Chord/Tab song: The Birds Are Leaving

Song: The birds are leaving
Tabbed by: DJ
24th June 2013

From Boo's album 'Thanksgiving'

Tuning: Standard



[G] [G(B5)] [G5] [D/F#] [Em7] [A13sus4] [A7sus4]

e|-------------------------|----------0---2--------0------|(Twice)
B|--0------2---3---3----3--|--3----3------3--------3------|
G|--0--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|
D|-----0--------------0----|-----------------2------------|
A|-------------------------|-----2--------0--------0------|
E|--3--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|

G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7

e|--------0------------------|--------------------------|
B|--0---------2---3----3-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|--0-------------2-------2--|--1--------1--0--------0--|
D|-----0-------------0-------|-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------2--------|
E|--3-------------2----------|--1-----------0-----------|

[ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4

e|--2-------2---0-------0--|
B|--3-----3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--2-----------0----------|
E|-------------------------|

[G] S[G(B5)]pinn - [G5]ing f[D/F#]urther [Em7]from the[A13sus4] sun,[A7sus4]
[G] H[G(B5)]ere's [G5]Oc - [D/F#]tober [Em7]in our [A13sus4]lungs,[A7sus4]
G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4
Come out - side, up in the sky, the birds are leaving!

[G] C[G(B5)]louds [G5]of in[D/F#]stinct [Em7]fill the[A13sus4] air,[A7sus4]
[G] [G(B5)]And wh[G5]at - [D/F#]ever br[Em7]ought us [A13sus4]here,[A7sus4]
G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4
Come next year, will bring a - gain, the birds are leaving!

Csus2(#11) G/B [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch]
Tell me that a lovers touch...
[D/A] ...is more than nature p[Em7]lanting seeds,
[D/F#] Or, [Em7]what am I... [A7sus4] to be - li[G]eve?

[G(b5)]South [G5]of [D/F#]here the wi[Em7]nter's [A13sus4]kinder,[A7sus4]
[G] [G(B5)] So t[G5]hey l[D/F#]eave to f[Em7]ind fair [A13sus4]weather,[A7sus4]
G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4
And how high our spirits rise, on their re - turning!

[G] [G(B5)] [G5] [D/F#] [Em7] [A13sus4] [A7sus4]

e|-------------------------|----------0---2--------0------|(Twice)
B|--0------2---3---3----3--|--3----3------3--------3------|
G|--0--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|
D|-----0--------------0----|-----------------2------------|
A|-------------------------|-----2--------0--------0------|
E|--3--------------2-------|--0---------------------------|

G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7

e|--------0------------------|--------------------------|
B|--0---------2---3----3-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|--0-------------2-------2--|--1--------1--0--------0--|
D|-----0-------------0-------|-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------2--------|
E|--3-------------2----------|--1-----------0-----------|

[ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4

e|--2-------2---0-------0--|
B|--3-----3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--2-----------0----------|
E|-------------------------|

Csus2(#11) G/B [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch]
Tell me that a lovers touch...
[D/A] ...is more than nature p[Em7]assing genes,
[D/F#] Or, [Em7]what am I... [A7sus4] to be - li[G]eve?

[G(b5)]Hea - [G5]ven [D/F#]knows why y[Em7]ou're not [A13sus4]happy,[A7sus4]
[G] And [G(B5)]hea - [G5]ven [D/F#]knows why[Em7] I can't[A13sus4] make y[A7sus4]ou,
G G6 G(B5) D/F# [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] D2/4
Look out - side, up in the sky, the birds are leaving!

| [G]/ [G(B5)] /___/[G5] [D/F#] / / | [Em7] [A13sus4] The[A7sus4] birds are le[G]aving![G(B5)][G5][D/F#]

| [Em7] / / [A13sus4] / [A7sus4]/ | [G] [G(B5)] Ah-, [G5]ah, [D/F#] ah---!

[ch]Ddim/F[/ch] Em7 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] Dsus2/4 D
Ah, ah, ah---! | / / / / | / ||



G 3x000x Em7 020030 [ch]Gmaj7/B[/ch] x20032 D/A x00232
G(b5) 3x002x A13sus4 x02032 Dsus2/4 x00030 D xx0232
G5 3x003x A7sus4 x02030 Csus2(#11) x30032
D/F# 2x023x [ch]Ddim/F[/ch] 1x013x G/B x20033