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Artist: Patrick Watson
Album: Wooden Arms
Song: Big Bird In A Small Cage
Tabbed by: justin@indieguitartabs.com
Notes:
It's possible the F is actually Fmaj7.
It's possible the D is actually D/F#.
Capo 1
[intro]
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[verse]
C/G
there was a house half way '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
but the biggest one of all was in a cage too small
C/G
I asked the care taker 'cause he was a maker
Am
looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass
D
he said open up your ears and hearts...
F
you put a big bird in a small cage
C/G
and he'll sing you a song
F C/G
that we all love to sing along
F C/G Am D F F
to the sound of the bird that mourns
C/G Am D F F
[verse]
C/G
well we rolled into town in the sweet new orleans
Am
to the Apple Barrel Bar it was a hole in the wall
D
the ceiling's weren't tall, the floors were the ground
F
but the sound that you make would just warm your hearts
[verse]
C/G
well it was quarter to twelve and the boys walked in
Am
they got their black suits on and the songs would begin
D
you open up your ears and hearts...
F
you put a big bird in a small cage
C/G
and he'll sing you a song
F C/G
that we all love to sing along
F C/G
to the sound of the bird that mourns
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