYou (133211@1)came after the storm
                           GYou (320003@1)were the switch on the wall
                   FIn (133211@1)the dark of the hall
                   C (x32010@1)         FI'm (133211@1)still fumbling for

C (x32010@1)         FCause (133211@1)I'm lost in the black
                     C (x32010@1)         FI (133211@1)don't know where I am.
                      GArms (320003@1)stretched out in front
                 FI'm (133211@1)calling your name
                  C (x32010@1)         FJust (133211@1)as loud as I can

G (320003@1)                                   AmI (x02210@1)know there's words that we will never speak
        G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)          GAnd (320003@1)the questions can't be answered easily
                GBut (320003@1)I wanted to be easy so

Am (x02210@1)                      D... (xx0232@1)Nod your head if the plans have changed
G (320003@1)                       C... (x32010@1)Shake it, love, they stayed the same
Am (x02210@1)                D... (xx0232@1)Smile at me and I will stay
G (320003@1)                       C... (x32010@1)Start to cry and I'll go away
     D (xx0232@1)                   GJust (320003@1)please don't leave me guessing.

C (x32010@1)         FSo (133211@1)you made me come
                 C (x32010@1)         FThen (133211@1)you sent me away
                 C (x32010@1)         FLike (133211@1)a messenger bird
                 GSo (320003@1)I circled the earth
                  FBlown (133211@1)away in the wind
               C (x32010@1)         FBut (133211@1)I always returned

C (x32010@1)         FWith (133211@1)some new little song
                  C (x32010@1)         FSome (133211@1)sad story to tell
                GOf (320003@1)a brief love affair
              FWith (133211@1)a girl I compared
               C (x32010@1)         Fto (133211@1)you and she failed

C (x32010@1)         FYou (133211@1)said you don't want me to beg
                               C (x32010@1)         FThen (133211@1)you said get down on your knees
                      GCause (320003@1)you knew that I would
            FIf (133211@1)I do any good
                C (x32010@1)         Fsatisfying (133211@1)your needs.

G (320003@1)                              AmAnd (x02210@1)I know all about those things we cannot speak
         G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)              GAnd (320003@1)just so you know well they don't bother me
                     GSo (320003@1)you don't have to be worried, just

Am (x02210@1)                     D (xx0232@1)... Nod your head if the plans have changed
G (320003@1)                         C... (x32010@1)Shake it, love, if they stayed the same
Am (x02210@1)                D... (xx0232@1)Smile at me and I will stay
G (320003@1)                       C... (x32010@1)Start to cry and I'll go away
     D (xx0232@1)                  GJust (320003@1)please don't keep me waiting

Am (x02210@1)                      DJust (xx0232@1)... nod your head if your mind's been changed
G (320003@1)                         C... (x32010@1)Shake it, love, if some hope remains
     Am (x02210@1)                    DJust (xx0232@1)... say the word and of course I'll stay
G (320003@1)                         C... (x32010@1)Roll your eyes and I'll go away
     D (xx0232@1)                   GJust (320003@1)please don't leave me guessing.
     Am (x02210@1)                 GJust (320003@1)please don't keep me waiting

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Tabbed by Adam Alfredsson
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