Standard Tuning EADGBE

Intro - C (2nd String 3rd fret)

(Acapella) Well I didn't tell anyone but a bird flew by,
saw what I done he set up a nest outside
and he sang about what I'd become,
 
     C5             G5
He sang so loud, sang so clear
A5                   F5
I was afraid all the neighbours would hear
     C5             G5
so I invited him in just to reason with him ,
A5                   F5 (strum once)
promised I wouldn't do it again

But he sang
C5
louder and louder inside the house
    G5
and now I couldn't get him out
     A5
so I trapped him under a cardboard box
F5
stood on it to make it stop
  C5
I picked up the bird and above the dim
     G5
said that's the last time you'll ever sing
C5                           G5
Held him down, broke his neck
A5                                    F5
 taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget

    C5     G5        A5     F5
But in my dreams began to hear
     C5   G5 
that old familiar
Am (strum once)   F (strum once)
tweet    tweet    tweet
  C5 
I opened my mouth to scream and shout
      G5
and I waved my arms and flapped about
      A5
but I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
F5
couldn't scream and I couldn't shout

(repeat)

Cause the song was coming...

        C5   G5          A5  F5
from my mouth, from my mouth
        C5   G5          A5  F5
from my mouth, from my mouth

(repeat to fade)