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Birdhouse In Your Soul (Live STD)
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: D Major
Year: 1998

D             Em7                  F
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
    G            C
But I'm a little glowing friend
    Dm             Eb            A/E
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
 
D      D/F#         G
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
D/A         G/B  A/C#
Who watches over you
D      A/C#    G/B       G       F
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
               Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
D   G
D   G

D        G              D        G
I have a secret to tell from my electrical well
D      A/C#    D7              G               A
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
D                G             D          G
So the room must listen to me, filibuster vigilantly
D  A/C#     D7          G                  A
My name is blue canary one note spelled l-i-t-e
 
Bm         G
My story's infinite
E7                G               A
Like the longines symphonette, it doesn't rest
 
D      D/F#         G
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
D/A         G/B  A/C#
Who watches over you
D      A/C#    G/B       G       F
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
               Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
D    G
D    G

Bm   G   E7   G
Bm   G   E7   G
 
G#m  E   C#7   E
F#    F#/E B/D#  F#/C#
 
B             C#m7                  D
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
    E            A
But I'm a little glowing friend
    Bm             C            A/C#
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
 
D                 G           D               G
There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry
D     A/C#      D7               G                A
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free
D          G                 D               G
Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job
D     A/C#     D7            G                   A
After killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts
 
Bm          G
Bluebird of friendliness
E7            G           A
Like guardian angels it's always near
 
D      D/F#         G
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
D/A         G/B  A/C#
Who watches over you
D      A/C#    G/B       G       F
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
               Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D   D/F#
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
G                   D/A                 G/B  A/C#
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
        D     A/C#     G/B    G
the birdhouse in your soul
F             Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
G                   D/A                 G/B  A/C#
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
        D     A/C#     G/B    G
the birdhouse in your soul
F             Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
 
G                   D/A                 G/B  A/C#
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
        D     A/C#     G/B    G
the birdhouse in your soul
F             Bb/F
Not to put too fine a point on it
F               Bb/F
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
F     Dm     Bb        A       D
Make a little birdhouse in your soul