Guitar Tab:Birdhouse In Your Soul

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Birdhouse In Your Soul

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: C major, often played live in D

Year: 1990

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a C Dm I'm your only friend I'm not your Eb F only friend but I'm a little Bb Gm glowing friend but really I'm not Ab A G actually your friend but I am C C F Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch C F who watches over you C G Am G make a little bird- house in your Eb Ab soul not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G make a little bird- house in your C F soul C F C F I have a se- cret to tell C F from my e- lec- tri- cal well C G C7 it's a sim- ple mes- sage and I'm F G leav- ing out the whistles and bells C F so the room must listen to me C F fi- li- bus- ter vi- gi- lant- ly C G C7 my name is blue ca- na- ry F G one note spelled L I T E Am F my sto- ry's in- fi- nite F#dim like the Lon- gines Sym- pho- nette it 1 e + a 2 e + a G doesn't rest _______________________ Am Am+ Am6 Am Am+ Am6 ---0---0---0--- ---5---5---5--- ---1---1---1--- ---5---5---5--- ---2---2---2--- OR ---5---5---5--- ---2---3---4--- ---7---7---7--- ---0---0---0--- ---7---8---9--- ---x---x---x--- ---5---5---5--- 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a Instrumental/Bridge: Am Am+ Am6 Am+ Am Am+ Am6 Am+ Gbm Gbm+ Gbm6 Gbm+ E D A E A D I'm your only friend I'm not your C E only friend but I'm a little G C glowing friend but really I'm not Bb G actually your friend but I am C F Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch C F who watches over you C G Am G make a little bird- house in your Eb Ab soul not to put too fine a point on it Eb Ab say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Eb Cm Ab G make a little bird- house in your C F soul and while you're at it C F keep the night light on in- side the C G Am G bird- house in your soul 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a SUGGESTION FOR INSTRUMENTAL SECTION The chords for "My story's infinite..." and the instrumental section are as follows: Am F D7 F (instead of Am Am+ Am6 Am+) F#m D B7 D (instead of Gbm Gbm+ Gbm6 Gbm+) If you look closely at these chords, you'll notice that they are the same pitches, but if you listen to pitches in the bass, you'll see that this method of labeling the chords is a little easier to wrap your head around. "Am+" is theoretically correct, but calling it F Major makes a little more sense when you hear that the bass note is an F and not an A. Also, when they play this tune live, they play it a whole step higher than the record. They've done this for quite awhile, so if you've ever wondered why it sounds a little different when they play it live, that might be why. chaddmaythis@hotmail.com, 14 Sep 2008 Remember if you want to play along with the recording, tune your guitar or pitch wheel your keyboard up a 1/4 step. It really messes with my ear. That's why I prefer the live versions which are in D major.