Dirty Little Bird Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Dm][Am]
[C]Night so [Am]still,

[Verse 1]
[Am]
silent the [G]Whippoorwill
And [Em]down by the river a sweet
[F]moaning can [G]be heard
A moon so [Am]thin, milk on their [Em]skin
[Dm]Whispering betrayal
Love's a [F]dirty [Am]little bird

[Verse 2]
He's a [C]dirty little bird
with dirty little wings
That [F]fly across the night on high
to other pretty things
Down by the [Dm]river,
sweet moaning can be [G]heard
It's telling [F]me my love's
[E]a dirty [Em]litt[Am]le bird

[Verse 3]
It was long [Am]ago I was young [G]and fine
When he took [Em]me by the hand and
promised [F]that his heart'd be mine
[G]We prayed for a s[Am]on,
I could bear [Em]him none
[Dm]Barren and bitter love's
a [F]dirty little bird
[Am]

[Verse 4]
He's a [C]dirty little bird
with dirty [Am]little claws
[C]That [F]prance and creep
and pleasure seek
Behind the bedroom doors
[Dm]And he gives out all the tenderness I [G]yearn
[F]My love's a d[Em]irty lit[Am]tle bird

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G]
[Em][F][G][Am]
[G][Em][F][G]

[Verse 5]
[C]Dirty little birds got dirty little eyes
That [F]bare my soul - it's a heavy toll
And tell me I should wise up and
[Dm]heed all the lessons I [G]could learn
[F]My love's a dir[Em]ty lit[Am]tle bird

[Verse 6]
A womans [Am]heart can be broken [G]some
And [Em]her mind and her spirit
they will [F]see her overcome
[G]But break a womans [Am]pride
and woe [Em]to you
You'd better [Dm]go and grab
your gun man
There's no [F]telling what she'll [Am]do

[Verse 7]
[C]Dirty little birds got [Am]dirty little [C]beaks
That [F]peck and pry the wretched lies
For revenge that they seek
And she's [Dm]walking down
the path of no re[G]turn
[F]Woe to [Em]that Dirty [Am]Little bird

[Verse 8]
You [C]take my heart and you take my time
You [F]leave my soul without grace or pride
You [Dm]take what's yours and
you [G]break what's mine
You [F]take [Em]and you take[Am]

[Verse 9]
[C]Dirty little bird got dirty little wings
That [F]fly across the night on high
to other pretty things
Down by [Dm]the river sweet
moaning can [G]be heard
It's telling me
[F]My love's a dir[Em]ty little bird