Chords for Jerry Reed "The Bird"
Tempo:
109.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[C] [A]
Well, my throat was dry and it was getting late.
[D] I was at this bar on an interstate [A] when a guy [E] with this bird on his shoulder [D] walked
through the door.
Yeah.
He proceeded to tell me the [G] wildest thing.
He said, Sir, this bird of mine can sing [A] like no other bird you have ever [D] heard before.
Well, I kind of looked [G] at the guy and said, Oh, really?
He turned to the bird and said, Do old Willie.
[A] When the bird started singing, I almost [D] fell in a pool.
Whiskey River, take my [F] mind.
Long [G] letter of memory, [D] thought you made.
[Dm]
Whiskey River, don't run [Em] dry.
[A] I'm higher [Am] on my [D] job, say Carol May.
[C] Well, if that ain't the blurredest thing.
[D]
[D] Well, I thought, Son, what a heck of a thing.
[G] A man could get rich making that bird sing.
And I could feel this wild ear come on [D] strong.
And besides, I'm sitting here with two [G] weeks pay.
I probably blowing on beer anyway.
Then [A] he said, Hey, when you hear him sing like George Jones, [D] he stopped [G] loving her today.
A place to read the [C] phone is door.
So now carry [D] him away.
[G] [D] He stopped loving her [C] today.
[A]
I said, Well, that does it, [G] sir.
Yep.
[C] I'd like to buy that [A] bird for the $500.
Take [Dm] him off your hands.
[D] Well, he thought for a while.
He said, All right.
He [C] handed me the bird.
He said, Good night.
[A] He [E] counted my money and out the door [D] he ran.
[E] Well, I was thinking I found the rainbows [A] in it.
The money would soon be pouring in.
[B] When suddenly the bird just flew out the [E] door and was gone.
Well, then it hit me.
I got boiling [A] mad because I knew right then that I'd been [B] had.
And as he flew off into the night, he was [E] singing this song.
On the road again.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
[Ab] Somebody stop that bird.
Well, my love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A] And I can't wait to get on the [E] road again.
On the road again.
My bird.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
My $500.
My love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A]
I can't wait [B] to get on the [E] road again.
Somebody give me a BB gun.
On the road again.
I want that bird.
I just can't wait to get on [Ab] the road again.
This is for the bird.
I want [Gbm]
[A] that bird.
I just can't wait to [B] get on the [E] road again.
[C] [A]
Well, my throat was dry and it was getting late.
[D] I was at this bar on an interstate [A] when a guy [E] with this bird on his shoulder [D] walked
through the door.
Yeah.
He proceeded to tell me the [G] wildest thing.
He said, Sir, this bird of mine can sing [A] like no other bird you have ever [D] heard before.
Well, I kind of looked [G] at the guy and said, Oh, really?
He turned to the bird and said, Do old Willie.
[A] When the bird started singing, I almost [D] fell in a pool.
Whiskey River, take my [F] mind.
Long [G] letter of memory, [D] thought you made.
[Dm]
Whiskey River, don't run [Em] dry.
[A] I'm higher [Am] on my [D] job, say Carol May.
[C] Well, if that ain't the blurredest thing.
[D]
[D] Well, I thought, Son, what a heck of a thing.
[G] A man could get rich making that bird sing.
And I could feel this wild ear come on [D] strong.
And besides, I'm sitting here with two [G] weeks pay.
I probably blowing on beer anyway.
Then [A] he said, Hey, when you hear him sing like George Jones, [D] he stopped [G] loving her today.
A place to read the [C] phone is door.
So now carry [D] him away.
[G] [D] He stopped loving her [C] today.
[A]
I said, Well, that does it, [G] sir.
Yep.
[C] I'd like to buy that [A] bird for the $500.
Take [Dm] him off your hands.
[D] Well, he thought for a while.
He said, All right.
He [C] handed me the bird.
He said, Good night.
[A] He [E] counted my money and out the door [D] he ran.
[E] Well, I was thinking I found the rainbows [A] in it.
The money would soon be pouring in.
[B] When suddenly the bird just flew out the [E] door and was gone.
Well, then it hit me.
I got boiling [A] mad because I knew right then that I'd been [B] had.
And as he flew off into the night, he was [E] singing this song.
On the road again.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
[Ab] Somebody stop that bird.
Well, my love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A] And I can't wait to get on the [E] road again.
On the road again.
My bird.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
My $500.
My love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A]
I can't wait [B] to get on the [E] road again.
Somebody give me a BB gun.
On the road again.
I want that bird.
I just can't wait to get on [Ab] the road again.
This is for the bird.
I want [Gbm]
[A] that bird.
I just can't wait to [B] get on the [E] road again.
