Chords for Lori Mckenna - The Bird & The Rifle
Tempo:
69.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
There's a bird [G] making coffee [D] in the kitchen.
There's a rascal [G] out back smoking [D] cigarettes.
[A] He don't ever [D] really [G] feel like talking,
it don't matter what [D] she says.
And the bird is [G] always dreaming out [D] the window,
looking at [G] that big [D] wide open sky.
[A] And the rascal, he [G] used to be a dreamer,
but he was a man [D] to fly.
[G] [D]
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home [G] again.
Something about the bird [Bm] and her spreading [A] all the [G] wings,
always brings the rifle [D] out in him.
Well, the rifle of [G] the [D] bird when she's singing,
and he knows every [G] word [D] to every song.
[A] And the bird she loves the rifle,
[G] cause he's dangerous, stubborn [D] and strong.
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home again.
[G] Something about the bird and her spreading [A] all the wings,
[G] always brings the rifle [D] out in him.
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] One night [G] when the autumn [D] wind was perfect, the rifle [G] drank his whiskey and [D] went to bed.
[A] And he never even [D] heard the [G] window [D] open, and she ain't come back in.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [Gm]
[G] [D]
There's a bird [G] making coffee [D] in the kitchen.
There's a rascal [G] out back smoking [D] cigarettes.
[A] He don't ever [D] really [G] feel like talking,
it don't matter what [D] she says.
And the bird is [G] always dreaming out [D] the window,
looking at [G] that big [D] wide open sky.
[A] And the rascal, he [G] used to be a dreamer,
but he was a man [D] to fly.
[G] [D]
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home [G] again.
Something about the bird [Bm] and her spreading [A] all the [G] wings,
always brings the rifle [D] out in him.
Well, the rifle of [G] the [D] bird when she's singing,
and he knows every [G] word [D] to every song.
[A] And the bird she loves the rifle,
[G] cause he's dangerous, stubborn [D] and strong.
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home again.
[G] Something about the bird and her spreading [A] all the wings,
[G] always brings the rifle [D] out in him.
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] One night [G] when the autumn [D] wind was perfect, the rifle [G] drank his whiskey and [D] went to bed.
[A] And he never even [D] heard the [G] window [D] open, and she ain't come back in.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [Gm]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Gm
G
D
A
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
There's a bird [G] making coffee [D] in the kitchen. _
There's a rascal [G] out back smoking [D] cigarettes. _ _
_ [A] He don't ever [D] really [G] feel like talking,
it don't matter what [D] she says. _ _ _ _ _
And the bird is [G] always dreaming out [D] the window, _
looking at [G] that big [D] wide open sky. _
[A] And the rascal, he [G] used to be a dreamer,
but he was a man [D] to fly.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home [G] again.
Something about the bird [Bm] and her spreading [A] all the [G] wings,
always brings the rifle [D] out in him. _
Well, the rifle of [G] the [D] bird when she's singing, _
and he knows every [G] word [D] to every song. _
[A] And the bird she loves the rifle,
[G] cause he's dangerous, stubborn [D] and strong. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home again.
[G] Something about the bird and her spreading [A] all the wings,
[G] always brings the rifle [D] out in him. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] One night [G] when the autumn [D] wind was perfect, _ _ the rifle [G] drank his whiskey and [D] went to bed. _
[A] And he never even [D] heard the [G] window [D] open, and she ain't come back _ in.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
There's a bird [G] making coffee [D] in the kitchen. _
There's a rascal [G] out back smoking [D] cigarettes. _ _
_ [A] He don't ever [D] really [G] feel like talking,
it don't matter what [D] she says. _ _ _ _ _
And the bird is [G] always dreaming out [D] the window, _
looking at [G] that big [D] wide open sky. _
[A] And the rascal, he [G] used to be a dreamer,
but he was a man [D] to fly.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home [G] again.
Something about the bird [Bm] and her spreading [A] all the [G] wings,
always brings the rifle [D] out in him. _
Well, the rifle of [G] the [D] bird when she's singing, _
and he knows every [G] word [D] to every song. _
[A] And the bird she loves the rifle,
[G] cause he's dangerous, stubborn [D] and strong. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Something down on the ground,
a letter added [A] holes to the rim.
[G] He's afraid as she flies,
she'll never come [A] home again.
[G] Something about the bird and her spreading [A] all the wings,
[G] always brings the rifle [D] out in him. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] One night [G] when the autumn [D] wind was perfect, _ _ the rifle [G] drank his whiskey and [D] went to bed. _
[A] And he never even [D] heard the [G] window [D] open, and she ain't come back _ in.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _