Chords for May the Bird of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)
Tempo:
100.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [E]
One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street,
Spied a beggar man with rags upon [B] his feet,
[E] Took a penny from my pocket, in [A] his tin cup I [C#] did drop [E] it,
And I heard him say as I made my retreat,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife be plagued with a runner in her [A] hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.
My laundry man is really on his toes,
Found a hundred dollar bill among my [B] clothes,
When he [E] called me I came runnin',
Gave [A] him back his dime for phonin',
And I heard him [B] sayin' as I [E] turned to go,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner [A] in her hose,
[E] May the bird of [B] paradise fly [E] up your nose.
[B] [E]
I was way behind one day to catch a train,
The taxi driver said we'll make it just the [B] same,
[E] Must be committed with us,
[A] And as he rode out the ticket,
[E] I stood by politely [B] waitin' [E] for a change,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner in [C#m] her hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife [A] [E] be plagued with a runner in her hose.
One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street,
Spied a beggar man with rags upon [B] his feet,
[E] Took a penny from my pocket, in [A] his tin cup I [C#] did drop [E] it,
And I heard him say as I made my retreat,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife be plagued with a runner in her [A] hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.
My laundry man is really on his toes,
Found a hundred dollar bill among my [B] clothes,
When he [E] called me I came runnin',
Gave [A] him back his dime for phonin',
And I heard him [B] sayin' as I [E] turned to go,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner [A] in her hose,
[E] May the bird of [B] paradise fly [E] up your nose.
[B] [E]
I was way behind one day to catch a train,
The taxi driver said we'll make it just the [B] same,
[E] Must be committed with us,
[A] And as he rode out the ticket,
[E] I stood by politely [B] waitin' [E] for a change,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner in [C#m] her hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife [A] [E] be plagued with a runner in her hose.
Key:
E
B
A
C#
C#m
E
B
A
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street, _
Spied a beggar man with rags upon [B] his feet, _
[E] Took a penny from my pocket, in [A] his tin cup I [C#] did drop [E] it,
And I heard him say as I made my retreat,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
_ May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife be plagued with a runner in her [A] hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My laundry man is really on his toes,
Found a hundred dollar bill among my [B] clothes,
When he [E] called me I came runnin',
Gave [A] him back his dime for phonin',
And I heard him [B] sayin' as I [E] turned to go,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner [A] in her hose, _
[E] May the bird of [B] paradise fly [E] up your nose. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
I was way behind one day to catch a train,
The taxi driver said we'll make it just the [B] same, _
[E] Must be committed with us,
[A] And as he rode out the ticket,
[E] I stood by politely [B] waitin' [E] for a change,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes, _
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner in [C#m] her hose, _
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose, _ _
_ May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife _ _ _ [A] _ [E] be plagued with a runner in her hose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street, _
Spied a beggar man with rags upon [B] his feet, _
[E] Took a penny from my pocket, in [A] his tin cup I [C#] did drop [E] it,
And I heard him say as I made my retreat,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
_ May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife be plagued with a runner in her [A] hose,
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My laundry man is really on his toes,
Found a hundred dollar bill among my [B] clothes,
When he [E] called me I came runnin',
Gave [A] him back his dime for phonin',
And I heard him [B] sayin' as I [E] turned to go,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes,
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner [A] in her hose, _
[E] May the bird of [B] paradise fly [E] up your nose. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
I was way behind one day to catch a train,
The taxi driver said we'll make it just the [B] same, _
[E] Must be committed with us,
[A] And as he rode out the ticket,
[E] I stood by politely [B] waitin' [E] for a change,
_ May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May an elephant caress you with its [B] toes, _
[E] May your wife be plagued with a runner in [C#m] her hose, _
[E] May the bird of paradise fly up your nose,
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose, _ _
_ May an elephant caress you with [B] its toes,
May [E] your wife _ _ _ [A] _ [E] be plagued with a runner in her hose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _