Chords for Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth [LIVE VIDEO]
Tempo:
135.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] And [B] this one's called Flightless Bird, American [D] Mouth.
[F#] Yeah, go figure that one out.
[D]
[G] [C#] And this is the first time I play this one too, so.
[G] I'll sing the outfit.
It's something [D]
new.
I was a quick wet boy [F#m]
[Bm] diving too deep for coins.
[E] All [G] of your street is [Em] white on [A] my knees.
And when [Bm] the cops closed the fair, [F#m]
I couldn't.
[Bm]
Baby, stole me [G] a dog.
Called [E]
for [A] you everywhere.
[D] Have I found you?
[F#m]
[Bm]
Flightless bird.
[G] Kill us.
[E] [A] We
[D] [A]
[D]
[F#m]
[E]
[Bm] American.
[G] Big
[E] [A] blue men.
[F#m]
Now I'm [D] a fat house cat.
[A] Gussing [Bm] my soil of blood.
Dumb [E] watching [G] the warm poison rats.
Curl through [A] the white fence cracks.
[D] Pissing on magazine [A]
photos.
[Bm] Those fish and lures.
Thrown in [G] the cold and green.
Blood [A] of Christ, mountain stream.
Have [D] I found you?
[F#m]
[Bm]
Flightless bird.
[G]
Grounded and
[A]
bleeding.
[D]
I've lost you.
[Bm]
American mouth.
[G] Big bell.
[A]
Stuck.
Going [D] down.
[A]
[Bm] Ooh.
[G] Ooh.
[A] Ooh.
Ooh.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [G]
[A]
Ooh.
[F#m]
[B] [A] [D]
[B]
[N]
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh.
[F#] Yeah, go figure that one out.
[D]
[G] [C#] And this is the first time I play this one too, so.
[G] I'll sing the outfit.
It's something [D]
new.
I was a quick wet boy [F#m]
[Bm] diving too deep for coins.
[E] All [G] of your street is [Em] white on [A] my knees.
And when [Bm] the cops closed the fair, [F#m]
I couldn't.
[Bm]
Baby, stole me [G] a dog.
Called [E]
for [A] you everywhere.
[D] Have I found you?
[F#m]
[Bm]
Flightless bird.
[G] Kill us.
[E] [A] We
[D] [A]
[D]
[F#m]
[E]
[Bm] American.
[G] Big
[E] [A] blue men.
[F#m]
Now I'm [D] a fat house cat.
[A] Gussing [Bm] my soil of blood.
Dumb [E] watching [G] the warm poison rats.
Curl through [A] the white fence cracks.
[D] Pissing on magazine [A]
photos.
[Bm] Those fish and lures.
Thrown in [G] the cold and green.
Blood [A] of Christ, mountain stream.
Have [D] I found you?
[F#m]
[Bm]
Flightless bird.
[G]
Grounded and
[A]
bleeding.
[D]
I've lost you.
[Bm]
American mouth.
[G] Big bell.
[A]
Stuck.
Going [D] down.
[A]
[Bm] Ooh.
[G] Ooh.
[A] Ooh.
Ooh.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [G]
[A]
Ooh.
[F#m]
[B] [A] [D]
[B]
[N]
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
A
D
G
[D] _ _ _ [A] And [B] this one's called Flightless Bird, American [D] Mouth. _
_ _ [F#] Yeah, go figure that one out.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C#] And this is the first time I play this one too, so.
[G] I'll sing the outfit.
It's something [D] _
new. _ _ _ _
I was a quick _ wet _ boy [F#m] _
_ [Bm] diving too deep for _ coins. _
[E] All [G] of your _ street _ _ _ _ is [Em] white on [A] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ knees.
And when [Bm] the cops _ closed the fair, [F#m]
I couldn't.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
Baby, _ _ _ stole me [G] a dog. _ _
_ Called _ _ [E] _
for [A] you _ everywhere. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Have I found _ _ you?
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Flightless bird. _
_ _ [G] Kill _ _ us. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] We _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] American. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Big
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] blue _ _ _ _ _ men.
[F#m] _
Now I'm [D] a fat _ house _ cat.
[A] _ Gussing [Bm] my _ soil of blood.
_ Dumb _ [E] watching [G] the warm _ poison _ rats.
Curl through [A] the _ white fence _ cracks.
_ [D] Pissing on _ _ _ _ magazine _ [A] _
photos.
[Bm] Those _ fish and lures.
Thrown in [G] the _ cold and _ green.
Blood [A] of Christ, _ mountain _ _ stream. _ _
Have [D] I _ found _ you?
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Flightless _ bird. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Grounded and _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _
bleeding.
_ _ _ _ [D]
I've _ lost _ you.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ American _ _ mouth.
_ _ [G] _ _ Big _ bell. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Stuck. _ _
Going _ [D] _ _ down.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Ooh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Ooh.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Ooh. _ _ _
_ Ooh. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Ooh.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Yeah, go figure that one out.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C#] And this is the first time I play this one too, so.
[G] I'll sing the outfit.
It's something [D] _
new. _ _ _ _
I was a quick _ wet _ boy [F#m] _
_ [Bm] diving too deep for _ coins. _
[E] All [G] of your _ street _ _ _ _ is [Em] white on [A] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ knees.
And when [Bm] the cops _ closed the fair, [F#m]
I couldn't.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
Baby, _ _ _ stole me [G] a dog. _ _
_ Called _ _ [E] _
for [A] you _ everywhere. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Have I found _ _ you?
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Flightless bird. _
_ _ [G] Kill _ _ us. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] We _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] American. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Big
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] blue _ _ _ _ _ men.
[F#m] _
Now I'm [D] a fat _ house _ cat.
[A] _ Gussing [Bm] my _ soil of blood.
_ Dumb _ [E] watching [G] the warm _ poison _ rats.
Curl through [A] the _ white fence _ cracks.
_ [D] Pissing on _ _ _ _ magazine _ [A] _
photos.
[Bm] Those _ fish and lures.
Thrown in [G] the _ cold and _ green.
Blood [A] of Christ, _ mountain _ _ stream. _ _
Have [D] I _ found _ you?
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Flightless _ bird. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Grounded and _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _
bleeding.
_ _ _ _ [D]
I've _ lost _ you.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ American _ _ mouth.
_ _ [G] _ _ Big _ bell. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Stuck. _ _
Going _ [D] _ _ down.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Ooh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Ooh.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Ooh. _ _ _
_ Ooh. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Ooh.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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