Birdsong

	  		(Acapella) Well I didn't tell anyone but a bird flew by, 
saw what I done he set up a nest outside 
and he sang about what I'd become, 
  
     C             G 
He sang so loud, sang so clear 
Am                   F 
I was afraid all the neighbours would hear 
     C             G 
so I invited him in just to reason with him, 
Am                   F (strum once) 
promised I wouldn't do it again 

But he sang 
C 
louder and louder inside the house 
    G 
and now I couldn't get him out 
     Am 
so I trapped him under a cardboard box 
F 
stood on it to make it stop 
  C 
I picked up the bird and above the dim 
     G 
said that's the last time you'll ever sing 
C                           G 
Held him down, broke his neck 
Am                                    F 
 taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget 

    C     G        Am     F 
But in my dreams began to hear 
     C   G  
that old familiar 
Am (strum once)   F (strum once) 
tweet    tweet    tweet 
  C  
I opened my mouth to scream and shout 
      G 
and I waved my arms and flapped about 
      Am 
but I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout 
F 
couldn't scream and I couldn't shout 

(repeat) 

Cause the song was coming... 

        C   G          Am  F 
from my mouth, from my mouth 
        C   G          Am  F 
from my mouth, from my mouth 

(repeat to fade)