Sovay Chords by Andrew Bird

Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sovay chords
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[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [Dm]
[C] Now I was [G] getting ready to be a threat I was getting [Dm] set for mad
Accidental suicide, [C] the kind where no one dies [G] No one looks to surprise, [F] then you
[Am] And then you [C] realize you're riding on the power [G] of success
But it's [F] heavy handed metaphor And I feel like you've [C] been here before
Cause you've been [G] here before, and you've been [B] here before
Then [C] word washed ashore, then [G] word washed ashore, then [Dm] word washed ashore
[F]
[F#] [G] [G#] [Am]
[G#] Survey, [F#]
[E] survey, [Am]
[E] survey, [G#m] [F] all along [C] the day
Now [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Am]
[C] I was getting ready to [G] consider my next plan of [Dm] attack
I think I'm gonna [F] sack the whole board of [C] trustees
All those Don [Em] Quixotes and the B [F]-17s
And I swear this [B] time, [C] yeah this time
[G] They'll blow us [F] back to the 70s, [C] and it's time
[G] They're playing [B] right at the Valkyries, no [C] cemeteries
[G] And they're [B] acting on vagaries, with the [C] violent facilities
They're [G] playing right,
[Dm] they're playing right, [C] playing right, [G]
[Dm] right, right at the [D] Valkyries
[G]
[Am] [E] Survey,
[F#] [E] survey, [Am] [E] survey,
[F] all [C] along the day
[Em]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[F] [Am] [B]
[C] [Em]
[C] Now I was getting ready to [D] threaten to be a threat
[Dm] Instead of thinking about my next plan of attack
I think I'm gonna [C] sack the [G] whole board of trustees
All [F] those Don Quixotes and the B-17s
And I [C] swear this time, [G] they'll blow us back [Am] to the 70s, [C] and it's time
[G] They're playing [B] right at the Valkyries, [Am] with no [C] semblance of grace or ease
[G] Now they're acting [Am] on vagaries, with the violent [C] facilities
And they're playing [G] right,
[Dm] [Am] they're playing [C] right, [G] [B]
[A] playing [C]
right, [G] playing [B] right, playing [C] right, [G] playing [Dm] right, right [F] at the Valkyries
[F#] [G] [E] [Am] Whoa
[E] Survey, [F#]
[E] survey, [Am]
[G#] survey, [F#]
[E] survey
[Am] [E] [Am]
[B]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Andrew Bird - Sovay chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, C, G, Dm, C, F and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 110 BPM. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] Now I was [G] getting ready to be a threat I was getting [Dm] set for mad _
Accidental suicide, [C] the kind where no one dies [G] No one looks to surprise, [F] then you _ _
[Am] And then you [C] realize you're riding on the power [G] of success
But it's [F] heavy handed metaphor And I feel like you've [C] been here before
Cause you've been [G] here before, and you've been [B] here before _
_ Then [C] word washed ashore, then [G] word washed ashore, then [Dm] word washed _ ashore
[F] _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ [Am] _ _
[G#] Survey, _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] survey, _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] survey, [G#m] _ [F] all _ _ _ along [C] the day
_ Now [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] I was getting ready to [G] consider my next plan of [Dm] attack
I think I'm gonna [F] sack the whole board of [C] trustees
All those Don [Em] Quixotes and the B [F]-17s
And I swear this [B] time, _ [C] yeah this time
_ [G] They'll blow us [F] back to the _ 70s, _ [C] and it's time
[G] They're playing [B] right at the _ Valkyries, no [C] cemeteries
_ [G] _ And they're [B] acting on vagaries, _ with the [C] violent facilities
They're [G] playing right, _
[Dm] _ they're playing right, [C] playing right, [G] _ _
[Dm] right, _ _ right at the [D] Valkyries
[G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [E] Survey, _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] _ survey, [Am] _ _ _ [E] survey, _
[F] all _ _ _ [C] along the day
_ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] Now I was getting ready to [D] threaten to be a threat
[Dm] Instead of thinking about my next plan of attack
I think I'm gonna [C] sack the [G] whole board of trustees
All [F] those Don Quixotes and the B-17s
And I [C] swear this time, _ _ [G] they'll blow us back [Am] to the 70s, _ _ [C] and it's time
_ [G] They're playing [B] right at the Valkyries, [Am] with no [C] semblance of grace or ease
[G] Now they're acting [Am] on vagaries, _ with the violent [C] facilities
And they're playing [G] right, _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] they're _ playing [C] right, [G] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] playing _ [C]
right, _ [G] playing [B] right, _ playing _ [C] right, [G] playing _ [Dm] right, right _ [F] at the Valkyries _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [Am] Whoa
[E] Survey, _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ survey, [Am] _ _ _
[G#] survey, _ [F#] _ _
[E] survey
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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