Language Of Birds Chords by Sting
Tempo:
130 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
F
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[D] This state is an underground river that none of us can see
And it flows through winding tunnels [F] on its way to [G] a tideless [D] sea
And across that [G] sea is an [D] island, a paradise we are told
Where the toils of life are forgotten and [F] they call it [G] the island of [D] souls
[Bb] For only [C] a soul can [G] go there, [Bb] a soul [C] that's been [D] set free
[Bb] From the [Gm] [C] confines of our [G] working life [F] to find [G] eternity
[D] There's an old man on a cage for his pigeons, [G] that's really where he kept [D] his soul
And [G] when he watched them fly, [D] he would say himself, [G] at least that's [D] how it was told
But [Bb] his soul [C] was still trapped [D] in the cage, son, [Bb] while the birds [Am] they soared to the [Em] sky
He [Dm]
[G] couldn't find his own way [D] out,
[F] at least [G] not till by day [D] he died
Old man builds [G] a cage with the [D] tools he is given, his casket [G] is [D] sealed with [Am] a ribbentless gun
Solitary [G] madness is [D] where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [Gm] soul cage
[D]
I [C] [D]
know that he loved you, [A] but he hadn't the [Am] words
[C] It'd be [Bm] easier speaking [D] the language of birds, [C] for to speak [G] of emotion, [D] it just wasn't done
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [D] soul cage
Old man builds a cage with the tools he is given, his casket is [G] sealed with a [D] ribbentless gun
[G] Solitary madness [D] is where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [Am] cage, son
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [D] cage
[C] [G] [D]
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [B] [D]
[G]
[D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G]
[Dm]
[D] This state is an underground river that none of us can see
And it flows through winding tunnels [F] on its way to [G] a tideless [D] sea
And across that [G] sea is an [D] island, a paradise we are told
Where the toils of life are forgotten and [F] they call it [G] the island of [D] souls
[Bb] For only [C] a soul can [G] go there, [Bb] a soul [C] that's been [D] set free
[Bb] From the [Gm] [C] confines of our [G] working life [F] to find [G] eternity
[D] There's an old man on a cage for his pigeons, [G] that's really where he kept [D] his soul
And [G] when he watched them fly, [D] he would say himself, [G] at least that's [D] how it was told
But [Bb] his soul [C] was still trapped [D] in the cage, son, [Bb] while the birds [Am] they soared to the [Em] sky
He [Dm]
[G] couldn't find his own way [D] out,
[F] at least [G] not till by day [D] he died
Old man builds [G] a cage with the [D] tools he is given, his casket [G] is [D] sealed with [Am] a ribbentless gun
Solitary [G] madness is [D] where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [Gm] soul cage
[D]
I [C] [D]
know that he loved you, [A] but he hadn't the [Am] words
[C] It'd be [Bm] easier speaking [D] the language of birds, [C] for to speak [G] of emotion, [D] it just wasn't done
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [D] soul cage
Old man builds a cage with the tools he is given, his casket is [G] sealed with a [D] ribbentless gun
[G] Solitary madness [D] is where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [Am] cage, son
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [D] cage
[C] [G] [D]
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [B] [D]
[G]
[D]
Key:
G
D
F
C
Am
G
D
F
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[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ This state is an underground river _ that none of us can see
_ And it flows through winding tunnels _ [F] on its way to [G] a tideless [D] sea
_ And across that [G] sea is an [D] island, _ _ a paradise we are told
_ Where the toils of life are forgotten and [F] they call it [G] the island of [D] souls
_ [Bb] For only [C] a soul can [G] go there, _ [Bb] a soul [C] that's been [D] set free
[Bb] From the [Gm] [C] confines of our [G] working life _ [F] to find [G] eternity
[D] _ _ There's an old man on a cage for his pigeons, _ _ _ [G] that's really where he kept [D] his soul
And [G] when he watched them fly, [D] he would say himself, [G] _ _ at least that's [D] how it was told
_ _ But [Bb] his soul [C] was still trapped [D] in the cage, son, [Bb] while the birds [Am] they soared to the [Em] sky
_ He [Dm] _ _
_ [G] couldn't find his own way [D] out, _ _
[F] at least [G] not till by day [D] he died
Old man builds [G] a cage with the [D] tools he is given, his casket [G] is [D] sealed with [Am] a ribbentless gun _
Solitary [G] madness is [D] where he is driven, _ [F] it was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] _ It was him who [G] was trapped in the [Gm] soul cage
_ _ [D] _ _
_ I _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
know that he loved you, [A] but he hadn't the [Am] words
[C] It'd be [Bm] easier speaking [D] the language of birds, [C] for to speak [G] of emotion, [D] it just wasn't done
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
_ [Am] _ [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [D] soul _ cage _ _
Old man builds a cage with the tools he is given, his casket is [G] sealed with a [D] ribbentless gun
_ [G] Solitary madness [D] is where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [Am] cage, _ son
_ _ [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the soul _ _ _ [D] cage _
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[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ This state is an underground river _ that none of us can see
_ And it flows through winding tunnels _ [F] on its way to [G] a tideless [D] sea
_ And across that [G] sea is an [D] island, _ _ a paradise we are told
_ Where the toils of life are forgotten and [F] they call it [G] the island of [D] souls
_ [Bb] For only [C] a soul can [G] go there, _ [Bb] a soul [C] that's been [D] set free
[Bb] From the [Gm] [C] confines of our [G] working life _ [F] to find [G] eternity
[D] _ _ There's an old man on a cage for his pigeons, _ _ _ [G] that's really where he kept [D] his soul
And [G] when he watched them fly, [D] he would say himself, [G] _ _ at least that's [D] how it was told
_ _ But [Bb] his soul [C] was still trapped [D] in the cage, son, [Bb] while the birds [Am] they soared to the [Em] sky
_ He [Dm] _ _
_ [G] couldn't find his own way [D] out, _ _
[F] at least [G] not till by day [D] he died
Old man builds [G] a cage with the [D] tools he is given, his casket [G] is [D] sealed with [Am] a ribbentless gun _
Solitary [G] madness is [D] where he is driven, _ [F] it was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
[Am] _ It was him who [G] was trapped in the [Gm] soul cage
_ _ [D] _ _
_ I _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
know that he loved you, [A] but he hadn't the [Am] words
[C] It'd be [Bm] easier speaking [D] the language of birds, [C] for to speak [G] of emotion, [D] it just wasn't done
[F] It was him who [G] was trapped [D] in the soul cage, son
_ [Am] _ [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the [D] soul _ cage _ _
Old man builds a cage with the tools he is given, his casket is [G] sealed with a [D] ribbentless gun
_ [G] Solitary madness [D] is where he is driven, [F] it was him who [G] was trapped in the soul [Am] cage, _ son
_ _ [F] It was him who [G] was trapped in the soul _ _ _ [D] cage _
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