Intro:

      [N.C5 ]
      A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird

Verse 1:

            E5
      B5 - B5 - B-bird, bird, bird, B-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
               B5
      A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
            A5
      Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
               E5
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well - A... [N.C.]

      [drum break]

Verse 2:

      A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
      Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
      Well, everybody's talking about the bird!
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
      A-well - A5 bird...

Break:

      [N.C.]
      Surfin' bird
             Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb... [retching noises]... aaah!

    Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-- | 
----------------------------------------------------- |     Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mow
      Papa-ooma-mow-mow

Verse 3:

-- |     Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
      Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom
-- |     Oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
      Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
      Papa - A-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
      Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
      Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
-- |     Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
      Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
      Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
      Well don't you know about the bird?
      Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
      A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word

Coda:

      Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow [repeat to fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers