The Hopelessly Optimistic Flightless Bird Song chords

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[INTRO]

[C] [F] [G] [G] x2

[VERSE 1]
[C]Here we [F]see the [G]Bearded Cardinal
in his [C]native [F]habi[G]tat -Welcome to the Walmart parking lot
[C]Coolin' [F]off, benea[G]th the shade
of a '[C]92 C[F]adill[G]ac -Could life get any better?

Bridge(One hit and strum before change):
But there's a [Am]sad truth
like a [Em]flower that won't blossom
[Dm]he'll never do the one thing
that makes [Am]being a bird awesome...
[Am]Unlike his bird brethren
[Em]traversing the sky
Dm Knock guitar 3 times
the Bearded Cardinal
will never fly.[Am] ..

Verse 3(Steve talking):

STOP

-Excuse me,I'm sorry, I couldn't help but overhear
did you say I can't fly?

-Yeah.

-You're the Bearded Cardinal,
a flightless bird.

-You know what?I'm cool with that.In fact, I see it as a positive!
I want to sing about it...

Verse 4(Hit Every chord 4 times):
I got a big [C]beak
feathers on [F]fleek
I keep [G]cool in the heat by
flapping my vestigial [C]wings.
I'm down to [C]Earth,
In fact I hate [F]heights.
[G]Who needs working wings
when you're this [C]fly?
[C]I regurgitate meals
into my kids/ [F]mouths...
I never get [G]sucked into a jet
or hit the side of a [C]house...
Here comes a shopping [C]cart
at a pretty high [F]speed
If I was a [G]bettin' bird
I'd bet the carts about to hit [C]me...

Outro(Hit every chord once and let it fade):

[Am]Ohhhhhh -It did
[Em]Ohhhhhh -It hurts
[Dm]Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
[Am]Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

ohhh

ohh

I'm dead.

-Oh man, I think he is dead....

-He couldn't fly, but he's a pretty good lip syncer.