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Little Bird by Lisa Hannigan
Little Bird
Capo: 9th fret
Standard tuning / Capo 9
Intro :
D Bb
e ------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B -----3---------3------3-------3----3-----3----3----------------|
G ---------2---------2------------------0------------------------|
D --0------------------------------2-----------------------------|
A ----------------------------1----------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Not sure about names of the chords but here goes:
Verse: D (X X 0 2 3 2 )
Em(0 2 0 2 3 0 )
Bb(0 1 2 0 3 0 )
Chorus: G(3 2 0 0 3 0)
D(X X 0 2 3 2)
Em(0 2 0 2 3 0)
D(X X 0 2 3 2)
Your heart sings like a kettle
And your words, they boil away like steam
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick
A heart is built for both it seems
You are lonely as a church
Despite the queuing out your door
I am empty as a promise, no more
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think of you often
But for once I meant what I said
I was salted by your hunger
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight
I am lonely as a memory
Despite the gathering 'round the fire
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think on you often
But for once I meant what I said
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
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version 2
Intro: B, G, B, G, B, G, B, G,
B E
Your heart sings like a kettle
G B
And your words, they boil away like steam.
B E
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick,
G B
A heart is built for both it seems.
B E
You are lonely as a church,
G B
Despite the queuing out your door.
B E G B
I am empty as a promise, no more.
F# E B
When the time comes,
F# E B
And rights have been read,
F# E
I think of you often
B F# E
But for once I meant what I said.
B, G, B, G, B, G, B, G
B E
I was salted by your hunger,
G B
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
B E G B
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight.
B E
I am lonely as a memory
G B
Despite the gathering round the fire.
B E G B
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
F# E B
When the time comes,
F# E B
And rights have been read,
F# E
I think of you often
B F# E B
But for once I meant what I said.
F# E B
Here I stay, I lay me down,
F# E B
In a house by a hill.
F# E B F# E B
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
F# E B
Here I stay, I lay me down,
F# E B
In a house by the Hill.
F# E B F# E B
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill. (Times 3)
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version 3
Capo 9
[Intro]
D, D, D
[Verse]
D D/B
Your heart sings like a kettle
D
And your words, they boil away like steam.
D D/B
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick,
D
A heart is built for both it seems.
D D/B
You are lonely as a church,
D
Despite the queuing out your door.
D D/B D
I am empty as a promise, no more.
[Chorus]
A7 G D
When the time comes,
A7 G D
And rights have been read,
A7 G
I think of you often
D A7 G
But for once I meant what I said.
D D D
[Verse]
D D/B
I was salted by your hunger,
D
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
D D/B D
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight.
D D/B
I am lonely as a memory
D
Despite the gathering round the fire.
D D/B D
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
[Chorus]
A7 G D
When the time comes,
A7 G D
And rights have been read,
A7 G
I think of you often
D A7 G
But for once I meant what I said.
[Verse]
D A7 G D
Here I stay, I lay me down,
A7 G D
In a house by the Hill.
D A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
D A7 G D
Here I stay, I lay me down,
A7 G D
In a house by the Hill.
D A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
D A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
D A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
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version 4
Capo 2 (Positions relative to capo)
Intro (see fingering below) A, Asus repeat
Verse:
e------------------------------------|
B--------------2---------------------|
G--------2------------2--------2-----|
D-----------2--------------2---------|
A----0------------0------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Amaj
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G------2-----2-----2-----2----|
D---------------4-------------|
A---------4-----------4-------|
E----2------------------------|
F#m
e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----2----2----2---2---|
D-----------0----------|
A------2---------2-----|
E--1-------------------|
Not sure what chord this is. Maybe an inverted Amaj with an added something? I call it Asus.
The picking pattern is pretty easy for both chords.
I use my thumb and pointer finger and (high e being 1) pluck the strings:
For Amaj: 5-3-4-2-5-3-4-3
For F#m: 6-3-5-3-4-3-5-3
For the Asus: 6-3-5-3-4-3-5-3
Note that the pointer finger is staying constant on the higher note for each chord.
Chorus:
The chords for the chorus are Amaj, Emaj, Dmaj (hold the Dmaj for 2 bars).
The fingering for the chorus is the same as the verse with that alternating and
"stepping up and down" thumb-pointer-thumb-pointer pattern.
SUGGESTION:
I didn't particularly like Lisa's transition from the end of the chorus back in to the
verse (it's hard to follow on guitar as well) so I decided to walk it down like this:
A, E, D (2 bars), Dm (2 bars) then back into the A, Asus introduction.
