The Birds Chords & Lyrics - Elbow

[INTRO]

[D] [D] [D] [D] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]

[VERSE]

The [D]birds
Are the [Em]kee - [D]pers [C]of [D]our [F]se - [C]cret
As they [Dm]saw [C]us [Bb]where [C]we [D]lay
In the [Em]dee - [D]pest [C]grass [D]of [F]spring - [C]time
In a [Dm]reck - [C]less [Bb]guil - [C]ty [D]haze
And they [Em]wove [D]a [C]sweet [D]in - [F]diff - e[C]rence
And it [Dm]set - [C]tled [Bb]on [C]our [D]skin
Till the [Em]eyes [D]that [C]I [D]re - [F]mem - [C]bered
For the [Dm]last [C]time [Bb]drew [C]me [D]in

[BREAK]

[D]

[VERSE]

The [D]birds
Though I [Em]wore [D]your [C]gla - [D]cial [F]pa - [C]tience
To a [Dm]smudge [C]of [Bb]bi - [C]tter [D]dust
On the [Em]last [D]day [C]you [D]em - [F]braced [C]me
With a [Dm]gliste - [C]ning [Bb]sap - [C]ling [D]trust
Did they [Em]sing [D]a [C]mill - [D]ion [F]ble - [C]ssings
As they [Dm]watched [C]us [Bb]slow - [C]ly [D]part
Do they [Em]keep [D]those [C]fi - [D]nal [F]ki - [C]sses
In their [Dm]ti - [C]ny [Bb]ra - [C]cing [D]hearts

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[D]

[D] [D] [D] [D] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]

[D] [D] [D] [D] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]

[BRIDGE]

[D] What are we gonna do with you...

Same tale, every time
[F] What are we gonna [C]do with you, come on inside
Looking back is for the [D]birds
[D] What are we gonna do with you...

Same tale, every time
[F] What are we gonna [C]do with you, come on inside
Looking back is for the [D]birds
[D] What are we gonna do with you...

Same tale, every time
[F] What are we gonna [C]do with you, come on inside
Looking back is for the [D]birds
[D] What are we gonna do with you...

Same tale, every time
[F] What are we gonna [C]do with you, come on inside
Looking back is for the [D]birds

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[D] [D] [D] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]

[D] [D] [D] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]

[VERSE]

Ohhhhhh, the [D]birds
Are the [Em]kee - [D]pers [C]of [D]our [F]se - [C]cret
As they [Dm]saw [C]us [Bb]where [C]we [D]lay
In the [Em]dee - [D]pest [C]grass [D]of [F]spring - [C]time
In a [Dm]reck - [C]less [Bb]guil - [C]ty [D]haze
Did they [Em]sing [D]a [C]mill - [D]ion [F]ble - [C]ssings
As they [Dm]watched [C]us [Bb]slow - [C]ly [D]part
Do they [Em]keep [D]those [C]fi - [D]nal [F]ki - [C]sses
In their [Dm]ti - [C]ny [Bb]ra - [C]cing [D]hearts

[D] [D] [D] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [C] [F] What are we gonna do[C] with you... [Dm] [C]
Looking [Bb]back is [C]for the [D]birds

[D] [D] [D] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [C] [F] What are we gonna do[C] with you...

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]

[OUTRO]

[D] Oohooh-[C]ooh, [D]ooh-[Am]ooh, ooh-[D]ooh-ooh-ooh
[D] [C] [D] [Am] [D]
Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Em]

[G]