Album: Yours Truly, The Commuter
Song: Birds Encouraged Him
Tabbed by: E. Amundson
Jason Lytle
"Birds Encouraged Him"
(As played on acoustic guitar)
Tabbed by E. Amundson
Standard tuning
Chords Used:
C
Csus
F
Fsus
G
Am
E (0-2-2-1-0-0}
?
Intro: (Strumming with various hammers using middle finger)
C, Csus Hammer(>>) to C, F >> Fsus, C (x4)
"La da da..."
Verse:
C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole
His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told
C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old
As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold
Chorus:
"And they said"
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]
? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try >>> After 1st time go to intro.
Intro (x3)
Verse 2:
C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole
His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told
C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old
As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold
Chorus (x2):
"And they said"
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]
? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try
Pre-Outro:
(Same progression as chorus, only with humming)
C, G, Am, F (x2)
C, G, E, F
?, G, C
Outro:
(Same as intro, then end on C).
Song: Birds Encouraged Him
Tabbed by: E. Amundson
Jason Lytle
"Birds Encouraged Him"
(As played on acoustic guitar)
----------------------------
Tabbed by E. Amundson
Standard tuning
Chords Used:
C
Csus
F
Fsus
G
Am
E (0-2-2-1-0-0}
?
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Intro: (Strumming with various hammers using middle finger)
C, Csus Hammer(>>) to C, F >> Fsus, C (x4)
"La da da..."
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Verse:
C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole
His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told
C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old
As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold
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Chorus:
"And they said"
(Optional acoustic walk >> >> )
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]
? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try >>> After 1st time go to intro.
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Intro (x3)
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Verse 2:
C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole
His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told
C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old
As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold
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Chorus (x2):
"And they said"
(Optional acoustic walk >> >> )
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]
[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]
? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try
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Pre-Outro:
(Same progression as chorus, only with humming)
C, G, Am, F (x2)
C, G, E, F
?, G, C
Outro:
(Same as intro, then end on C).
