Chords for Lisa Hannigan - Little Bird (Official HD Video)
Tempo:
83.375 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[Em] [B] [Em] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B]
Your heart sings [G#m] like a kettle
[Em] And your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long [G#m] while the truth bites [C#] quick
Our heart is built for both, it [B] seems
You are lonely as [G#m] a church
Despite [C#] the queuing out your door
[B] I am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#]
more
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B]
comes
[F#] And rights [E] have been read
[B]
[F#] I think [E] of you often
But [B]
once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] I [C#] [B] [C#] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B] was salted by your hunger
Now [C#] you've gone and lost your appetite
[B] And the little bird [F#] is every [B] bit [C#] as handy in a [B] fight
I am lonely as [G#m] our memory
Despite [G] the [Em] gathering round the [A] fire
[B] Aren't you every [G#m] bird on [C#] every wire?
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B]
comes
[F#] And rights have [E] been read
[B]
[F#] I think of [E] you often
But [B]
once [F#] I [E] meant what I said
[B]
Here I [F#] stay
[E] I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the [B] rubble
[F#] And cut from [E] the kill
[B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay
I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house [E] by the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B]
I'm dug [E] from the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[Em] [B] [Em] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B]
Your heart sings [G#m] like a kettle
[Em] And your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long [G#m] while the truth bites [C#] quick
Our heart is built for both, it [B] seems
You are lonely as [G#m] a church
Despite [C#] the queuing out your door
[B] I am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#]
more
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B]
comes
[F#] And rights [E] have been read
[B]
[F#] I think [E] of you often
But [B]
once [F#] I meant what [E] I said
[B] I [C#] [B] [C#] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#] [B] was salted by your hunger
Now [C#] you've gone and lost your appetite
[B] And the little bird [F#] is every [B] bit [C#] as handy in a [B] fight
I am lonely as [G#m] our memory
Despite [G] the [Em] gathering round the [A] fire
[B] Aren't you every [G#m] bird on [C#] every wire?
[B]
[F#] When [E] the time [B]
comes
[F#] And rights have [E] been read
[B]
[F#] I think of [E] you often
But [B]
once [F#] I [E] meant what I said
[B]
Here I [F#] stay
[E] I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the [B] rubble
[F#] And cut from [E] the kill
[B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay
I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house [E] by the hill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B]
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B]
I'm dug [E] from the rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
Key:
B
F#
E
C#
G#m
B
F#
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Your heart sings [G#m] like a kettle
_ [Em] And your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long [G#m] while the truth bites [C#] quick
Our heart is built for both, it [B] seems
_ You are lonely as [G#m] a church
Despite [C#] the queuing out your door
[B] I _ am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#]
more
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] When [E] the time _ _ [B]
comes
[F#] And rights [E] have been read
_ [B] _
[F#] I think [E] of you often
But [B]
once [F#] I meant what [E] I _ said
[B] I _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [B] was salted by your hunger
Now [C#] you've gone and lost your appetite
[B] _ And the little bird [F#] is every [B] bit [C#] as handy in a [B] fight
I _ am lonely as [G#m] our memory
Despite [G] the [Em] gathering round the [A] fire
[B] _ Aren't _ _ you every [G#m] bird on [C#] every _ wire?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] When [E] the time _ _ [B]
comes
[F#] And rights have [E] been read
_ _ [B] _
[F#] I think of [E] you often
But [B]
once [F#] I [E] meant what I said
[B]
Here I [F#] stay
[E] I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
_ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ [B] rubble _
[F#] And cut from [E] the kill
_ [B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay
I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house [E] by the hill
_ _ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
_ [B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
_ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B] _ _
I'm dug [E] from the rubble
_ [B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Your heart sings [G#m] like a kettle
_ [Em] And your words, they boil away [B] like steam
And the lie burns long [G#m] while the truth bites [C#] quick
Our heart is built for both, it [B] seems
_ You are lonely as [G#m] a church
Despite [C#] the queuing out your door
[B] I _ am empty as [G#m] a promise, no [C#]
more
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] When [E] the time _ _ [B]
comes
[F#] And rights [E] have been read
_ [B] _
[F#] I think [E] of you often
But [B]
once [F#] I meant what [E] I _ said
[B] I _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [B] was salted by your hunger
Now [C#] you've gone and lost your appetite
[B] _ And the little bird [F#] is every [B] bit [C#] as handy in a [B] fight
I _ am lonely as [G#m] our memory
Despite [G] the [Em] gathering round the [A] fire
[B] _ Aren't _ _ you every [G#m] bird on [C#] every _ wire?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] When [E] the time _ _ [B]
comes
[F#] And rights have [E] been read
_ _ [B] _
[F#] I think of [E] you often
But [B]
once [F#] I [E] meant what I said
[B]
Here I [F#] stay
[E] I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house by [E] the hill
_ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ [B] rubble _
[F#] And cut from [E] the kill
_ [B]
Here [F#] I [E] stay
I lay me [B]
down in [F#] a house [E] by the hill
_ _ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the rubble
_ [B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
_ [B] _
[F#] I'm dug from [E] the _ rubble
[B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill
[B] _ _
I'm dug [E] from the rubble
_ [B]
And [F#] cut from [E] the kill _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _