Tab Realm

Dissect The Bird by John Craigie


                   Dissect The Bird 



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
 
Hammer on D string on every C chord and G on the Fmaj7
 
 
[Verse 1]
C                                                 Fmaj7
Sometimes I wanna get up here and sing a bunch of nonsense
C                                         Fmaj7
But I know my voice ain’t good enough for bad lyrics
C
This is the first song, this is the moment of truth
   Fmaj7
If this one fails, what good will the rest of them do
    C
I’m trying to stay focused and stay in the moment
          Fmaj7
All I can think about is if my fly is open
  C
I swore I checked it before I went on
               Fmaj7
Maybe that was last night I just can’t recall
    C
I’d ask you to check for me but that’s askin’ a lot
               Fmaj7
I’m just gonna check real quick, then I’ll move on
 
 
[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                     Fmaj7
Dissecting the bird trying to find a song
       C   Fmaj7               G       F
It’s a miracle that you’re here at all
 
C Fmaj7
[Harmonica]
 
 
[Verse 2]
C
I don’t trust a musician who’s always complaining
     Fmaj7
It’s hard out here but so is everything
                 C
You know what my job was before I did this?
          Fmaj7
I used to walk around parking lots picking up trash
                     C
Do you know how many people paid to watch me do that?
Fmaj7
Zero, Always zero
            C
My draw was zero for the trash pickup job
           Fmaj7
So even if no one comes to this one, they still let me play guitar
        C
I don’t trust a musician who’s always complaining
               Fmaj7
Sometimes it’s clear some times it’s raining
                   C
Sometimes it’s the Gorge sometimes it’s the garage
             Fmaj7
Get over yourself and do your god damn job
 
 
[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                     Fmaj7
Dissecting the bird trying to find a song
       C   Fmaj7            G       F
It’s a miracle that you’re here at all
 
C Fmaj7
[Harmonica]
 
 
[Verse 3]
C
So when the candle flickers, when the days get dark
Fmaj7
They call them first world problems, but they still break your heart
C
When the universe feels like it’s against you
             Fmaj7
Just take a minute to realize all it took to make you
     C
Your parents had to meet - as random as that was
             Fmaj7
And hang out long enough at least to make some love
           C
And make a baby and give it your name
    Fmaj7
And all of your ancestors had to do the same
              C
Exponentially backwards to the start of life
   Fmaj7
So much had to happen just exactly right
C
Sparks had to catch
Oceans had to freeze
Fmaj7
Billions of cells had to survive endless disease
      C
Civilizations had to crumble wars had to be fought
    Fmaj7
Bad presidents had to get elected
Good presidents had to get shot
C
People had to lead
Hearts had to get broken.
              Fmaj7
People had to die so your eyes could open
       C
The universe is not against you
    Fmaj7
The universe is not against you
        C
It went through a lot just to give you a chance
             Fmaj7
It must have wanted you pretty bad
   C
No pressure though, no pressure though
    Fmaj7
The universe went through a lot but no pressure bro
C
You don’t gotta be perfect
You don’t gotta be a saint
           Fmaj7
Just don’t waste it - This was not a mistake
 
 
[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                     Fmaj7
Dissecting the bird trying to find a song
       C   Fmaj7           G       Fmaj7
It’s a miracle that you’re here at all
 
C Fmaj7
[Harmonica Out]





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