Flightless Bird, American Mouth Chords by Iron & Wine
Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Cm
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was a quick wet boy [Bb] diving [Cm] too deep for [G] coins
all [Ab] of your street light eyes white [Bb] on my plastic toys
then [Eb] when the cops closed the fair [A] I cut [Cm] my long baby hair
[G] and stole me [Ab] a doggie and map and called for [Bb] you everywhere
[Eb] have I found you?
[Cm] light as bird
[Ab] jealous
[Bb]
weeping
[Eb] oh lost you
[Bb] [Cm] American mountain
[Ab] big bill [Eb] [Bb] blue
now [Eb] I'm a fat house cat
nurse and [Cm] my sword are blunt
done watching [Ab] the war
boys in vans
girl [Bb] through the wide fence cracks
pissing [Eb] on magazine photos
[Cm] those fish tan wars
[Ab] grown into gold and clean
but [Bb] of christ mountain stream
[Eb] have I found you?
[Cm] light as bird
[Ab] grounded
[Bb] sleeping
[Eb] oh lost you
[Cm] American mountain
[Ab] big bill
[Eb] [Bb] now I'm a [Eb] fat
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm]
house cat
nurse and my sword [Ab]
are [Bb]
[Eb] blunt
done [Cm] watching
[C] the war
[Ab]
boys [Bb] in [Eb] vans
[Cm] girl through the wide fence
[Eb] now I'm a [Ab] fat house cat
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
all [Ab] of your street light eyes white [Bb] on my plastic toys
then [Eb] when the cops closed the fair [A] I cut [Cm] my long baby hair
[G] and stole me [Ab] a doggie and map and called for [Bb] you everywhere
[Eb] have I found you?
[Cm] light as bird
[Ab] jealous
[Bb]
weeping
[Eb] oh lost you
[Bb] [Cm] American mountain
[Ab] big bill [Eb] [Bb] blue
now [Eb] I'm a fat house cat
nurse and [Cm] my sword are blunt
done watching [Ab] the war
boys in vans
girl [Bb] through the wide fence cracks
pissing [Eb] on magazine photos
[Cm] those fish tan wars
[Ab] grown into gold and clean
but [Bb] of christ mountain stream
[Eb] have I found you?
[Cm] light as bird
[Ab] grounded
[Bb] sleeping
[Eb] oh lost you
[Cm] American mountain
[Ab] big bill
[Eb] [Bb] now I'm a [Eb] fat
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm]
house cat
nurse and my sword [Ab]
are [Bb]
[Eb] blunt
done [Cm] watching
[C] the war
[Ab]
boys [Bb] in [Eb] vans
[Cm] girl through the wide fence
[Eb] now I'm a [Ab] fat house cat
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Cm
Ab
G
Eb
Bb
Cm
I was a quick wet boy [Bb] diving [Cm] too deep for [G] coins
all [Ab] of your street light eyes white [Bb] on my plastic _ toys
then [Eb] when the cops _ closed the fair [A] I cut [Cm] my long baby hair
[G] and stole me [Ab] a _ doggie and map and called for [Bb] you _ _ everywhere _
_ [Eb] have I found _ you?
_ _ [Cm] light _ as _ bird
[Ab] _ _ jealous _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
weeping
_ [Eb] oh lost you _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ American _ mountain
_ [Ab] _ big _ bill [Eb] _ [Bb] blue _ _ _ _ _
now [Eb] I'm a fat house cat
nurse and [Cm] my sword are blunt
done watching [Ab] the war
boys in vans
girl [Bb] through the wide fence cracks
pissing [Eb] on _ _ magazine photos
[Cm] those fish tan wars
[Ab] grown into gold _ and clean
but [Bb] of christ mountain _ stream
[Eb] have I found you? _
_ _ [Cm] _ light as _ bird
[Ab] _ _ grounded _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ sleeping
_ [Eb] oh lost you _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ American _ mountain
_ [Ab] _ big bill _
[Eb] _ [Bb] now I'm a _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] fat _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
house cat
nurse and my sword _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
are _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ blunt
done [Cm] _ _ _ watching _
[C] the war
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
boys [Bb] _ _ _ in _ _ [Eb] vans _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ girl through the wide fence
[Eb] now I'm a [Ab] fat house cat _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
all [Ab] of your street light eyes white [Bb] on my plastic _ toys
then [Eb] when the cops _ closed the fair [A] I cut [Cm] my long baby hair
[G] and stole me [Ab] a _ doggie and map and called for [Bb] you _ _ everywhere _
_ [Eb] have I found _ you?
_ _ [Cm] light _ as _ bird
[Ab] _ _ jealous _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
weeping
_ [Eb] oh lost you _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ American _ mountain
_ [Ab] _ big _ bill [Eb] _ [Bb] blue _ _ _ _ _
now [Eb] I'm a fat house cat
nurse and [Cm] my sword are blunt
done watching [Ab] the war
boys in vans
girl [Bb] through the wide fence cracks
pissing [Eb] on _ _ magazine photos
[Cm] those fish tan wars
[Ab] grown into gold _ and clean
but [Bb] of christ mountain _ stream
[Eb] have I found you? _
_ _ [Cm] _ light as _ bird
[Ab] _ _ grounded _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ sleeping
_ [Eb] oh lost you _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ American _ mountain
_ [Ab] _ big bill _
[Eb] _ [Bb] now I'm a _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] fat _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
house cat
nurse and my sword _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
are _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ blunt
done [Cm] _ _ _ watching _
[C] the war
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
boys [Bb] _ _ _ in _ _ [Eb] vans _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ girl through the wide fence
[Eb] now I'm a [Ab] fat house cat _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _