Birds Chords

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One of my favorites off of CJ's Adobe Sessions album. Couldn't find a tab when I first decided to play it so I figured it out myself. Cody plays with no capo, but I like to play with the capo on. Matches up with studio version perfectly.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	4th fret

Author rawlsmd23 [a] 147. Last edit on Feb 11, 2024

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[Intro]
C   G   D   D   X2
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C             G                    D
Tell me old man, where have you been?
C             G                     D               Em
I've been reading those stories about chasing the wind
C             G                    D
I guess I've come back with one or two
C              G                   D
I've never really quite known what to do
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C          G                          D
Tell me old man, what are you looking for?
C               G                  D
Has it been worth all you've given and so much more
C                   G                    D
Sometimes the things we seek skew the point
C              G               D
Sometimes the whole damn world seems out of joint
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
 
               Em
And it makes me wonder
    G
And it makes me want to live
 
 
[Chorus]
 
             C                           G
So I'll steal freedom while there's still some
     D                   Em
And take the whole world in
          C                 G               D            Em
If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind
            C                   G
And I know one day there'll be solace
           D                Em
So I'll just live until then
           C              G                 D             Em
If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind
 
 
[Instrumental Break]
C   G   D   D  X2
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
C                    G                D
Old man I know you've had questions too
C               G        D           Em
The same ones we've been askin' of you
C         G                   D
You just roll on back out of sight
C             G       D
Stealin' away again, like a child in the night
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
 
                 Em
Still full of wonder
          G
And you still want to live
 
 
[Chorus]
 
             C                          G
So you steal freedom while there's still some
      D                   Em
And take the whole world in
         C                   G                  D           Em
You've learned to leave your worries with the birds of the wind
             C                      G
And you know one day there'll be solace
          D                Em
So you'll just live til then
         C                   G                 D             Em
And you learn to leave your worries with the birds of the wind
            C                G              D            Em
If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind
 
 
[Outro]
C   G   D   D
C   G   D (Let it ring out)
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2 comments

great song, one of my favorites as well.....try tuning down 1/2 step and use chords F, Am, Em, C, G, and a combination there of.....no capo...and see how that sounds...just another option

Thank you so much!