Chord/Tab song: Birds Encouraged Him

Album: Yours Truly, The Commuter
Song: Birds Encouraged Him

Tabbed by: E. Amundson

Jason Lytle
"Birds Encouraged Him"
(As played on acoustic guitar)

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Tabbed by E. Amundson

Standard tuning

Chords Used:
C
Csus
F
Fsus
G
Am
E (0-2-2-1-0-0}
?

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Intro: (Strumming with various hammers using middle finger)
C, Csus Hammer(>>) to C, F >> Fsus, C (x4)
"La da da..."

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Verse:

C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole

His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told

C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old

As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold

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Chorus:
"And they said"

(Optional acoustic walk  >>  >> )

[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]

[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]

[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]

? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try >>> After 1st time go to intro.

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Intro (x3)

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Verse 2:

C G Am
He's just a kid who hid inside a hole

His [C]ears could no more [G]hear the story [F]told

C G Am >> >> F
No longer did he wonder of gettin' old

As [C]birds encouraged [G]him on life to [C]hold

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Chorus (x2):

"And they said"

(Optional acoustic walk  >>  >> )

[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]

[C]Why, oh why, why [G]you don't even [Am]try[F]

[C]Why, oh why, oh [G]why just one more [E]night[F]

? G C
Why, oh why, why you don't even try

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Pre-Outro:

(Same progression as chorus, only with humming)

C, G, Am, F (x2)
C, G, E, F
?, G, C

Outro:
(Same as intro, then end on C).