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