Tuning: Standard
Bee Gees
Birdie Told Me (1968)
(Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
Verse 1
[A]Birdie told me [C#m]I must get over [Bm]you some[E]how
[A]And she told me [C#m]never to think of [Bm]you right [E]now
Chorus
But it's [F#m]hopeless to say
How can [G]I forget the way she used to [C]love me
I think about her [Dsus2]in my time
[F]Know in my mind it's [E]over
Verse 2
[A]Looks like falling, [C#m]heaven is calling my [Bm]name to [E]me
[A]Funny faces, [C#m]lavender traces, [Bm]memo[E]ry
Chorus
Verse 1
Chorus
Coda
[A]Birdie [C#m]taught me [Bm]how to get [E]over [A]you [A6](strings)
CHORD STRUCTURE
Verse
| A | C#m | Bm | E |
| A | C#m | Bm | E |
Chorus
| F#m | G | C | C |
| Dsus2 | F | E |
Coda
| A C#m | Bm E | A
e [Dsus2] -0-
[B] [-3-]
[G]D [-2-]-0-
A -x-
E -x-
Bee Gees
Birdie Told Me (1968)
(Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
Verse 1
[A]Birdie told me [C#m]I must get over [Bm]you some[E]how
[A]And she told me [C#m]never to think of [Bm]you right [E]now
Chorus
But it's [F#m]hopeless to say
How can [G]I forget the way she used to [C]love me
I think about her [Dsus2]in my time
[F]Know in my mind it's [E]over
Verse 2
[A]Looks like falling, [C#m]heaven is calling my [Bm]name to [E]me
[A]Funny faces, [C#m]lavender traces, [Bm]memo[E]ry
Chorus
Verse 1
Chorus
Coda
[A]Birdie [C#m]taught me [Bm]how to get [E]over [A]you [A6](strings)
CHORD STRUCTURE
Verse
| A | C#m | Bm | E |
| A | C#m | Bm | E |
Chorus
| F#m | G | C | C |
| Dsus2 | F | E |
Coda
| A C#m | Bm E | A
e [Dsus2] -0-
[B] [-3-]
[G]D [-2-]-0-
A -x-
E -x-