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George Jones, The Bird Tabs
Artist/Band: Jones George Tabs
Song: The Bird Tab
********************** THE BIRD ********************
performed by George Jones.
Capo on the 3rd fret.
Verse 1:
C/G
I curse the day she bought me that old bird
G
Squalking,talking,telling everything it ever heard
C/G F
She never would have known about Big Betty Brown and me
C/G G C/G
But he fowled up and told her some things you won't believe
Verse 2:
C/G
Oh my woman moved out on me today
G
And left that old stool pigeon parrot trembling in his cage
C/G F
I hollered from the front porch and stopped her at the curb
C/G G C/G
And the last thing i gave her was the bird
Chorus:
C/G F
Oh the last thing i gave her was the bird
C/G
And she returned the favor with a few selected words
F C/G
I don't have to worry now what's being overheard
G C/G
'cause the last thing i gave her was the bird
Verse 3:
C/G
She sat the cage beside her on the seat
G
And left two streaks of firestone smokin' on the street
C/G F
The neighbors ran for cover they could see she was disturbed
C/G G C/G
'cause the last thing i gave her was the bird
Chorus (x2).
C/G G C/G
Yes the last thing i gave her was the bird
Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr
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