Key: D
Introduction: D
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The birds
Em
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D
F
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Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
Dm
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Bb
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As they saw us where we lay
Em
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F
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In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
Dm
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Bb
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In a reck - less guil - ty haze
Em
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And they wove a sweet in - diff - erence
Dm
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Bb
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And it set - tled on our skin
Em
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Till the eyes that I re - mem - bered
Dm
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Bb
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For the last time drew me in
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Verse
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The birds
Em
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Though I wore your gla - cial pa - tience
Dm
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Bb
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To a smudge of bi - tter dust
Em
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On the last day you em - braced me
Dm
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Bb
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With a gliste - ning sap - ling trust
Em
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Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
Dm
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Bb
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As they watched us slow - ly part
Em
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Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
Dm
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Bb
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In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts
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Bridge
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What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
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What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
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Looking back is for the birds
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What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F
C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F
C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
What are we gonna do with you...
Same tale, every time
F
C
What are we gonna do with you, come on inside
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
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D
F
C
Dm
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Bb
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D
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Dm
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Bb
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Verse
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Ohhhhhh, the birds
Em
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F
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Are the kee - pers of our se - cret
Dm
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Bb
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D
As they saw us where we lay
Em
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C
D
F
C
In the dee - pest grass of spring - time
Dm
C
Bb
C
D
In a reck - less guil - ty haze
Em
D
C
D
F
C
Did they sing a mill - ion ble - ssings
Dm
C
Bb
C
D
As they watched us slow - ly part
Em
D
C
D
F
C
Do they keep those fi - nal ki - sses
Dm
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Bb
C
D
In their ti - ny ra - cing hearts
D
C
D
C
F
C
Dm
C
What are we gonna do with you...
Bb
C
D
Looking back is for the birds
D
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D
C
F
C
What are we gonna do with you...
Dm
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Bb
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Outro
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Am
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Oohooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
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Am
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Oohooh-ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Em
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