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From: HISCAP@LUSTA.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT,Andrew)

Birdhouse In Your Soul by They Might Be Giants
 
[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
 the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
 them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.
 
 Capo up one fret to be in the original key.]
 
 
Intro:
 B              E                    D                F#
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend - but I'm a little
 
   A                   D             C              F#
glowing friend - but really I'm not actually your friend - but I am -
 
B  -  -  -
 
 
 
Chorus:
B                      E                        B              E
  Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch   who watches over you?
 
B   /     F#      G#m  /  F#
  make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
D                 G                    D                G
  not to put too fine a point on it - say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
 
D   /     Bm       G   /  F#
  make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
B  E  B  E
 
 
 
1.
|: B            E            B            E
     I have a secret to tell   from my electrical well
 
B   /     F#      B7              E               F#               :|
  it's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
 
so the room must listen to me - filibuster vigilantly
my name is blue canary - one note spelled l-i-t-e
 
 
G#m            G#m+     G#m6                   G#m+
    My story's infinite      like the Longines Symphonette
 
    F#
it doesn't rest
 
 
(Chorus)
 
 
 
Instrumental/Bridge:
|: G#m  G#m+  G#m6  G#m+ :|
Fm  Fm+  Fm6  Fm+
Eb  Db  Ab  Eb
 
 G#             C#                   B                D#
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend - but I'm a little
 
  F#                   B             A              F#
glowing friend - but really I'm not actually your friend - but I am -
 
 
 
2.
There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry
which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
though I respect that a lot I'd be fired if that were my job
after killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts
 
Bluebird of friendliness - like guardian angels it's always near
 
 
 
Chorus (1):
B                      E                        B              E
  Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch   who watches over you?
 
B   /     F#      G#m  /  F#
  make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
D                 G                    D                G
  not to put too fine a point on it - say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
 
D   /     Bm       G   /  F#
  make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
 
 
Chorus (2):
B       E                    B                   E
  And while you're at it - leave the night light on inside
 
     B   /    F#      G#m  /  F#
the birdhouse in your soul
 
not to put too fine a point on it - say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
 
 
Chorus (both parts):
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch   And while you're at it,
who watches over you?                           leave the night light on inside
make a little birdhouse in your soul            the birdhouse in your soul
 
not to put too fine a point on it - say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
 
(Repeat chorus with both parts)
 
 
-E.M.
 
Chorus:
B                      E                        B