Big Bird Chords by Andrew Jackson Jihad

Tempo:
90.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Andrew Jackson Jihad - Big Bird chords
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I'm afraid of the way that I live my life.
I'm afraid of the way I don't.
[G]
I'm afraid of the things that I wanna do, but I won't.
I'm afraid of God, I'll leave.
And I'm afraid of all the loved ones that I may leave.
I'm afraid that my dog doesn't love me anymore.
[C]
I'm afraid of the social laziness that [A] let Kitty Genovese die.
And [F] I'm afraid of the mob [G] mentality.
I'm [C]
[A]
[F] afraid that you under [G]
[C]
[F] [G] the city [Am] doesn't give a damn [C] about me.
And it dies [F] every night by burning [Fm] the light.
[C] I'm afraid of my grandfather's cancer.
And [A] I'm afraid of my,
[F] [G]
[C]
I'm afraid that the ones I love.
I'm
[A] [Em]
[F] afraid that though [G]
[C]
[F] it's harder to be [G] yourself, [Am] than it is to be anybody else.
[F] I wish I [G] were a little less of [Am] a coward.
But the big [F] red bird that lives under [G] the city [Am] doesn't give a damn [C] about me.
And it dies [F] every night.
So I'm [Fm] alive.
I am [C] alive.
[A]
[F] [G]
[C]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[C]
[Gm]
[Gb]
[C] [Gb] [G]
[G] [C] [Abm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[E] [G]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [D]
[Eb]
[C] [E]
[Ab]
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Andrew Jackson Jihad - Big Bird chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, F, G, C, A, Am and F. A good strategy is to initiate at 45 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 90 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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I'm afraid of the way that I live my life.
I'm afraid of the way I don't.
[G] _
I'm afraid of the things that I wanna do, but I won't. _ _ _ _ _
I'm afraid of God, I'll _ leave.
And I'm afraid of all the loved ones that I may leave.
I'm afraid that my dog doesn't love me _ anymore.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
I'm afraid of the social _ laziness that [A] let Kitty Genovese die.
And [F] I'm afraid of the mob [G] mentality.
I'm _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] afraid that you under [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] the city _ [Am] doesn't give a damn [C] about me.
And it dies [F] every night _ by _ burning [Fm] the light. _ _ _ _ _
[C] I'm afraid of my grandfather's cancer.
And [A] I'm afraid of my, _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm afraid that the ones I love.
I'm _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] afraid that though _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] it's harder to be [G] yourself, _ [Am] than it is to be anybody else. _
_ [F] I wish I [G] were a little less of [Am] a coward.
_ _ _ But the big [F] red bird that lives under [G] the city _ [Am] doesn't give a damn [C] about me.
And it dies [F] every night.
_ _ _ So I'm [Fm] alive.
_ _ _ _ I am [C] alive. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Knife Man album.

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