Bird of Sorrow Glen Hansard
by Glen Hansard
from his album Rhythm & Repose
CAPO 4TH
Not sure if this is the exact way Mr. Hansard plays it (though I've seen him do it live
and he does capo it on the 4th fret and there are definitely some variations of all the
chords used here) but it's pretty darn close.
Sorry the spacing of the chords to match where they fall with the lyrics isn't accurate,
you'll have to listen along with the song to figure that out (if you don't already know
it well enough to just do it). The way the tab editor is makes it all weird when you
space stuff out.
Chords used:
[C]
e|-----|-----|-----|-----| B|--1--|-----|-----|-----| G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|-----|--2--|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--3--|-----| E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
[G]
e|-----|-----|--4--|-----| B|-----|-----|--3--|-----| G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|-----|-----| A|-----|--1--|-----|-----| E|-----|-----|--2--|-----|
[Am]
e|-----|-----|-----|-----| B|--1--|-----|-----|-----| G|-----|--3--|-----|-----| D|-----|--2--|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|-----|-----| E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
[F]
e|-----|-----|-----|-----| B|--1--|-----|-----|-----| G|-----|--2--|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|--4--|-----| A|-----|-----|--3--|-----| E|-1/T-|-----|-----|-----|
(1/T means that string being played can be accomplished by barring the entire 1st fret
with your 1st finger or by wrapping your thumb around the neck to hold that low E string)
(Intro)
[C] [G] [C]
[C] [G] [C]
(Verse 1)
[C]Eve[G]n i[C]f a day feels too long
[C]You[G] fe[C]el like you can't wait another one
[C]And[G] yo[F]u're slowly giving up on everything
[G]Lov[Am]e is gonna find you again
[G]Lov[Am]e is gonna find you, you better be ready then
[C] [G] [C]
[C]( T[G]ab [C]from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/glen_hansard/bird_of_sorrow_crd.html )
[C]Wel[G]l y[C]ou been kneeling in the dark for far too long
[C]You[G]'ve[C] been waiting for that spark but it hasn't come
[C]I'm[G] ca[F]lling to you please get off the floor
[G]A g[Am]ood heart will find you again
[G]A g[Am]ood heart will find you, just be ready then
(Chorus)
[F] Tethered to a bird of sorrow
[F] A voice that's buried in the hollow
[C] You've given over to self-deceiving
[G] You're prostrate bound but not believing
[Am] You've squandered more than you could borrow
[F] [G] You bet your joys on all tomorrow
[C] And for the hope of some returning
[G] [Am] While everything around you is burning
(Verse 2)
[C]Com[G]e o[C]n we gotta get out, get out of this mess we've made
[C]And[G] st[C]ill for all our talk we're both so afraid
[C]But[G] wi[F]ll we leave this up to chance like we do everything
[G]Lov[Am]e is gonna find us again
[G]Lov[Am]e is gonna find us, you gotta be ready then
(Chorus)
[F] Tethered to a bird of sorrow
[F] A voice that's buried in the hollow
[C] You've given over to self-deceiving
[G] You're prostrate bound but not believing
[Am] You've squandered more than you could borrow
[F] [G] You bet your joys on all tomorrow
[C] And for the hope of some returning
[G] [Am] Whi[F]le everything around you is burni...........ing
[C]But I'm not leaving yet
[G]I'm not leaving yet
[Am]I'm [F]not leaving yet
[C]I'm[G] not leaving yet
[Am]Yeah[F] I'm not leaving
[C]I'm[G] not leaving yet
[Am]Yeah[F] I'm hanging on
[C]I'm hanging on
[G]Oh
[Am]What[F]'s gonna come
[C]Oh I'm hangin on
[G]Hangin on
[Am]Hangin on
[F]Hangin on
[C]Hangin on
[G]Hangin on
[Am]Hang[F]in on
[C]And[G] the fateful
[Am]With[F] the faithful
[C]I'm[G] hanging on
[Am]What[F]'s gonna come
[C]Oh,[G] wh[Am]at's[F] gonna come
[C]Han[G]gin[Am]g on[F] hanging on with the faithful the faithful
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]
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