Your heart sings like a kettle
And your words, they boil away like steam
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick
A heart is built for both it seems
You are lonely as a church
Despite the queuing out your door
I am empty as a promise, no more
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think of you often
But for once I meant what I said
I was salted by your hunger
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight
I am lonely as a memory
Despite the gathering 'round the fire
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think on you often
But for once I meant what I said
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
Capo 9
Intro
e|--------2------------|------------------------|-----------2--------------|
B|---3---------3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----------3-----3--|
G|------2---------2----|-------------0----------|--------2-----------2-----|
D|-0--------0----------|-------2-----------2----|--0-----------0-----------|
A|---------------------|-1----------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------2-----------2-|---------2-----------2|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3--|----3-----------3-------|---3-----------3------|
G|-------------0-----------|-------2-----------2----|------2-----------2---|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-0-----------0----------|0-----------0---------|
A|-1-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Verse
"You're Heart..." "Like a Kettle..."
e|----------2-----------2-|----------2-----------2|-----------------------|
B|----3-----------3-------|----3-----------3------|----3-----3-----3------|
G|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2---|-------------2---------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0---------|-------0---------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-2---------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3---3--3|
G|-------------2---------------|-------------0----|------------0----------|
D|-------0----------------0----|-------2----------|------2--------------2-|
A|-2-----------------2---------|-1----------------|1----------------1-----|
E|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
e|----------2-----------2-|----------2-----------2|----------2-----------2|
B|----3-----------3-------|----3-----------3------|----3-----------3------|
G|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
D|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-------------2----|-------------2----------------|-------------0--------|
D|-------0----------|-------0-----------------0----|-------2--------------|
A|-2----------------|-2-----------------2----------|-1--------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B|----3-----3-----3----3-----3|----3-----------3-----------3--------------|
G|-------------0--------------|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------2----------------2---|-0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A|-1-----------------1--------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Keep repeating that pattern on the verse
Chorus
"When the....
e|----------2---------0h2--------2-------|--------------------------------|
B|----3-----------3--------3----------3--|----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
G|-------2------------------------------2|-------------2------------------|
D|-0-----------0--------------0-----0----|-------2-----------2------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Time comes....
e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------2------------|
B|----3-----3-----3|-----3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----------3----3-|
G|-------------0---|--------------0---|-------------------2-----------2---|
D|-------0---------|--------0---------|-------0-----0-----------0---------|
A|-----------------|--2---------------|-2---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----(3)|----3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----3----3|
G|-------------2-----------|-------------0---|-------------0--------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0---------|-------0-----------------0--|
A|-0-----------------------|-----------------|-2-----------------2--------|
E|-------------------------|-3---------------|----------------------------|
e|----------2-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----3----------3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----(3)|----3-----3-----3------|
G|-------2----------2---|-------------2-----------|-------------0---------|
D|-0----------0---------|-------2-----------2-----|-------0---------------|
A|----------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-3---------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------2------------|------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3|----3-----------3-----3|----3-----3-----3-|
G|-------------0---------------|-------2-----------2---|-------------2----|
D|-------0-----------------0---|-0-----------0---------|-------2----------|
A|--2----------------2---------|-----------------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
e|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
B|----3------3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----3----3|----3-----3-----3-|
G|--------------------0---|-------------0--------------|-------------2----|
D|-2------------0---------|-------0-----------------0--|-------2----------|
A|------------------------|-2-----------------2--------|-0----------------|
E|--------3---------------|----------------------------|------------------|
Then the intro is played again
e|--------2------------|------------------------|-----------2--------------|
B|---3---------3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----------3-----3--|
G|------2---------2----|-------------0----------|--------2-----------2-----|
D|-0--------0----------|-------2-----------2----|--0-----------0-----------|
A|---------------------|-1----------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------2-----------2-|---------2-----------2|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3--|----3-----------3-------|---3-----------3------|
G|-------------0-----------|-------2-----------2----|------2-----------2---|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-0-----------0----------|0-----------0---------|
A|-1-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Verse
e|----------2-----------2-|----------2-----------2|-----------------------|
B|----3-----------3-------|----3-----------3------|----3-----3-----3------|
G|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2---|-------------2---------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0---------|-------0---------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-2---------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3---3--3|
G|-------------2---------------|-------------0----|------------0----------|
D|-------0----------------0----|-------2----------|------2--------------2-|
A|-2-----------------2---------|-1----------------|1----------------1-----|
E|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
e|----------2-----------2-|----------2-----------2|----------2-----------2|
B|----3-----------3-------|----3-----------3------|----3-----------3------|
G|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
