Originally in C, I play in A capo 3
Vox start on the 5
| A | Bm7 | C |
| I’m your only | friend, I’m not your | only friend |
| D | G | |
| But | I’m a little | glowing friend |
| Am | A# | E/B | |
| But | really I’m not | actually your | friend, but I am |
| A | A/C# | D |
| Blue ca | nary in the | outlet by the light switch |
| A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| Who watches | over | you |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | C |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| F/C | |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| A | D | A | D |
| A | D | A | D |
| I have a | secret to tell | from my e | lectrical well |
| A | E/G# | A7 | D | E |
| It’s a | simple | message and I’m | leaving out the | whistles and bells |
| A | D | A | D |
| So the room must | listen to me, | filibuster | vigilantly |
| A | E/G# | A7 | D | E |
| My | name is | blue canary | one note spelled l- | i-t-e |
| F#m | D |
| My story’s | infinite |
| B7 | D | E |
| Like the Longines | Symphonette, it | doesn’t rest |
| A | A/C# | D |
| Blue ca | nary in the | outlet by the light switch |
| A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| Who watches | over | you |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | C |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| F/C | |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| A | D | A | D |
Bridge
| F#m | D | F#m | D |
| F#m | D | B7 | D |
| D#m | B | G#7/C | B |
| C# | C#/B | F#/A# | C#/G# |
| F# | G#m7 | A |
| I’m your only | friend, I’m not your | only friend |
| B | E | |
| But | I’m a little | glowing friend |
| F#m | G | E/G# | |
| But | really I’m not | actually your | friend, but I am |
| A | D | A | D |
| There’s a picture | opposite me | of my primitive | ancestry |
| A | E/G# | A7 | D | E |
| Which | stood on | rocky shores and | kept the beaches | shipwreck-free |
| A | D | A | D |
| Though I re | spect that a lot, | I’d be fired if | that were my job |
| A | E/G# | A7 | D | E |
| After | killing | Jason off and | countless screaming | Argonauts |
| F#m | D |
| Bluebird of | friendliness |
| B7 | D | E |
| Like guardian | angels it’s | always near |
| A | A/C# | D |
| Blue ca | nary in the | outlet by the light switch |
| A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| Who watches | over | you |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | C |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| F/C | |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A | A/C# |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| D | A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| While you’re at it, | keep the nightlight | on in | side |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | |
| The bird | house | in your | soul |
| C | F/C |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
With “blue canary...”
| D | A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| While you’re at it, | keep the nightlight | on in | side |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | |
| The bird | house | in your | soul |
| C | F/C |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |
| D | A/E | D/F# | E/G# |
| While you’re at it, | keep the nightlight | on in | side |
| A | E/G# | D/F# | D | |
| The bird | house | in your | soul |
| C | F/C |
| Not to put too | fine a point on it |
| C | F/C |
| Say I’m the only | bee in your bonnet |
| C | Am | F | E | A |
| Make a | little | birdhouse | in your | soul |