The entire song has a recurrent finger picking rhythm , it's simplicity is what makes it so beautiful coupled with the vocals of Beth. Use a Capo on the 1st Fret **Note the fret numbers are not relative to the Capo, makes playing a lot easier that way: The tab is as follows: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|----10-----10-----0-----0----| D|------10-----10----10----10--| A|---0----0-0----0-0---0-0---0-| E|-----------------------------| ** Repeat the above picking throughout the song The lyrics are as follows: Magpie, magpie I'm sitting here watching the world go by I wonder do you ever question why Oh crow, oh crow I'm sitting here wondering what you know You see more of the day than I could dream And I do not know what to tell you I do not know what to say to you I do not know what will set you free But it's a hard, hard fight A hard, hard fight And I'm turning this one in I'm turning this one in I won't turn back I've seen the sign I won't turn back Not for anyone I've seen the sign and I know what is mine What a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie looks like Yeah, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie looks like Bluejay, bluejay I don't think you mean quite what you say I don't think you're the friend you claim to be Oh crow, oh crow Will you tell me please, tell me please what you know You have seen more of the world than I could dream I do not know what to tell you I do not know what to say to you I do not know what will set you free But it's a hard, hard fight A hard, hard fight And I'm turning this one in I'm turning this one in And I won't turn back I've seen the sign I won't turn back Not for anyone I've seen the sign and I know why I'm free What a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie looks like What a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie, what a lie looks like Silence me and I won't be here anymore Silence me and I won't be here anymore You silence me and I won't be here anymore Silence me and I won't be here anymore What a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie What a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie What a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie What a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie what a lie