D|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-------------2----|-------------2----------------|-------------0--------|
D|-------0----------|-------0-----------------0----|-------2--------------|
A|-2----------------|-2-----------------2----------|-1--------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B|----3-----3-----3----3-----3|----3-----------3-----------3--------------|
G|-------------0--------------|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------2----------------2---|-0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A|-1-----------------1--------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Just keep repeating that pattern on the Verse
Chorus
e|----------2---------0h2--------2-------|--------------------------------|
B|----3-----------3--------3----------3--|----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
G|-------2------------------------------2|-------------2------------------|
D|-0-----------0--------------0-----0----|-------2-----------2------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------2------------|
B|----3-----3-----3|-----3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----------3----3-|
G|-------------0---|--------------0---|-------------------2-----------2---|
D|-------0---------|--------0---------|-------0-----0-----------0---------|
A|-----------------|--2---------------|-2---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----(3)|----3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----3----3|
G|-------------2-----------|-------------0---|-------------0--------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0---------|-------0-----------------0--|
A|-0-----------------------|-----------------|-2-----------------2--------|
E|-------------------------|-3---------------|----------------------------|
e|----------2-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----3----------3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----(3)|----3-----3-----3------|
G|-------2----------2---|-------------2-----------|-------------0---------|
D|-0----------0---------|-------2-----------2-----|-------0---------------|
A|----------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-3---------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------2------------|------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3|----3-----------3-----3|----3-----3-----3-|
G|-------------0---------------|-------2-----------2---|-------------2----|
D|-------0-----------------0---|-0-----------0---------|-------2----------|
A|--2----------------2---------|-----------------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
e|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
B|----3------3-----3-----3|----3-----3-----3-----3----3|----3-----3-----3-|
G|--------------------0---|-------------0--------------|-------------2----|
D|-2------------0---------|-------0-----------------0--|-------2----------|
A|------------------------|-2-----------------2--------|-0----------------|
E|--------3---------------|----------------------------|------------------|
The ending/outro is simply the chorus repeated except with the A7 used.
I hope its not too confusing but the chord progressions are pretty easy to figure out as
is the picking pattern. Thing song mostly repeats itself.
Your heart sings like a kettle
And your words, they boil away like steam
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick
A heart is built for both it seems
You are lonely as a church
Despite the queuing out your door
I am empty as a promise, no more
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think of you often
But for once I meant what I said
I was salted by your hunger
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight
I am lonely as a memory
Despite the gathering 'round the fire
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
When the time comes
And rights have been read
I think on you often
But for once I meant what I said
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
Here I stay, I, I lay me down
In a house by the Hill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill
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version 6
Capo on the 9th, standard tuning
=== Chords ==================================================
D = X00232
Edim/D = 012030 (because there is D on the 2nd string)
D/E = X20230
D9 = X00230 (than became X00232 at the beginning of chorus)
A7 = 002020
G = 320033
INTRO:
D Edim/D
e ------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B -----3-----------3-----------3-------3----3-----3--------------|
G ---------2------------2-0---------------0----------------------|
D --0------------0-----------------2-----------2-----------------|
A ---------------------------1-(long)----------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
D D/E
e ------------2------------2--------------2------------------------------------------|
B -----3------------3-------------3----------3-----3----3---3---3----3---3----3---3--|
G ---------2------------2-------------2-------------------2------------2-------------|
D --0------------0------------0----------------------0-------------0------------0----|
A -----------------------------------------------2------------2-------------2--------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Edim/D (repeat from D)
e -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----3----3---3---3----3---3----3---3----------------|
G ------------0------------0---------------------------|
D -------2-------------2------------2------------------|
A--1--------------1-------------1----------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
D D9 (only once) A7* G
e ------------2---------------2--------------0-p2---------------------------------------------------|
B -----3---------------3---------------3-------------3-------2----2---------3---3---3----3---3----3-|
G ---------2---------------2---------------2-----------------0----0---------------0-------------0---|
D --0---------------0---------------0-----------------------------------------0-------------0-------|
A --------------------------------------------------------0-----2---------2------------2------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the ti - me co - mes...
* Very fast
Than for the other words of the chorus repeat this rift.
INTRO:
D Edim/D D Edim/D D Edim/D D
Verse 1:
D E
Your heart sings like a kettle
B D
And your words, they boil away like steam.
D E
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick,
B D
A heart is built for both it seems.
E
You are lonely as a church,
B D
Despite the queuing out your door.
E B D D9
I am empty as a promise, no more.
Chorus:
D A7 G
When the time comes,
D A7 G D
And rights have been read,
A7 G
I think of you often
D A7 G
But for once I meant what I said.
INTRO:
Verse 2:
I was salted by your hunger,
Now you've gone and lost your appetite
And a little bird is every bit as handy in a fight.
I am lonely as a memory
Despite the gathering round the fire.
Aren't you every bird on every wire?
Chorus 2:
D A7 G
When the time comes,
D A7 G D
And rights have been read,
A7 G
I think of you often
D A7 G
But for once I meant what I said.
D A7 G D
Here I stay, I lay me down,
A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
D A7 G D
Here I stay, I lay me down,
A7 G
In a house by the Hill.
D A7 G D A7 G
I'm dug from the rubble, and cut from the kill.
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