Chords for Lisa Hannigan - Little Bird
Tempo:
166.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
G
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [B] [Em]
[B] [E]
[B] [Em]
[B] [E]
[B]
Your heart sings like [G#m] a kettle And [G] your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long while [G#m] the truth bites quick
[G] Our heart is built [C#m] for both, it [B] seems
You are lonely as a [G#m] church despite the [G] queuing [C#m] out your door
[B] I am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#m] [Em] more
[G] [B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B] comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
[B]
[F#] I think of [E] you often, but [B] once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] I
[C#m] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [E] was [B] salted by your hunger Now [G] you've gone and lost [F#] your appetite
And [B] the little [F#] [B] bird [G#m] is every [F#] [B] bit [F#] as handy in a fight
[B]
I am lonely as [G#m] our memory despite [G] the gathering round the fire
[B]
Aren't you every [G#m] but un [G]-every -one?
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B] comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
[B]
I [F#] think of [E] you often, but [B] once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] Here I stay, [E]
I lay me [B] down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
[Bm]
[F#] I'm dug from the [E]
rubble [B]
[Bm] [F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay, I lay me [B] down in a [F#] house by [E] the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble [B]
[F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble [B]
[F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B] I'm dug from the [C#m]
rubble [B] and
[F#] cut [B] from the kill
[B] [E]
[B] [Em]
[B] [E]
[B]
Your heart sings like [G#m] a kettle And [G] your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long while [G#m] the truth bites quick
[G] Our heart is built [C#m] for both, it [B] seems
You are lonely as a [G#m] church despite the [G] queuing [C#m] out your door
[B] I am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#m] [Em] more
[G] [B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B] comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
[B]
[F#] I think of [E] you often, but [B] once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] I
[C#m] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [E] was [B] salted by your hunger Now [G] you've gone and lost [F#] your appetite
And [B] the little [F#] [B] bird [G#m] is every [F#] [B] bit [F#] as handy in a fight
[B]
I am lonely as [G#m] our memory despite [G] the gathering round the fire
[B]
Aren't you every [G#m] but un [G]-every -one?
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B] comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
[B]
I [F#] think of [E] you often, but [B] once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] Here I stay, [E]
I lay me [B] down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
[Bm]
[F#] I'm dug from the [E]
rubble [B]
[Bm] [F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay, I lay me [B] down in a [F#] house by [E] the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble [B]
[F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble [B]
[F#] and cut from [E] the kill
[B] I'm dug from the [C#m]
rubble [B] and
[F#] cut [B] from the kill
Key:
B
F#
E
G
G#m
B
F#
E
[N] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Your _ _ _ _ heart sings _ like [G#m] a _ kettle _ _ And [G] your _ words, they boil away _ [B] like _ steam
_ _ And the lie burns long while [G#m] the truth bites quick
[G] Our heart is built [C#m] for both, it [B] seems _ _ _
_ _ You are _ lonely _ _ as a [G#m] church _ _ despite the [G] queuing [C#m] out your _ door
_ _ [B] I _ _ _ _ am _ empty _ as [G#m] a promise, _ _ _ no [C#m] _ [Em] more
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ When [E] the time _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ comes [F#] and rights have [E] been _ read
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I think of [E] you _ often, _ _ but [B] _ once [F#] I meant what [E] I _ said
_ _ _ [B] I _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ was [B] _ salted _ _ by your _ hunger _ _ Now [G] you've gone and lost [F#] your appetite _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [B] the little _ [F#] _ [B] bird [G#m] is _ every [F#] _ [B] bit _ [F#] as handy in a fight
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ I am lonely _ _ as [G#m] our memory _ _ despite [G] the gathering round the fire
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Aren't you _ every [G#m] _ but un _ _ [G]-every _ -one?
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ When [E] the time _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I [F#] think of [E] you often, _ _ _ but [B] _ once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
_ _ _ _ [B] Here I _ stay, _ [E] _ _
I lay _ me [B] _ down in [F#] a house by [E] the _ hill
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] I'm dug from the [E] _ _
_ _ _ rubble _ [B] _ _
[Bm] [F#] and cut from [E] the kill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Here [F#] I _ _ [E] stay, _ I lay _ me [B] _ down in a [F#] house by [E] the hill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ _ _ rubble _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] and cut from [E] _ the kill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ _ _ _ rubble [B] _ _ _
[F#] and cut from _ [E] the _ kill
_ _ _ [B] I'm _ _ dug from the _ [C#m] _
_ rubble _ [B] _ and _
[F#] _ cut [B] from _ _ the _ kill _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Your _ _ _ _ heart sings _ like [G#m] a _ kettle _ _ And [G] your _ words, they boil away _ [B] like _ steam
_ _ And the lie burns long while [G#m] the truth bites quick
[G] Our heart is built [C#m] for both, it [B] seems _ _ _
_ _ You are _ lonely _ _ as a [G#m] church _ _ despite the [G] queuing [C#m] out your _ door
_ _ [B] I _ _ _ _ am _ empty _ as [G#m] a promise, _ _ _ no [C#m] _ [Em] more
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ When [E] the time _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ comes [F#] and rights have [E] been _ read
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I think of [E] you _ often, _ _ but [B] _ once [F#] I meant what [E] I _ said
_ _ _ [B] I _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ was [B] _ salted _ _ by your _ hunger _ _ Now [G] you've gone and lost [F#] your appetite _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [B] the little _ [F#] _ [B] bird [G#m] is _ every [F#] _ [B] bit _ [F#] as handy in a fight
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ I am lonely _ _ as [G#m] our memory _ _ despite [G] the gathering round the fire
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Aren't you _ every [G#m] _ but un _ _ [G]-every _ -one?
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ When [E] the time _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ comes [F#] and rights have [E] been read
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I [F#] think of [E] you often, _ _ _ but [B] _ once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
_ _ _ _ [B] Here I _ stay, _ [E] _ _
I lay _ me [B] _ down in [F#] a house by [E] the _ hill
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] I'm dug from the [E] _ _
_ _ _ rubble _ [B] _ _
[Bm] [F#] and cut from [E] the kill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Here [F#] I _ _ [E] stay, _ I lay _ me [B] _ down in a [F#] house by [E] the hill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ _ _ rubble _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] and cut from [E] _ the kill
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ _ _ _ rubble [B] _ _ _
[F#] and cut from _ [E] the _ kill
_ _ _ [B] I'm _ _ dug from the _ [C#m] _
_ rubble _ [B] _ and _
[F#] _ cut [B] from _ _ the _ kill _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _