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Hey, Little Songbird chords by
Anaïs Mitchell
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5.0 (1)
Key: C minor•
Verse 1
Am
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Hey, little songbird,
Em
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give me a song
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I'm a busy man and I can't stay long
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C
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Bm
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I got clients to call, I got orders to fill
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I got walls to build,
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I got riots to quell
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And they're giving me hell
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back in Hades
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Verse 2
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Am

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Hey, little songbird,
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Em
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Am

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cat got your tongue?
F
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Always a pity for one so
E
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pretty and young
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When poverty comes to clip your wings
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And knock the wind
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right out of your lungs
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Hey, nobody sings on empty
Verse 3
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Strange is the call of this strange man
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I wanna fly down and feed at his hand
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I want a nice soft place to land
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I wanna lie down forever
Verse 4
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Hey, little songbird,
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you got something fine
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You'd shine like a diamond
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down in the mine
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And the choice is yours,
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if you're willing to choose
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See ing as you've
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got nothing to lose
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And I could use a canary
Verse 5
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Suddenly, nothing is as it was
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Where are you now, Orpheus?
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Wasn't it gonna be the
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two of us?
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Weren't we birds of a feather?
Verse 6
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Hey, little songbird,
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Em
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let me guess
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He's some kind of poet and
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he's penniless?
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Give him your hand,
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C
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Bm
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he'll give you his hand- to- mouth
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He'll write you a poem when
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the power's out
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Hey, why not fly south for the winter?
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Verse 7
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Am
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Hey, little songbird, look all around you
F
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See how the vipers and
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vultures surround you
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And they'll take you down,
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they'll pick you clean
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If you stick around such
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a desperate scene
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See, people get mean
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when the chips are down

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • F

  • Em

  • E

  • G

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Hey, Little Songbird by Anaïs Mitchell is C minor.

The primary chords used in Hey, Little Songbird are Cm, Ab, Gm, G, Bb, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, Ab, Gm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hey, Little Songbird is approximately 130 beats per minute.

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