Chords for Annie Lennox - Little Bird
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Up
[D]
[A] [E]
to a little bird [D] that
[F#m] [E] glows in the sky.
She sings the clearest melody.
[D] It [A] makes [D] me want to [E] cry.
[D] It makes me want to sit right [A] [E] down and cry.
I walk a long city street [D] so dark with [E] rage and fear.
And I wish that I could be that bird [D] and [E] leave from here.
[D] I wish I had the wings [A] to [E] fly away from here.
[C#m] But now I feel so [F#] low.
Mama,
[C#m] mama, do I know?
[F#] Mama, what we saw?
[A] They all said [C#m] you knew best [A] for this little bird.
[C#m] It's falling out of madness [A] now.
I got a [C#m] feeling like a mountain in [B] there.
So I just got to put these wings [E] to the test.
[A]
[D] [G] Before [E]
[A]
[E] I am just a troublesome womb.
Oh, [A] who's waiting, waiting to [E] the ground?
Give me the strength to carry on [A] till I can lay my [E] burden down.
[D] Give me the strength [A] to lay this [E] burden down.
[Bm] Give me [A] the strength to [E] lay it down.
[C#m] My ears so [F#] low, my mouth [C#m] so loud, do I know [F#]
reason?
[A] They always [C#m] say, you knew best, [A] but this set of words [C#m] calling out of blackness [A] now.
I've got a [C#m] feeling that I'm not a bit less, [B] so I've just got to put that weight [C#m] to test.
I think so, [F#] my mind, do I go, [C#m] my mind, do I go, [F#] my mind, oh, oh, oh, so.
[A]
[C#m] [A] You better [C#m] turn it up.
[A] [C#m] [B]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D]
[A] [E]
to a little bird [D] that
[F#m] [E] glows in the sky.
She sings the clearest melody.
[D] It [A] makes [D] me want to [E] cry.
[D] It makes me want to sit right [A] [E] down and cry.
I walk a long city street [D] so dark with [E] rage and fear.
And I wish that I could be that bird [D] and [E] leave from here.
[D] I wish I had the wings [A] to [E] fly away from here.
[C#m] But now I feel so [F#] low.
Mama,
[C#m] mama, do I know?
[F#] Mama, what we saw?
[A] They all said [C#m] you knew best [A] for this little bird.
[C#m] It's falling out of madness [A] now.
I got a [C#m] feeling like a mountain in [B] there.
So I just got to put these wings [E] to the test.
[A]
[D] [G] Before [E]
[A]
[E] I am just a troublesome womb.
Oh, [A] who's waiting, waiting to [E] the ground?
Give me the strength to carry on [A] till I can lay my [E] burden down.
[D] Give me the strength [A] to lay this [E] burden down.
[Bm] Give me [A] the strength to [E] lay it down.
[C#m] My ears so [F#] low, my mouth [C#m] so loud, do I know [F#]
reason?
[A] They always [C#m] say, you knew best, [A] but this set of words [C#m] calling out of blackness [A] now.
I've got a [C#m] feeling that I'm not a bit less, [B] so I've just got to put that weight [C#m] to test.
I think so, [F#] my mind, do I go, [C#m] my mind, do I go, [F#] my mind, oh, oh, oh, so.
[A]
[C#m] [A] You better [C#m] turn it up.
[A] [C#m] [B]
[Em]
[D] [A]
[E]
Key:
A
E
C#m
D
F#
A
E
C#m
_ [E] Up _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to a _ _ _ little bird [D] that _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] glows in the sky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She sings the _ _ clearest _ _ melody.
_ _ _ [D] It [A] makes [D] me want to [E] cry. _
_ _ _ [D] It makes me want to sit right [A] [E] down and _ cry.
_ I _ _ _ walk a _ _ _ _ long city _ street [D] so dark with _ _ [E] rage and _ _ fear.
_ _ And I wish that I _ _ could be that bird [D] and _ _ _ _ _ [E] leave from _ here.
_ _ _ [D] I wish I had the wings [A] to [E] fly away _ from here.
_ [C#m] But now I feel so [F#] low.
Mama, _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ mama, _ _ do I know?
[F#] _ Mama, _ _ what we saw?
[A] _ They all said [C#m] you knew best [A] for this little bird.
[C#m] It's falling out of madness [A] now.
I got a [C#m] feeling like a mountain in [B] there.
So I just got to put these wings [E] to the _ test. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] Before _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I am _ _ just a _ troublesome _ womb.
Oh, [A] who's waiting, _ _ waiting to [E] the ground? _
_ _ _ _ _ Give me the _ strength to _ carry _ on [A] till I can lay my [E] burden down. _
_ _ _ [D] Give me the strength [A] to lay this [E] burden down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Give me [A] the strength to [E] lay it down. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] My _ ears _ _ so [F#] low, my mouth _ _ _ [C#m] _ so loud, _ _ do I know [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ reason?
[A] _ They always [C#m] say, you knew best, [A] but this set of words [C#m] calling out of blackness [A] now.
I've got a [C#m] feeling that I'm not a bit less, [B] so I've just got to put that weight [C#m] to test. _
I think so, _ [F#] my mind, _ do I go, [C#m] my _ mind, do I go, [F#] my _ mind, oh, oh, oh, so.
[A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ You better [C#m] turn it up.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to a _ _ _ little bird [D] that _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] glows in the sky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She sings the _ _ clearest _ _ melody.
_ _ _ [D] It [A] makes [D] me want to [E] cry. _
_ _ _ [D] It makes me want to sit right [A] [E] down and _ cry.
_ I _ _ _ walk a _ _ _ _ long city _ street [D] so dark with _ _ [E] rage and _ _ fear.
_ _ And I wish that I _ _ could be that bird [D] and _ _ _ _ _ [E] leave from _ here.
_ _ _ [D] I wish I had the wings [A] to [E] fly away _ from here.
_ [C#m] But now I feel so [F#] low.
Mama, _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ mama, _ _ do I know?
[F#] _ Mama, _ _ what we saw?
[A] _ They all said [C#m] you knew best [A] for this little bird.
[C#m] It's falling out of madness [A] now.
I got a [C#m] feeling like a mountain in [B] there.
So I just got to put these wings [E] to the _ test. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] Before _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I am _ _ just a _ troublesome _ womb.
Oh, [A] who's waiting, _ _ waiting to [E] the ground? _
_ _ _ _ _ Give me the _ strength to _ carry _ on [A] till I can lay my [E] burden down. _
_ _ _ [D] Give me the strength [A] to lay this [E] burden down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Give me [A] the strength to [E] lay it down. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] My _ ears _ _ so [F#] low, my mouth _ _ _ [C#m] _ so loud, _ _ do I know [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ reason?
[A] _ They always [C#m] say, you knew best, [A] but this set of words [C#m] calling out of blackness [A] now.
I've got a [C#m] feeling that I'm not a bit less, [B] so I've just got to put that weight [C#m] to test. _
I think so, _ [F#] my mind, _ do I go, [C#m] my _ mind, do I go, [F#] my _ mind, oh, oh, oh, so.
[A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ You better [C#m] turn it up.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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