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Bird Balloons by Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
Bird Balloons
Capo on 4.
Standard tuning.
N.B.: C, G and F chords are barred.
*Riff* means this:
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Am *Riff* F Em x4
Am F Em
I'm a ghost and you all know it
Am F Em
I'm singing songs and I ain't slowing
Am F Em
It was a fragile thing and I goddamn dropped it
Am F G
I picked the pieces up and put them in my pocket
C G F
And I ain't gonna try and win your heart this time
C G F
I've had space to think and I think that I've grown a little wiser
C G F
I'm looking for a new muse, you have only made me tired.
C G F
Call your bluff up on the telephone and jam-jar my blood
C G F
This is my loss of limb, my loss of love
C G F
Call your bluff up on the telephone and jam-jar my blood
C G F
This is my loss of limb, my loss of love
*Riff*
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|-66666666-2222-4444-|
|-77777777-3333-5555-|
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|-55555555-1111-0000-|
|-66666666-2222-0000-|
|-77777777-3333-2222-|
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It was so cold you could see both sets of ribs almost escaping your skin to fly south,
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|-66666666-22222222-00000000-|
|-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
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F G
south until the springtime
Your hips stood out like confidence, you were naked as a newborn in the snow and you
wanted it so.
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|-66666666-22222222-00000000-|
|-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
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F G
That's precisely how you wanted it
Am
And now your love is writing words on the wall
F
with the meat of a nectarine
G F G
That she picked earlier that morning in the orchard
Am
And you are on the street, a chest of drawers free
F
While the skeleton parade marches past you
G
Carrying bird balloons
F G
They fly backwards and forwards
Am F G
The streets can be eerie, streets can be dreary
Am
It's as if leprosy, it landed on the moon
F Em
And it cast a filthy glow in the world and in my room
C G F
So how about I play the harp and you play that piano
C G F
pull the curtains shut and nest like little sparrows
C G F
My limbs, my love are lost on you
C G F
My limbs, my love belong to you.
*Riff*
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|-55555555-1111-3333-|
|-66666666-2222-4444-|
|-77777777-3333-5555-|
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|-55555555-1111-0000-|
|-66666666-2222-0000-|
|-77777777-3333-2222-|
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I remember that night in the woods
on the human balance beam
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|-55555555-1111-0000-|
|-66666666-2222-0000-|
|-77777777-3333-2222-|
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Made of a long wooden board
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|-55555555--|
|-66666666--|
|-77777777--|
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F G
with a barrel underneath
We laid on either end and we couldn't quite knack it after many attempts and minutes of silence
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|-55555555-11111111--|
|-66666666-22222222--|
|-77777777-33333333--|
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F
Until we did
And our breath caught
G
and we looked up
F G
and the stars, they were so still
F G
and the stars, they were so still
F G
Both our hearts, they were revealed
F G
Our hearts, they were revealed
C G F
And you were my friend
C G F
This is my loss of love, my loss of limb
You were my friend
and now
*Riff*
Am F Em
I'm a ghost and you all know it
Am F Em
I'm singing songs and I ain't stopping
Am F Em
My hair grew long so I fucking cut it
Am
and when you looked away
F G
I snuck those trimmings in your locket
haha.
Am F G x 3
Em F G
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version 2
Standard tuning
Capo 4
Intro:
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x4
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-----------3-0--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|-------------0--0h3p0------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
"I'm a ghost..."
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x3
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
e|--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2------------2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
"I ain't gonna try..." (listen to the song for strumming/muting pattern here)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----0-000-0---00/-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-0h7-7-7---4-0h4--2-222-0h2-22/-----------------------------------| x2
D|--1010101010--1010--5-5----3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
A|--1010101010--1010--5-5----3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8---8-8---3-3----1-111-1---11/-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-0h7-7-7---4--4--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------|
D|--1010101010--1010--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
A|--1010101010--1010--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8---8-8---3--3--1--1--1--1--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-000--0-000-0---00/-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-0h7-7-7---4-444--2-222-0h2-22/-----------------------------------| x3
D|--1010101010--1010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
A|--1010101010--1010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8---8-8---3-333--1-111-1---11/-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-00--0~-------0--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-0h7-7-7---4-44--2~-------2--------------------------------------|
D|--1010101010--1010--5-55--3~-------3--------------------------------------|
A|--1010101010--1010--5-55--3~-------3-----------3-0------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8---8-8---3-33--1~-------1--0--0h3p0----------------------------|
Pre-bridge:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---1-1-1--1---3-3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---1-1-1--1---0-0-0111----|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6p06p0-2-2-2p02p0-4-4-4p04p0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6p06p0-2-2-2p02p0-0-0-0222----|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---3-3-3--3---5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---3-3-3--3---2-2-2000----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"it was so cold..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00--------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00--2--2-0h2--4-444---------| x2
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22--3--3-3----5-555---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3--3-3----5-555---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------1--1-1----3-333---------|
"now your love is writing..."
