Birds

Song: Birds (M Gjerstad/T Johansson/Anouk)
Artist: Anouk
Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren
2015-05-23

In order to get more "colours" in chords for this
fantastic piece of music, I suggest these version
of chords.
Chordinfo: see instructions after the lyrics.


 
Bbm         Bmaj7
I - solated from the outside 
Abm               E-5
Clouds have taken all the light 
Bbm             Bmaj7
I have no con - trol
            Abm             E-5          Bbm
It seems my thoughts wonder all of the time 
       Bmaj7-5
When I try to 
Abm             Emaj7  E     Dsus2
Live life with - out you 


[CHORUS]
A                      Dm7     G7
Birds falling down the roof  - tops 
A                   Dm7     G7
Out of the sky like rain - drops 
A  A/G  Dm/F G    Fmaj7
No air, no   pride 


[VERSE 2]
   Bbm             Bmaj7
If being myself is what I do wrong 
     Abm            E-5
Then I would rather not be right 
Bbm               Bmaj7
Hopes turned into fear
            Abm        Emaj7             Bbm
and with my one wing I can’t fly with sunrise
     Bmaj7-5   Abm
em - brace my dreams tight
   Emaj7 E      Dsus2
and that’s why 


[CHORUS 2]
A                      Dm7     G7
Birds falling down the roof  - tops 
A                   Dm7    G7
Out of the sky like rain - drops 
A  A/G  Dm/F G      Fmaj7
No air, no   pride, birds


[BRIDGE-TRANSITION]
D                               Cm9    Cm7
To a place without fear with no moon - light 
D                                         Cm9     Cm7addEb
All I need are trees and flowers and some sun  -  light 
     Dbm9                                   A-5    A
When memories are being made and where the old one dies 
      Dsus2  D   Gbsus4 Gb
Where love ain't lost 


[FINAL CHORUS]
B                      Em7     A7
Birds falling down the roof - tops 
B                   Em7     A7
Out of the sky like rain - drops 
B                      Em7     A7
Birds falling down the roof - tops 
B                   Em7     A7
Out of the sky like rain - drops 
B  B/A
No air
Em/G  A
No    pride 
G
That’s why 
Gbm         B
Birds don’t fly

Chord instruction:
  string:  E,A,D,G,B,e
 
Bbm        x,1,3,3,2,1
Bmaj7      x,2,4,3,4,2
Abm        4,6,6,4,4,4
E-5        x,7,8,9,9,7
Emaj7      x,7,9,8,9,7
Bmaj7-5    x,2,3,3,4,x
Dsus2      x,5,7,7,5,5
A          5,7,7,6,5,5 alt x,0,2,2,2,0
Dm7        x,5,7,5,6,5
G7         3,5,3,4,3,3
A/G        3,x,2,2,2,(0)
Dm/F       1,x,x,2,3,1
F          1,3,3,2,1,1
G          3,5,5,4,3,3
Fmaj7      x,8,10,9,10,8
D          x,5,7,7,7,5
Cm9        8,10,8,8,8,10
Cm7        8,10,8,8,8,8
Cm7addEb   8,10,8,8,8,11
Dbm9       9,11,9,9,9,11
A-5        x,0,1,2,2,0
Gbsus4     2,4,4,4,2,2
Gb         2,4,4,3,2,2
B          7,9,9,8,7,7
Em7        x,7,9,7,8,7
A7         5,7,5,6,5,5
B/A        5,x,4,4,4,x alt x,0,4,4,4,2
Em/G       3,x,x,4,5,3 alt 3,2,2,0,0,0
Gbm        2,4,4,2,2,2