BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL – TMBG (Linnell)
INTRO
C Dm
I'm your only friend I'm not your
Eb F
only friend but I'm a little
Bb Eb
glowing friend but really I'm not
Db G
actually your friend but I am
C
CHORUS
C F
Blue canary in the outlet by the lightswitch
C F
who watches over you
C G Am G
make a little birdhouse in your
Eb Ab
soul not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G
make a little birdhouse in your
C F
soul
C F
VERSE 1
C F
I have a secret to tell
C F
from my e- lectri- cal well
C G C7
it's a simple mes- sage and I'm
F G
leaving out the whistles and bells
C F
so the room must listen to me
C F
fi- li- buster vi gi- lant- ly
C G C7
my name is blue ca- na- ry
F G
why not spelled L - I - T - E
Am Fmaj7
my sto- ry's in- fi- nite
D7 Fmaj7
like the Lon- gines Sym- pho- nette it
G
doesn't rest
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CHORUS
C F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C F
who watches over you
C G Am G
make a little bird- house in your
Eb Ab
soul not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G
make a little bird- house in your
C F
soul
C F
INSTRUMENTAL:
Am / Fmaj7 / D7 / Fmaj7
Am / Fmaj7 / D7 / Fmaj7
F#m / Dmaj7 / B7 / Dmaj7
E / D / C#m / E
BRIDGE:
A D
I'm your only friend I'm not your
C E
only but I'm a little
G C
glowing friend but really I'm not
Bb G
actually your friend but I am
C F
Theres’ a picture opposite me
C F
Of my primitive ancestory
C G C7
Who stood on rocky shores and
F G
Kept the beaches shipwreck free
C F
Tho I respect that a lot,
C F
I’d be fired if that were my job
C G C7
After killing Jason off
F G
and countless screaming Argonauts
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Am Fmaj7
Bluebird of friendliness
D7 Fmaj7
Like guardian angels its
G
Always near
CHORUS
C F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C F
who watches over you
C G Am G
make a little birdhouse in your
Eb Ab
soul not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G
make a little birdhouse in your
C F
soul and while you're at it
C F
keep the night light on in- side the
C G Am G
bird- house in your soul
OUT-TRO: repeat severally
Eb Ab
not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G
make a little birdhouse in your
C F
soul and while you're at it
BLUE CANARY IN THE OUTLET BY THE LIGHT SWITCH
C F
keep the night light on in- side the
WHO WATCHES OVER YOU
C G Am G
bird- house in your soul
MAKE A LITTLE BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL
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