e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------2---2---2---2---4---4---4~----4-44--2--2-0h2--4-444-----| x2
D|--2-----------------3---3---3---3---5---5---5~----5-55--3--3-3----5-555-----|
A|--0-----------------3---3---3---3---5---5---5~----5-55--3--3-3----5-555-----|
E|--------------------1---1---1---1---3---3---3~----3-33--1--1-1----3-333-----|
e|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
G|--2-----------------2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|--2-----------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
A|--0-----------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|--------------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
"it's as if leprosy...": Am F Em (x4)
"how about I play the harp..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0---0-0----0--0--0---0---0/-----------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--0h7-7-7----4--4--2---0h2-2/-----------------------------------| x2
D|--10-10-10-10--1010---5--5--3---3---3/-----------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10--1010---5--5--3---3---3/-----------------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8---8-8----3--3--1---1---1/-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0----------------0--0--0---0---0/------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------------4--4--2---2p0-2p0/----------------------------------|
D|--10-10---------------5--5--3---3---3/------------------------------------|
A|--10-10---------------5--5--3---3---3/------------------------------------|
E|--8--8----------------3--3--1---1---1/------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0----------------0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------------4--4--2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---------------5--5--3--3--3--3------------------------------------|
A|--10-10---------------5--5--3--3--3--3-----------3-0----------------------|
E|--8--8----------------3--3--1--1--1--1--0--0h3p0--------------------------|
Pre-bridge:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---1-1-1--1---3-3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---1-1-1--1---0-0-0111----|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6p06p0-2-2-2p02p0-4-4-4p04p0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6p06p0-2-2-2p02p0-0-0-0222----|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---3-3-3--3---5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---3-3-3--3---2-2-2000----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I remember that night..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55--1-1-1-11--0-0-0-11--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2-2-2-22--0-0-0-22--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2--2-0h2--4-444-------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3-3-3-33--2-2-2-00--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3--3-3----5-555-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3--3-3----5-555-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------1--1-1----3-333-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~-----------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0~-----------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2~-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------2~-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------0~-----------------------------------------|
"and our breath caught..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------1----------------------0~------------------------------------------|
G|------------2----------------------4~------------------------------------------|
D|------------3----------------5-----5~------------------------------------------|
A|------------3-------------5-----5----------------------------------------------|
E|--1~--------1----------3-------------------------------------------------------|
"and the stars...": F G (x4)
"and you were my friend..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7----7------------4----2-0-00-000/----------------------------------| x2
D|---------10---10---10------5--3-3-33-333/----------------------------------|
A|----10-----------8------------3-3-33-333/----------------------------------|
E|--8--------------------3------1-1-11-111/----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7---4--444--2--220--000/-----------------------------| x2
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010--5--555--3--333--333/-----------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010--5--555--3--333--333/-----------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3--333--1--111--111/-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----4----2-0-00-000/-------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010------5--3-3-33-333/-------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010---------3-3-33-333/-------------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3------1-1-11-111/-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----4----2-0~-----------2--------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010------5--3-3~-----------3--------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010---------3-3~-----------3-----------3--------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3------1-1~-----------1--0--0h3p0----------------|
"I'm a ghost..."
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x3
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
e|--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1------------1--1-1-1--3------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2------------2--2-2-2--4------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2------------3--3-3-3--5------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0------------3--3-3-3--5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--3------------------------------------------|
Am F G (x3)
Em F G
repeat three times, increasing speed each time
end on Am
I'm a ghost, and you all know it
I'm singing songs, and I ain't slowing
It was a fragile thing, and I goddamn dropped it
I picked the pieces up and put them in my pocket
And I ain't gonna try to win your heart this time
I've had space to think, and I think that I've grown a little wiser
I'm looking for a new muse. You have only made me tired
Call your bluff up on the telephone and jam-jar my blood
This is my loss of limb, my loss of love
Call your bluff up on the telephone and jam-jar my blood
This is my loss of limb, my loss of love
It was so cold you could see both sets of ribs almost escaping your skin
To fly south, south until the springtime
Your hips stood out like confidence
You were naked as a newborn in the snow, and you wanted it so
That's precisely how you wanted it
And now your love is writing words on the wall with the meat of a nectarine
That she picked earlier that morning in the orchard
And you are on the street, a chest of drawers, free
While the skeleton parade marches past you
Carrying bird balloons, they fly backwards and forwards
The streets can be eerie; streets can be dreary
It's as if leprosy, it landed on the moon
And it cast a filthy glow in the world and in my room
It's as if leprosy, it landed on the moon
And it cast a filthy glow in the world and in my room
It's as if leprosy, it landed on the moon
And it cast a filthy glow in the world and in my room
It's as if leprosy, it landed on the moon
And it cast a filthy glow in the world and in my room
So how about I play the harp and you play that piano
Pull the curtains shut and nest like little sparrows
My limbs, my love, are lost on you
My limbs, my love, belong to you
I remember that night in the woods on the hidden balance beam
Made of a long wooden board with a barrel underneath
We laid on either end, and we couldn't quite knack it
After many attempts and many minutes of silence
Until we did
And our breath caught, and we looked up
And the stars, they were so still
And the stars, they were so still
Both our hearts, they were revealed
Our hearts, they were revealed
And you were my friend
You were my friend
You were my friend
This is my loss of love, my loss of limb
You were my friend
This is my loss of love, my loss of limb
You were my friend
You were my friend
This is my loss of love, my loss of limb
You were my friend
You were my friend
But now
I'm a ghost, and you all know it
I'm singing songs, and I ain't stopping
My hair grew long, so I fucking cut it
And when you looked away
I snuck those trimmings in your locket
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
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