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Patrick Watson - Big Bird In A Small Cage Chords

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Big Bird In A Small Cage Chords

(ver. 1)
Patrick Watson
Here are the chords:
 
       C     Am    D7/F#   F
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----1------1-----1------1--------|
G|-----0------2-----2------2--------|
D|-----2------2-----0------3--------|
A|-----3------0-----x------3--------|
E|------------------2---------------|
 
 
Here is the strumming pattern used during the song. Each chord goes two times with a different
bass line at every shot:
 
 
     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---------2---------2--------2-----------2-----|
D|------------2-------------------2------------------2--------------------2----------|
A|---3-------------------3------------------0-----------------0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     C7                                              F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---1------1---1------1---1-------1---1-------1--1------1---1------1--1----1--1----|
G|--------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2---------2---------2-------2------|
D|--------------0-----------------------0--------------------3--------------------3---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-------------------3------------------|
E|---3---------------------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Intro]
C - Am - D7/F# - F (hold F for a longer time)
 
 
[Verse 1]
C
There was a house halfway 'round the world
Am
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
D7/F#
There was a hallway a thousand birds long
F
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small
 
C
I asked the caretaker 'cause he was their maker
Am
He looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass
D7/F#
He said, open up your ears and hearts
F                                                          C
You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 F                           C
That we all love to sing along
F              C
To the sound of the bird that mourns
 
Am - D7/F# - F
 
 
[Verse 2]
C
Well, we rolled into town and the sweet New Orleans
Am
To the Apple Barrel bar, it was a hole in the wall
D7/F#
The ceilings weren't tall, the floors filled with grime
F
But the sound that you would make would just warm their hearts
C
Well, it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked in
Am
They got their black suits on and the songs would begin
D7/F#
You open up your ears and hearts
F                                                          C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song
 
 
[Chorus 2]
F                           C
That we all love to sing along
F                C               Em
To the sound of the bird that mourns
F                C               G
To the sound of the bird that mourns
F                           C
To the sound of the bird that mourns
Am - D7/F# - F
To the sound of the bird that mourns
 
F                                                         C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
F                                                         C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
F                                                         C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
F                                                         C
You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song
            
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