Birch Tree Chords by Foals

Tempo:
107.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

E

C#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Birch Tree chords
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[F#m] [E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [D] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D] [Bm]
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [C#m]
[F#m] [E] [D] [Bm]
[F#m] The [E] city I was [Bm] born in [C#m] left a long [F#m] time [E] ago.
[D] [Bm]
[F#m] [E] When we last [Bm] touched, [E] grew [F#m] apart, my [E] [Bm] friend.
[F#m] My [E] heart's an old, bold [Bm] answer, [E] troubled [F#m] romance, you know.
[E] [Bm]
[F#m] It's [E] a subway [Bm] chancer, [C#m] a question with [F#m] no [C#m] answer.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[F#m] But we live [Bm] on the river, see [E] how [F#m] time flows.
[Bm]
[F#m] I [C#m] live [Bm] on the river, [F#m] see how time flows.
[Bm] [D]
[E] When we [Bm] age, [E] shed our [Bm] skin and grow.
We shed our layers, spread our [F#m] wings and [Bm] go.
[D]
My heart's an [E] old, black [Bm] panther, [E] corrupt [F#m] and fine man, too, you know.
[Bm] It's [D]
a [E] troubled [Bm] romance, a question with no [F#m] answer.
[E] [Bm] [C#m]
[F#m] [Bm] I [F#m]
live [Bm] on the river, [F#m] see how time flows.
[Bm] [F#m]
[E] [Bm] [C#m]
[F#m] [Bm] I [F#m]
[E] live on [Bm] the river, [C#m] see how [F#m] time [Bm] flows.
[F#]
[G#m] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] I [F#m]
live on the river, [C#m]
[D] [C#m] [F#m]
[C#m]
[D] [C#m] see [F#m]
[C#m] how [D] time flows.
[C#m] [F#m]
I live on [C#m] the river, see how [D] time [C#m] flows.
[F#m]
I live on [C#m] the
[D] [E] [A]
[F#m] river, [C#m] see
[D] how [C#m] time [F#m]
flows.
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To start learning Foals - Birch Tree chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, Bm, F#m, E, D, C#m, F#m, C#m, Bm and C#m. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 53 BPM and then match the original tempo of 108 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
[F#m] The _ [E] city I was [Bm] born in [C#m] left a long [F#m] time [E] ago.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] When we last [Bm] touched, [E] grew [F#m] apart, my [E] _ _ [Bm] friend. _ _
[F#m] My [E] heart's an old, bold [Bm] answer, [E] troubled [F#m] romance, you know.
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] It's [E] a subway [Bm] chancer, [C#m] a question with [F#m] no _ [C#m] answer.
[D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F#m] But we live [Bm] on the river, see [E] how [F#m] time flows.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] I [C#m] live [Bm] on the river, [F#m] see how time flows.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] When we [Bm] age, [E] shed our [Bm] skin and grow. _ _ _ _ _
_ We shed our layers, spread our [F#m] wings and [Bm] go.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
My heart's an [E] old, black [Bm] panther, [E] corrupt [F#m] and fine man, too, you know.
_ [Bm] It's [D] _ _
_ a [E] troubled [Bm] romance, a question with no [F#m] answer. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] I _ [F#m] _ _
_ live [Bm] on the river, [F#m] see how time flows.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I [F#m] _ _
_ [E] live on [Bm] the river, [C#m] see how [F#m] time _ _ [Bm] flows.
_ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ I [F#m] _ _ _
live on the river, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] see [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ how [D] time flows.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _
I live on [C#m] the river, see how [D] time _ _ [C#m] flows.
_ _ [F#m]
I live on [C#m] the _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ river, _ [C#m] _ see _
[D] _ _ how [C#m] time _ [F#m]
flows.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _

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