They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
Originally in C, I play in A capo 3
Vox start on the 5
AI’m your only Bm7friend, I’m not your Conly friend
But DI’m a little Gglowing friend
But Amreally I’m not A#actually your E/Bfriend, but I am
ABlue caA/C#nary in the Doutlet by the light switch
A/EWho watches D/F#over E/G#you
AMake a E/G#little D/F#birdhouse Din your Csoul
Not to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
CMake a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul
ADAD
AI have a Dsecret to tell Afrom my eDlectrical well
AIt’s a E/G#simple A7message and I’m Dleaving out the Ewhistles and bells
ASo the room must Dlisten to me, Afilibuster Dvigilantly
AMy E/G#name is A7blue canary Done note spelled l-Ei-t-e
F#mMy story’s Dinfinite
B7Like the Longines DSymphonette, it Edoesn’t rest
ABlue caA/C#nary in the Doutlet by the light switch
A/EWho watches D/F#over E/G#you
AMake a E/G#little D/F#birdhouse Din your Csoul
Not to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
CMake a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul
ADAD
Bridge
F#mDF#mD
F#mDB7D
D#mBG#7/CB
C#C#/BF#/A#C#/G#
F#I’m your only G#m7friend, I’m not your Aonly friend
But BI’m a little Eglowing friend
But F#mreally I’m not Gactually your E/G#friend, but I am
AThere’s a picture Dopposite me Aof my primitive Dancestry
AWhich E/G#stood on A7rocky shores and Dkept the beaches Eshipwreck-free
AThough I reDspect that a lot, AI’d be fired if Dthat were my job
AAfter E/G#killing A7Jason off and Dcountless screaming EArgonauts
F#mBluebird of Dfriendliness
B7Like guardian Dangels it’s Ealways near
ABlue caA/C#nary in the Doutlet by the light switch
A/EWho watches D/F#over E/G#you
AMake a E/G#little D/F#birdhouse Din your Csoul
Not to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
CMake a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul A/C#
DWhile you’re at it, A/Ekeep the nightlight D/F#on inE/G#side
The birdAhouse E/G#in your D/F#soul D
CNot to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
CMake a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul
With “blue canary...”
DWhile you’re at it, A/Ekeep the nightlight D/F#on inE/G#side
The birdAhouse E/G#in your D/F#soul D
CNot to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
C Make a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul
DWhile you’re at it, A/Ekeep the nightlight D/F#on inE/G#side
The birdAhouse E/G#in your D/F#soul D
CNot to put too F/Cfine a point on it
CSay I’m the only F/Cbee in your bonnet
CMake a Amlittle Fbirdhouse Ein your Asoul