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Flightless Bird American Mouth by Iron And Wine
Flightless Bird American Mouth
The song repeats this the whole time.
Capo 3
C Am
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
D|------2-----------------|------2-----------------|
A|3-----------3-----2-----|0-----------0-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------0-----|
F G
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
G|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----|-----0h2------------0-2-|
E|1-----------1-----------|3-----------3-----3-----|
I was a quick wet boy
Diving too deep for coins
All of your straight blind eyes
Wide on my plastic toys
And when the cops closed the fair
I cut my long baby hair
Stole me a dog-eared map
And called for you everywhere
Have I found you?
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big bill looming
Now Im a fat house cat
Cursing my sore blunt tongue
Watching the warm poison rats
Curl through the wide/white fence cracks
Pissing on magazine photos
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold and clean
Blood of Christ mountain stream
Have I found you?
Flightless bird, brown hair bleeding
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big bill, stuck going down
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd Fret
I was a quick wet boy, diving too deep for coins
All of your street light eyes wide on my plastic toys
Then when the cops closed the fair, I cut my long baby hair
Stole me a dog-eared map and called for you everywhere
Have I found you
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping or lost you, american mouth
Big pill looming
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------1-1------1-1-----1-1------1-1---------|
G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------2-2------2-2-----2-2------2-2---------|
D|----------2----------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--3---------------3-------2---------0---------------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------0-0------0-0-----0-0------------------|
G|----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------0-0------0-0-----0-0------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3---------------3-----------------0h2-----------------0-2---------|
E|--1---------------1-----------------3---------------3---------3-------------|
Now I'm a fat house cat
Nursing my sore blunt tongue
Watching the warm poison rats curl through the wide fence cracks
Pissing on magazine photos
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold
And clean blood of Christ mountain stream
D=Strum Down
U=Strum Up
D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D
~ C Chords
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Do The Same Strumming For The Same Amount Of Time For These Chords As Well
Am F G
e|--0---1---3----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---3---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---3---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1---3----------------------------------------------------------------|
Have I found you
Flightless bird, grounded, bleeding or lost you, american mouth
Big pill stuck going down
e|--8---8---8---8-----5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5-----7---7----|
B|---8---8---8---8-----5---5---5---5-----6---6---6---6-----8---8---|
G|----9---9---9---9-----5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5-----7---7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5/7------10-8-7--|
B|------8------------|
G|--------7----------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning: Standard - Capo 3
VERSE: VOCALS TRANSCRIBED FOR GUITAR
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0--------0--------0--------0--------(2)---------|
D|---0--2--3--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--3--2--2-----2-----|
A|---2--0--2--3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--------0--0--------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|(2)------(2)---------(2)-------------|
D|2-----2--2-----2----2--0-----3-------|
A|0--0-----0--0-------0-----3--3-------|
E|-----------------------------1-------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3--------3-----------0--2--0--------0--------0---------|
A|------3--3-----3--3-----3--3--------2-----2--2-----2--2-----2---|
E|---1-----1--1-----1--1-----1--------3--3-----3--3-----3--3------|
( x2 , on the last 320 let it ring)
CHORUS: VOCALS TRANSCRIBED FOR GUITAR
e|---------------0-----------------------------0--------------------------|
B|------------3--1-----1--1-----1--1--3--------1---------3p1--------------|
G|---0--0-----0--------0--0-----0--0--2-----2--------2---2---2--------2---|
D|------------------------------------2--2---------------2---------2------|
A|---------3--------3--------2--------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------1--------0--------0-----------------------|
G|---2--------2-----2--------2--2-----2--0--------0--------2--p--0--------|
D|---3-----3--------------3--------------0-----0--------0--0--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1--1--------1-----1-----------1-----3--3--------3--------------------|
This part is played throughout the song.
C Am
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
D|------2-----------------|------2-----------------|
A|3-----------3-----2-----|0-----------0-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------0-----|
F G
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
G|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------3-----------3-----|-----0h2------------0-2-|
E|1-----------1-----------|3-----------3-----3-----|
I was a quick wet boy
Diving too deep for coins
All of your straight blind eyes
Wide on my plastic toys
And when the cops closed the fair
I cut my long baby hair
Stole me a dog-eared map
And called for you everywhere
Have I found you?
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big bill looming
Now Im a fat house cat
Cursing my sore blunt tongue
Watching the warm poison rats
Curl through the wide/white fence cracks
Pissing on magazine photos
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold and clean
Blood of Christ mountain stream
Have I found you?
Flightless bird, brown hair bleeding
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big bill, stuck going down
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 4
The whole song follows this same pattern: Am, C, F, G. It's
on the 3rd fret, and these chords are relative to the capo.
It's 3/4 timing, like a waltz, so strum appropriately. Each chord gets exactly 4
and this does not change.
Flightless Bird, American Mouth
by Iron & Wine
Verse 1:
C
I was a quick wet boy
Am
Diving too deep for coins
F
All of your straight blind eyes
G
Wide on my plastic toys
C
And when the cops closed the fair
Am
I cut my long baby hair
F
Stole me a dog-eared map
G
And called for you everywhere
Chorus:
C
Have I found you?
Am F G
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping
C
Or lost you?
Am
American mouth
F G
Big bill looming
Verse 2:
C
Now I’m a fat house cat
Am
Cursing my sore blunt tongue
F
Watching the warm poison rats
G
Curl through the wide/white fence cracks
C
Kissing on magazine photos
Am F
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold and clean
G
Blood of Christ mountain stream
Chorus:
C
Have I found you?
Am F G
Flightless bird, brown hair bleeding
C
Or lost you?
Am
American mouth
F G
Big bill, still going down
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version 5
Standard Tuning w/
*CAPO ON 4*
(*I single strum the entire 1st
verse and 1st chorus*)
C
I was a quick wet boy
Am
Diving too deep for coins
F
All of your street light eyes
G
Wide on my plastic toys
C
And when the cops closed the fair
Am
I cut my long baby hair
F
And stole me a dog-eared map
G
And called for you everywhere
C Am
Have I found you? Flightless bird
F G
Jealous, weeping or
C Am
Lost you? American mouth
F
Big pill,
G
Looming
(*Slow soft strumming through to the end*)
C
Now I'm a fat house cat
Am
Nursing my sore blunt tongue
F
Watching the warm poison rats
G
Curl through the wide fence cracks
C
Pissin' on magazine
Am
Photos, those fishing lures, thrown in the
F
Cold and clean blood of Christ
G
Mountain stream
C Am
Have I found you? Flightless bird
F G
Grounded, bleeding or
C Am
Lost you? American mouth
F G C
Big pill, stuck going down,
Am F G
Oooh.....
C Am F G
Oooh....
C Am F G
Oooh...
C Am F G C -once
Oooh....
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