Key:
A
D
E
G
C
A
D
E
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, my throat was dry and it was getting late.
[D] I was at this bar on an interstate [A] when a guy [E] with this bird on his shoulder [D] walked
through the door.
Yeah.
He proceeded to tell me the [G] wildest thing.
He said, Sir, this bird of mine can sing [A] like no other bird you have ever [D] heard before.
_ Well, I kind of looked [G] at the guy and said, Oh, really?
He turned to the bird and said, Do old Willie.
[A] When the bird started singing, I almost [D] fell in a pool.
_ Whiskey River, take my [F] mind. _
_ Long [G] letter of memory, [D] thought you made.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ Whiskey River, don't run [Em] dry.
[A] I'm higher [Am] on my [D] job, say Carol May. _
_ [C] Well, if that ain't the blurredest thing.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Well, I thought, Son, what a heck of a thing.
[G] A man could get rich making that bird sing.
And I could feel this wild ear come on [D] strong.
And besides, I'm sitting here with two [G] weeks pay.
I probably blowing on beer anyway.
Then [A] he said, Hey, when you hear him sing like George Jones, [D] he stopped [G] loving her today.
_ _ _ _ A place to read the [C] phone is door. _ _
_ So now carry [D] him away.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ He stopped loving her [C] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ I said, Well, that does it, [G] sir.
Yep.
[C] I'd like to buy that [A] bird for the $500.
Take [Dm] him off your hands.
[D] _ Well, he thought for a while.
He said, All right.
He [C] handed me the bird.
He said, Good night.
[A] He [E] counted my money and out the door [D] he ran.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Well, I was thinking I found the rainbows [A] in it.
The money would soon be pouring in.
[B] When suddenly the bird just flew out the [E] door and was gone.
_ Well, then it hit me.
I got boiling [A] mad because I knew right then that I'd been [B] had.
And as he flew off into the night, he was [E] singing this song.
_ On the road again.
_ _ I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
[Ab] Somebody stop that bird.
Well, my love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A] And I can't wait to get on the [E] road again.
_ _ On the road again.
My bird.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
My $500. _
My love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A]
I can't wait [B] to get on the [E] road again.
Somebody give me a BB gun.
On the road again.
I want that bird.
I just can't wait to get on [Ab] the road again.
This is for the bird.
I want _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [A] that bird.
I just can't wait to [B] get on the [E] road again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, my throat was dry and it was getting late.
[D] I was at this bar on an interstate [A] when a guy [E] with this bird on his shoulder [D] walked
through the door.
Yeah.
He proceeded to tell me the [G] wildest thing.
He said, Sir, this bird of mine can sing [A] like no other bird you have ever [D] heard before.
_ Well, I kind of looked [G] at the guy and said, Oh, really?
He turned to the bird and said, Do old Willie.
[A] When the bird started singing, I almost [D] fell in a pool.
_ Whiskey River, take my [F] mind. _
_ Long [G] letter of memory, [D] thought you made.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ Whiskey River, don't run [Em] dry.
[A] I'm higher [Am] on my [D] job, say Carol May. _
_ [C] Well, if that ain't the blurredest thing.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Well, I thought, Son, what a heck of a thing.
[G] A man could get rich making that bird sing.
And I could feel this wild ear come on [D] strong.
And besides, I'm sitting here with two [G] weeks pay.
I probably blowing on beer anyway.
Then [A] he said, Hey, when you hear him sing like George Jones, [D] he stopped [G] loving her today.
_ _ _ _ A place to read the [C] phone is door. _ _
_ So now carry [D] him away.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ He stopped loving her [C] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ I said, Well, that does it, [G] sir.
Yep.
[C] I'd like to buy that [A] bird for the $500.
Take [Dm] him off your hands.
[D] _ Well, he thought for a while.
He said, All right.
He [C] handed me the bird.
He said, Good night.
[A] He [E] counted my money and out the door [D] he ran.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Well, I was thinking I found the rainbows [A] in it.
The money would soon be pouring in.
[B] When suddenly the bird just flew out the [E] door and was gone.
_ Well, then it hit me.
I got boiling [A] mad because I knew right then that I'd been [B] had.
And as he flew off into the night, he was [E] singing this song.
_ On the road again.
_ _ I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
[Ab] Somebody stop that bird.
Well, my love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A] And I can't wait to get on the [E] road again.
_ _ On the road again.
My bird.
I just can't wait to get [Ab] on the road again.
My $500. _
My love is [Gbm] making money with my friends.
[A]
I can't wait [B] to get on the [E] road again.
Somebody give me a BB gun.
On the road again.
I want that bird.
I just can't wait to get on [Ab] the road again.
This is for the bird.
I want _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [A] that bird.
I just can't wait to [B] get on the [E] road again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _