Birdhouse In Your Soul Chords by They Might Be Giants

Tempo:
99.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Eb

Ab

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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They Might be Giants-Birdhouse In Your Soul chords
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I'm your [Dm] only friend, [Eb] I'm not your only [F] friend, but I'm a [Bb] little glowing and [Cm] green, but really [Db] I'm not [G] actually as bright as I am.
[Fm] [C]
[F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the [C] light switch, who watches over you?
Make a [F] little birdhouse [Eb] in your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the [Ab] only bee in your [Eb] bonnet.
Make a [Ab] little birdhouse [C] in your soul.
[F] I [C] [F]
[C] [F] have a secret to [C] tell, from [F] my electrical well.
It's a [C] simple message [F] and I'm leaving [G] out the whistles and [C] bells.
So the [F] room must listen to [C] me, [F] filibuster vigilantly.
My [C] name is [F] Lucanarii, one note [G] spell L-I-C-K [Am]-E.
My [F] story's infinite, [D] like the [F] Longines symphony, [G] and it doesn't [C] rip.
[F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the [C] light switch, who [F] watches over [C] you?
Make a [F] little birdhouse [Eb] in your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the [Ab] only bee in your bonnet.
Make a little birdhouse [C] in your soul.
[F] [C]
[F] [Am] [F] [D]
[F] [Am] [F] [D]
[F] [Gbm] [D] [Eb]
[D] [E] [D] [Dbm]
[B] [A] I'm your [Gb] only friend, I'm [C] not your only friend, [E] but I'm a [G] little glowing friend, [A] but really [Bb] I'm not actually [G] your friend, but I [C] am.
There's a [F] picture opposite [C] me, of my [F] primitive ancestry, [C] which stood on rocky shore [F] and kept the [G] beaches shipwreck free.
[C] Though I [F] respect that a [C] lot, I'd be [F] fired if that were my [C] job, after killing Jason off [F] and countless [G] screaming [Am] Argonauts.
Bluebird [F] of [D] friendliness, like [F] guardian angels [G] in [C] Olympia.
[F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the light [C] switch, who [F] watches over you?
Make a little birdhouse in [Eb] your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the only [Ab] bee in your [Eb] bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul, [F] while you're at [C] it.
Keep the night [F] light hot inside the [C] birdhouse in your [F] soul.
[Eb] Not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the only bee in your bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul.
[F] While you're at [C] it.
Keep the night light [F] hot inside the birdhouse in your soul.
[Eb] Not to put too [Ab] fine a point on it.
[Eb] See, I'm the only bee in your [Cm] bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul, [F] while you're at it.
[C] Keep the night light [F] hot inside the [C] birdhouse in your [F] soul.
[Eb] Not to put too [Ab] fine a point on it.
[Eb] See, I'm the only bee in your bonnet.
[Cm] Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul.
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To start learning They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, F and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 100 BPM. With the song's key of Db Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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I'm your [Dm] only friend, [Eb] I'm not your only [F] friend, but I'm a [Bb] little glowing and [Cm] green, but really [Db] I'm not [G] actually as bright as I am.
[Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the [C] light switch, who watches over you?
Make a [F] little birdhouse [Eb] in your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the [Ab] only bee in your [Eb] bonnet.
Make a [Ab] little birdhouse [C] in your soul.
[F] I [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [F] have a secret to [C] tell, from [F] my electrical well.
It's a [C] simple message [F] and I'm leaving [G] out the whistles and [C] bells.
So the [F] room must listen to [C] me, [F] filibuster vigilantly.
My [C] name is [F] Lucanarii, one note [G] spell L-I-C-K [Am]-E.
My [F] story's infinite, [D] like the [F] Longines symphony, [G] and it doesn't [C] rip.
[F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the [C] light switch, who [F] watches over [C] you?
Make a [F] little birdhouse [Eb] in your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the [Ab] only bee in your bonnet.
Make a little birdhouse [C] in your soul.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] I'm your [Gb] only friend, I'm [C] not your only friend, [E] but I'm a [G] little glowing friend, [A] but really [Bb] I'm not actually [G] your friend, but I [C] am.
There's a [F] picture opposite [C] me, of my [F] primitive ancestry, [C] which stood on rocky shore [F] and kept the [G] beaches shipwreck free.
[C] Though I [F] respect that a [C] lot, I'd be [F] fired if that were my [C] job, after killing Jason off [F] and countless [G] screaming [Am] Argonauts.
Bluebird [F] of [D] friendliness, like [F] guardian angels [G] in [C] Olympia.
[F] Lucanarii in the outlet by the light [C] switch, who [F] watches over you?
Make a little birdhouse in [Eb] your soul, not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the only [Ab] bee in your [Eb] bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul, [F] while you're at [C] it.
Keep the night [F] light hot inside the [C] birdhouse in your [F] soul.
[Eb] Not to put too fine a point on it.
See, I'm the only bee in your bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul.
[F] While you're at [C] it.
Keep the night light [F] hot inside the birdhouse in your soul. _
[Eb] Not to put too [Ab] fine a point on it.
[Eb] See, I'm the only bee in your [Cm] bonnet.
Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul, [F] while you're at it.
[C] Keep the night light [F] hot inside the [C] birdhouse in your [F] soul.
[Eb] Not to put too [Ab] fine a point on it.
[Eb] See, I'm the only bee in your bonnet.
[Cm] Make a little [Ab] birdhouse in [C] your soul.
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This song was penned by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

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