Brown Hair In A Bird's Nest Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][D][G][C][Am][D][G]
[C][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Brown [G]hair [C]in a bird's [Am]nest[D]
A pile of [G]teeth under a [C]tree[Am]
[D]The frayed sleeves of a
[G]Poorly tailored [C]jacket[Am]
[D]An other wasted [Am]night
[D]searching for [Am]life
Dig[D]ging up graves 'cause I've
Got something to say to the dead [C]and

[Interlude 1]
buried
[C][Em][D][Am][D][G][C][Am]
[D][G]
[C]You know how [Em]my

[Verse 2]
mind, it drift[C]s
A small boat [Em]lost at [G]sea[C]
[Em]Callow and rudder[G]less
[C]to [Em]say the[G] least

[Verse 3]
I [G]swear [Em]on my mother's g[C]ravy t[G]hat
I didn't lie to [Em]you[C]
I was [G]only, as usual,
[Em]confused

[Interlude 2]
[Am][D][G][C][Am][D][G][C]
It was [Am]wrong of me

[Verse 4]
[D]to curse
Your family's [G]name and your [C]faith
And an [Am]answering machine that [D]I knew
You [G]didn't know how [C]to use[Am]
For [D]how long [G]must I lie [C]awake?[Am]
For how many long night[D]s s[G]hall
I keep digging up [C]graves?

[Interlude 3]
[C][Em][C][Em][C][Em]
[C][Em][C][Em][D][G]
[Em][C][G][Em][C][G]

[Verse 5]
I [G]swear [Em]on my mother's
[C]gra[G]vy that
I didn't lie to you
[Em]I ju[C]st didn'[G]t tell the truth

[Outro 1]
[G][Em]
[C][G][Em][C][G]
[Em][C][G][D][G]