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Big Bird In A Small Cage by Patrick Watson
Big Bird In A Small Cage
Recorded in the Key of C#
Put that capo on the first fret!
C Am D F F
C
There was house halfway round the world
Am
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
D
There was a hallway a thousand birds long
F F
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small
C
I asked the caretaker cause he was the Maker
Am
Looked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass and said
D
Open up your ears and heart
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F F C
That we all love to sing along to
F F C
The sound of the bird that mourns
Am D F F
C Am D F F
C
Well we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans
Am
To the Apple Bell bar there was a hole in the wall
D
The ceilings weren't tall, the floors were the ground
F F
but the sound that you would make would just warm your heart
C
Well it was a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in
Am
They got their blacksuits on andthe songs would begin
D
You open up your ears and heart
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F F C
That we all love to sing along to
F F C Em
The sound of the bird that mourns
F F C Em
F F C Em
The sound of the bird that mourns
F F C G
The sound of the bird that mourns
F F C
The sound of the bird that mourns
Am D F F
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
F C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
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version 2
Tuning: c# - capo 1
e|---0----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0----0----|
B|---1----1----1-----1-----1----1-----1----1----|
G|-----0----------0-----------0----------0------|
D|-2-------------------------------2------------|
A|-----------3----------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-----------------------|
e|---0---0---0---0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---1---1---1---1----1----1----1---------------|
G|-2---2-------2---------2----2-----------------|
D|---------2------------------------------------|
A|------------------0---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----0----0------------------------------------|
B|-----1----1------------------------------------|
G|--------2--------------------------------------| 4x
D|--4--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---1----1----1----1----1---1-----1---1---------|
B|---1----1----1----1----1---1-----1---1---------|
G|------2---------2--------2---------2-----------| 2x
D|-3-----------------------------3---------------|
A|-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------------|
| / 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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