Killing Birds Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][E][Em][D][Bm]
[G][Em][Bm][G][Bm]
[E][Em][D][Bm][G][A]

[Verse 1]
[Em]I learned long[E] ago[D][G]
'Bout a better way [Bm]of killing birds[E]
And [Em]what it [E]means [D]when
they [G]die in my hands
[A]

[Verse 2]
[E]
Like [D]a strangled heart
[G]It never made much sen[Bm]se to me[E]
Why I'd need to [D]know the
be[G]st way to do [A]that

[Verse 3]
[G]But you have to lov[C]e the mur
[Dm]der [F]er I'v[Eb]e become
As I'm [G]standing here in [C]front of you
[G]Standing right in [C]front of you
[G]Standing here in [C]front of you
Killing [Em]bird[E]s
[Em][E][Bm]

[Verse 4]
[Em]
I've spent [D]my youth
[G]Breaking down the walls
my [Bm]father [Em]built
Just like he [D]did to his [G]father before [A]him

[Verse 5]
[Em]But then I had no ho[D]me
[G]So I tried to make a bet[Bm]ter one
[Em]It looked just like his,[D]
so I [G]burned it down again
[A]

[Verse 6]
[G]
No there ain't a [C]long
[Cm]parade [Eb]of id[Dm]iots[Eb]
As I'm [G]standing here in [C]front of you
[G]Standing right in [C]front of you
[G]Standing here in [C]front of you
Killing [E]birds
[Em][D][E][Em]

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][G][Em][D][G][A][G]
You don't [Gm]have to love

[Verse 7]
[C]
[Eb]the murder[F]er [Eb]I've become

[Verse 8]
[E]If I could spin a w[Bm]eb[G]
[Em]I would sit and wa[Bm]it for you
[E]I wouldn't nee[Em]d a stone,
[Bm]I'd just poiso[G]n you [Em]and tie y[A]ou u[Bm]p

[Verse 9]
[Em]And you would be a bir[D]d
[G]A beautiful cre[Bm]scent one
[Em]And your eyes would beg[D]
But I'm just [G]doing my [A]job

[Verse 10]
[G]Standing here in [C]front of you
[G]Standing right in [C]front of you
[G]Standing here in [C]front of you
[G]Standing right in [C]front of you
[G]Standing here in [C]front of you
[G]Standing right in [C]front of you
[G]Standing here in front of [C]you
Killing [Em]birds