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Killing Birds chords by
Chris Cornell
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Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
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Bm
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2

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Bm
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2

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G

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A
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Verse 1
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E

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D

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G

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I learned long ago
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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'Bout a better way of killing birds
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E

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D
D

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And what it means when
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G

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they die in my hands
A
A

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Verse 2
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E

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D
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Like a strangled heart
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G

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
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It never made much sense to me
D
D

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Why I'd need to know the
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A
A

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best way to do that
Verse 3
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But you have to love the mur
Dm
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Eb
Eb
6

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der er I've become
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G

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C
C

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As I'm standing here in front of you
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G

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C

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Standing right in front of you
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G

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C

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Standing here in front of you
Em
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E
E

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Killing birds
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E

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Bm
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2

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Verse 4
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I've spent my youth
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G

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Breaking down the walls
Bm
Bm
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Em
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my father built
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D

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A
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Just like he did to his father before him
Verse 5
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But then I had no home
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Bm
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2

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So I tried to make a better one
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D
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It looked just like his,
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G

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so I burned it down again
A
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Verse 6
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G

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No there ain't a long
Cm
Cm
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dm
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Eb
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parade of idiots
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As I'm standing here in front of you
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Standing right in front of you
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Standing here in front of you
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Killing birds
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Em
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Interlude 1
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A
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Gm
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3

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You don't have to love
Verse 7
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Eb
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6

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Eb
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the murderer I've become
Verse 8
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Bm
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2

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If I could spin a web
Em
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Bm
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2

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I would sit and wait for you
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I wouldn't need a stone,
Bm
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Bm
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I'd just poison you and tie you up
Verse 9
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And you would be a bird
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Bm
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2

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A beautiful crescent one
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And your eyes would beg
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But I'm just doing my job
Verse 10
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Standing here in front of you
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Standing right in front of you
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Standing here in front of you
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Standing right in front of you
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Standing here in front of you
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Standing right in front of you
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Standing here in front of you
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Killing birds

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Chords

  • G

  • C

  • E

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Dm

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 3

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The original key of Killing Birds by Chris Cornell is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Killing Birds are Bb, Eb, G, Gm, F, Dm.

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

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

The tempo of Killing Birds is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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