Spare-Ohs
By Andrew Bird
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C G
The finches and sparrows build nests in my chimney
F Fm
What remains of the small flightless birds that you failed to protect
C G F
But their yolk isn't easy, in fact it's a drag
Fm C
As they're blowing through cornfields and mountains of rags
C G F
All over the suburbs, across the great lawns
Am
And they're crop dusting gardens all over this town
[Chorus]
C G F
But nobody cares when it gets in their hair
C G F
It gets in their lungs as it floats through the air
C G F
It gets in the food that they buy and prepare
D7 G F
But nobody cares when it gets in their hair
[Whistle]
[Verse 2]
F
Across the great chasms and the schisms and the sudden aneurysms
C G F
Where the black ink will drip across the crespice of your eyes
F
And your teeth are worth more than you can spare-
C G F
-Oh don't tell me that it just isn't fair
F
Don't speak about the cycles of life 'cause your thoughts are so soft
C G F D7 G
I could cut 'em with a spork or a bride's kniii-i-fe
[Verse 3]
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And the wine made our mouths too loose
F C G F
Such a reckless choice of words
F C G (F#)
When you told me I was too abstruse
G
I just thought it was a kind of bird
(F#)
I swear, I just stood there
F
Not saying a word
F
Not saying a word
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Not saying a word