Intro
(Either strum once lightly for melancholy effect or rhythmically)
C#m
Over prescribed
F#
Under the mister
B B/A# (01022X) Play as walk down from open chord ‘C’
We had survived to
G#7
Turn on the history channel
C#m F#
And ask our esteemed panel
B
Why are we alive
B/A# G#7
And here's how they replied
C#m F#
You're what happens when two substances collide
C#m F# G#m
And by all accounts you really should've died
G#m D# (Pluck Root note and then rest of chord in 4/4)
D# (Then play ‘E’ chord loud into interlude…)
[Interlude] (RIFF 1):
G#m B/F# F#m E D#
(Interlude chords played behind RIFF 1)
G#m B/F# F#m
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G]-----99--------[x2]-----99-55----[x2]----77-------[x2]----|
D]--77----1010-77------55-------55------55----88-55---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E D#
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G]-----99--------------1010-99-----------| {last measure
D]--77----1010-77---77---------99--------| one time}
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
(All notes should be relatively staccato)
[[Play this Interlude into Verse as many times as you want… Or if you are
as does Andrew in his live version, then play until comfortable. w/ looping, have riff continueVerses and Chorus.]]
[Verse 1]
G#m B/F#
Stretched out on the tarmac
F#m E D#
Six miles south of North Platte
G#m B/F#
He can't stand to look back
F#m E D#
At sixteen tons of HazMat
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
And it's what goes
A# D#
Undelivered
G# C# F#m F#m/E D#
Undelivered
[Chorus]
G#m B/F# F#m
And it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
E
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
D#
Of the what? Of the head to the left
G#m B/F# F#m
Exercise yourself 'till you're bereft
E
'Cause it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
D#
Of the...of the...to the...
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
G#m B/F# ..etc.
Splayed out on a bathmat
Six miles north of South Platte
And he just wants his life back
What's in that paper knapsack
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
And it's what goes
A# D#
Undelivered
G# C# F#m F#m/E D#
Undelivered
[Chorus]
G#m B/F# F#m
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
E D#
G# nervous tic motion of the head
[Outro]
C#m
Over imbibed
F#
Under the mister
B B/A#
Barely alive we
G#7 C#m
Cover the blisters in flannel
F#
Though the words we speak are banal
B
Not one of them's a lie
B/A# G#7
Not one of them's a lie
C#m
You're what happens when
F#
Two substances collide
C#m
And by all accounts
F# G#m
You really should've died
(Song order may vary -Follow recording or cover in your own way.
This song is one of my most favorites of Andrew Bird’s. I watch his live
on “looping” and was inspired to buy a 'Loop' pedal myself.
Live Version that I am transcribing nearly to:
I had to comprise (between live and album versions), for to mimic Andrew is to only try
because of his talking-singing-voice and incredible whistling and violin playing).
God Bless, and joyful music-ing!
- 1. Chord Gitar Andrew Bird - A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Andrew Bird - A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan