Bird Without A Tail Base Of My Skull chords by Wilco

🎸 Intro:

Bm  E  A  E/Ab  G  Bm



🎸 Verse 1:
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 There was a man with a double deed
A        E/Ab  G   Bm
 Who sowed his garden full of seed
Bm         E
 When the?seed began to grow
A      E/Ab  G    Bm
 Was like a garden full of snow

🎸 Verse 2:
Bm         E
 When the snow began to melt
A      E/Ab   G   Bm
 Was like a ship without a belt
Bm        E
 When the ship began to sail
A      E/Ab   G   Bm
 Was like a bird without a tail

🎸 Verse 3:
Bm         E
 When the bird began to fly
A     E/Ab G   Bm
 Like an eagle in the sky
Bm        E
 When the sky began to roar
A      E/Ab G   Bm
 Was like a lion at my door

🎸 Verse 4:
Bm        E
 When my door began to crack
A      E/Ab   G   Bm
 Was like a stick across my back
Bm        E
 When my back began to smart
A      E/Ab   G    Bm
 Was like a penknife in my heart
Bm        E
 When my heart began to bleed
A    E/Ab  G    Bm
 Was death and death indeed

Breakdown:
Bm        E
 When my heart began to bleed
A    E/Ab   G   Bm
 Was death and death indeed

🎸 Outro:
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