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Birds In The Ceiling by John Moreland
Birds In The Ceiling
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:4th fret
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
Csus2 x30010
Csus2/B x20010
Am7 x02010
D7/F# 20021x
D9/F# 200210
[Verse 1]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
The night is sinking and I'm in need of a song
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
There were birds in the ceiling talking about feelings all summer long
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
Celestial bodies beam down on casinos
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
Our fa- thers still cling to their ob- solete ethos
[Verse 2]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
You built your house with the world burning down around you
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
Now that I think of it, I guess that's what we all do
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
I wanna build a new house, high top on mountain
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D9/F#
Where you'll lock me in your kindness, and never let me out again
[Instrumental]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
[Verse 3]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
Let a bird be a bird, let a train be a train
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
Let the sky be the sky, and let the rain be the rain
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
Let a curse be a curse, let a blessing be a blessing
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D9/F#
Death alone is certain, but life is a beautiful question
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:4th fret
[Verse 1]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------0----(0)---(0)-----------------|------1--------1---------1----------|
G|-----0--------(0)---------------------|--------0--------0---------0--------|
D|---0------------(0)-------------------|----0--------0--------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-(3)------2--------0----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------1----------1----------|-----1--------1---------1--------(1)--|
G|-------0----------0----------0------0-|-------0--------0---------2---------2-|
D|---0---------0----------2-------------|---0--------0--------0--------(0)-----|
A|-3--------2----------0----------------|-3--------2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2--------(2)-------|
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------1----(1)----(0)----------------|-----1--------1---------1---------(1)--|
G|-----0--------(0)---------------------|-------0--------0---------0---------(0)|
D|---0------------(0)-------------------|---0--------0--------2----------(2)----|
A|--------------------------------------|-3--------2--------0-------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1--------1---------1---|-----1--------1-----------1---------|
G|-------0---------0--------0---------0-|-------0--------0-------2---2-------|
D|---0--------0---------2---------2-----|---0--------0--------0--------------|
A|-3-------2---------0------------------|-3--------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2----------2-----|
[Verse 2]
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------0------------------------------|-----1--------1--------1--------1---|
G|-----0--------------------------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
D|---0----------------------------------|---0--------0--------2--------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------|-3--------2--------0--------0-------|
E|-3------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|--------------------------------------|--------------0-----------------------|
B|-----1---------1--------1---------1---|-----1---------(1)------1---------1---|
G|-------0---------0--------0---------0-|-------0------------------2---------2-|
D|---0--------0---------2---------2-----|---0--------0--------0---------0------|
A|-3--------2---------0-----------------|-3--------2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2---------2--------|
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------0-------(0)|-----1--------1---------1---------1---|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---(0)--|-------0--------0---------0---------0-|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0------|---0--------0--------2----------2-----|
A|----------------------------------|-3--------2--------0---------0--------|
E|-3---------------3----------------|--------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D99/F#
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------0--------|
B|-----1---------1--------1---------1---|-----1--------1-----------1---1------|
G|-------0---------0--------0---------0-|-------0--------0-------2-------2----|
D|---0--------0---------2---------2-----|---0--------0--------0---------------|
A|-3-------2---------0------------------|-3--------2--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2-----------------|
[Instrumental] 1:28
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|--------------------3-----------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------0--------------------------|-----1--------1---------1-----------|
G|-----0-------0------------------------|-------0--------0---------0---------|
D|---0-------------0--------------------|---0--------0--------2--------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-3--------2--------0----------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------|------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|----------------0---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----1------------1--------1----------|-----1--------1-----------1---------|
G|-------0---------------------0--------|-------0--------0-------2---2-------|
D|---0---------0----------2-------------|---0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|-3--------2----------0----------------|-3--------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2----------------|
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|---------3--------------------------|------------------------0----------------|
B|-------1---1-----0-------0----------|-----1--------1------------1--------1----|
G|-----0-------0-----0--------------0-|-------0--------0----------------------0-|
D|---0-------------------0------------|---0--------0---------2-----------2------|
A|------------------------------------|-3-------2---------0---------------------|
E|-3-------------3-----3--------------|-----------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------1----------1----------|-----1--------1---------1-----------|
G|-------0----------0----------0------0-|-------0--------0---------2---------|
D|---0---------0----------2-------------|---0--------0--------0--------------|
A|-3--------2----------0----------------|-3--------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2----------------|
[Verse 3] 2:00
G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------0------------------------------|-----1--------1--------1-------(1)--|
G|-----0--------------------------------|-------0--------0--------0-------(0)|
D|---0----------------------------------|---0--------0--------2--------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------|-3--------2--------0----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D7/F#
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------1--------1---------1---|-----1--------1---------1---------1---|
G|-------0---------0--------0---------0-|-------0--------0---------2--------(2)|
D|---0--------0---------2---------2-----|---0--------0--------0---------0------|
A|-3--------2---------0-----------------|-3--------2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2--------(2)-------|
Gsus4 G Csus2 Csus2/B Am7
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1--------0-------0---|-----1--------1---------1---------1---|
G|-----0---------0--------0-------0-|-------0--------0---------0---------0-|
D|---0-------0--------0--------0----|---0--------0--------2----------2-----|
A|----------------------------------|-3--------2--------0---------0--------|
E|-3-------3--------3--------3------|--------------------------------------|
Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2 Csus2/B D9/F#
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------(0)------------|
B|-----1---------1--------1---------1---|-----1--------1--------1--------------|
G|-------0---------0--------0---------0-|-------0--------0-----2---------------|
D|---0--------0---------2---------2-----|---0--------0--------0----------------|
A|-3-------2---------0---------0--------|-3--------2--------(0)----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------2------------------|
The night is sinking and I'm in need of a song
There were birds in the ceiling talking about feelings all summer long
Celestial bodies beam down on casinos
Our fathers still cling to their obsolete ethos
You built your house with the world burning down around you
Now that I think of it, I guess that's what we all do
I wanna build a new house, high top on mountain
Where you'll lock me in your kindness, and never let me out again
Let a bird be a bird, let a train be a train
Let the sky be the sky, and let the rain be the rain
Let a curse be a curse, let a blessing be a blessing
Death alone is certain, but life is a beautiful question
notes in (parantheses) played very softly
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