Deas Vail - Birds Chords

Intro: Abm  F#

Verse 1:
Abm
This is our true alarm. This is reality. 
F#
We will do what we can. 
Abm
We are just figurines with a theology 
F#
that we don’t understand. 

Pre-Chorus:
Ebm                        
We can’t forget the 
B
beginning, when He
C#
set our broken wings. 

Chorus:
Ebm
God, how much does it 
B
take for us to be 
F#
loved? For us to be 
C#
saved? We all are 
Ebm
birds stuck inside our 
B
cage, covered up with
F#
praise. And behind our
C#
saints we hide our
Ebm
face. Oh, the numbers 
B
come. Yeah, they’re dialing
F#
in. We can’t
G#m (?)
help but to comp-
C#
are ourselves again. 

Break:
Abm  F#

Verse 2:
Abm
I can’t believe in this—this blue-lipped, lifeless kiss. 
F#
And we can’t see past our thrones. 
Abm
We fight for life within, but our walls are wearing thin. 
F#
Oh God, where have we gone? 

Pre-Chorus:
Ebm
When I’m just one fighting in-
B
difference, does it 
C#m
matter what I say? 

Chorus:
Ebm
God, how much does it 
B
take for us to be 
F#
loved? For us to be 
C#
saved? We all are 
Ebm
birds stuck inside our 
B
cage, covered up with
F#
praise. And behind our
C#
saints we hide our
Ebm
face. Oh, the numbers 
B
come. Yeah, they’re dialing
F#
in. We can’t
G#m (?)
help but to comp-
C#
are ourselves again. 

Outro:
Abm  F#  Abm  F#

Abm
It’s not that there were ever bad
F#
intentions— it’s
Abm
more that we forgot where to call
F#
home. From im-
Abm
portant things that we don’t know to 
F#
mention, it’s the 
Abm
uniform that we put on—the 
F#
formula we have for 

C#7/E  Ebm   Abm   F#   C#m7  Ebm  Abm  F#
love

Abm
Beautiful 
F#
intentions
C#m7/E
Formula for 
Ebm
love

Abm
Beautiful 
F#
intentions
C#m7/E
Formula for 
Ebm
love

Abm
It’s not that there were ever bad
F#
intentions— it’s
E7
more that we forgot where to call
C#m7/E
home. From im-
Abm
portant things that we don’t know to 
F#
mention, it’s the 
C#m7/E
uniform that we put on—the 
Ebm
formula we have for 
Abm
love