Birds Without Wings chords by
David Gray

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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Wishing that

G

G

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something would happen

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C

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G

G

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A change in this place

Em

Em

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'cause I'm tearing off the

C

C

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G

G

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fancy wrapping

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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Find an empty package

Verse 2

C

C

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G

G

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Take for a while your trumpet

from your lip

C

C

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G

G

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Loosen your hold, loosen your grip

C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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On your old ways that have fallen

out of step

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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In a changing time

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G

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C

C

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Hoist a new flag

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G

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Hoist a new flag

Interlude 1

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C

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G

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C

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G

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Verse 3

C

C

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G

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Angry sun burn down

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C

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G

G

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Judging us all

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C

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G

G

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Guilty of neglect and disrespect

C

C

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And thinking small

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G

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C

C

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And death by boredom

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G

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C

C

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G

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And death by greed

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C

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G

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If we can't stop taking

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C

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G

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More than we need

Verse 4

C

C

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G

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Across the fractured the landscape

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C

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G

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I see the same things

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C

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G

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Tired ideas

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C

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Birds without wings

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G

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A

A

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Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Asus4

Asus4

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A

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Birds without wings

C

C

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G

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Birds without wings

Verse 6

C

C

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G

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But these are just thoughts

C

C

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G

G

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On lackluster times

C

C

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And I've no interest

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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In excuses you can find

Verse 7

C

C

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G

G

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Like you've had a hard day

C

C

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G

G

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Now you're too tired to care

C

C

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G

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Now you're too tired to care

C

C

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G

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You've had a hard day

Verse 8

C

C

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G

G

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Well across the fractured landscape

C

C

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G

G

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I see the same things

C

C

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G

G

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Tired ideas, broken values

C

C

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Many with the notion

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G

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That to share is to lose

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C

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G

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A hollow people bound by a lack

C

C

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G

G

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Of imagination an d too

much looking back

C

C

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Without the courage

G

G

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Em

Em

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To give a new thing a chance

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C

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D

D

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Asus4

Asus4

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G

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Em

Em

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Grounded by this ignorance

Verse 9

D

D

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A

A

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C

C

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When the cat comes

G

G

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A

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We're just

Verse 10

C

C

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G

G

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Birds without wings

Verse 11

A

A

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C

C

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G

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A

A

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Birds without wings

C

C

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Birds without wings

Outro 1

G

G

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A

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C

C

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G

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C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

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G ₄

C ₄

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A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

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E ₅

C ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

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G ₃

D ₄

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E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

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G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

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G ₄

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B ₃

B ₃

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

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G ₂

G ₃

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A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

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C ₂

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E ₅

G ₃

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
G
Em
D
A
Asus4

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Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Birds Without Wings by David Gray is G major.

The primary chords used in Birds Without Wings are C, G, Em, D, A, Asus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Em, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Birds Without Wings is approximately 71 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Birds Without Wings using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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