This song could be played with the capo off, making some of the chords a lot easier, butmaking some of them a lot harder.So I'll stick with a capo on the first fret. All chords are relative to the capo.Some of the fingering can hurt your hand, so you might be able to find better fingeringsthe trickier chords, but I've tried to make them as painless as possible.Also, try to let most of the notes ring, especially the highest notes of each chord.Where the chord has one less note than the others, it is usually a spot where you slidethe notes of the next chord.Capo on first:Intro: Verse:e|-3-(flute)----||-1-----1-0-------|---------------|-1-----1-0-------| b|-----------1--||-----------------|-3-----3-------|-----------------| g|-----------0--||---0-------0---0-|---3-------3---|---0-------0---0-| d|-----------2--||-----2-------2---|-----3-------3-|-----2-------2---| a|-----------3--||-3-------3-------|-5-------5-----|-3-------3-------| e|--------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|C Cadd4 C Bb/D Cadd4 Ce|-0-----0---------|---------3--------|-----------------|-----------------| b|---0-------0-----|-6----------------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------| g|-----0-------0-0-|---3---3----3-----|---5-------5-----|---4-------4---0-| d|-2-------2-------|-----5--------5-5-|-----7-------7---|-----6-------6---| a|-----------------|-6-------6--------|-8-------8-------|-7-------7-------| e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|Em Ebadd2 Eb F7 Emaj7e|---------0-----0-|-------------|| b|-3-----3---------|--1---3---1--|| g|---0-------0-----|--0---0---0--|| d|-----2-------2---|--2---3---2--|| a|-3-------3-------|--3---3---3--|| e|-----------------|-------------||Cadd2 C C(strum these with your fingernail or a pick)( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/of_montreal/city_bird_tab.html )Chorus:e|----------------|-4-----4--------|-----------------|-------------------| b|-3-----3--------|---3-------3----|-4-----4---------|-1-------3---------| g|---2-------2----|-----3-------3--|---3-------3---0-|---2-------4---(5)-| d|-----4-------4--|-3-------3------|-----5-------5---|-0---4-------5-----| a|-5-------5------|----------------|-6-------6-------|---------5---------| e|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|D Bb7 Eb D7 Ge|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| b|-5-----5---------|-4-----4-------4-|-------4---------|| g|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3---0-|| d|-----5-------5-5-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|| a|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||C/E EbSolo: (flute over verse chords, and with a capo on first fret)e|-----|-3-1---|----------|----------|-----|-3-1-----|---------|-------|-| b|-1---|-------|-1--3-5---|----------|-----|------1--|-----3-5-|-------|-| g|-----|-------|----------|-0--2-4---|-3---|---------|-1-------|----0--|-| d|-----|-------|----------|----------|-----|---------|---------|-2-----|-| a|-----|-------|----------|----------|-----|---------|---------|-------|-| e|-----|-------|----------|----------|-----|---------|---------|-------|-|Structure:IntroVerseCity bird haven't you heardhasn't anybody told you?These city blocks can't hold youYour place is in the sky how can I show you?VerseCity bird haven't you learnedof the boundlessness of your freedomThe sky is your blue kingdomYou neglect your wings like you don't need themChorusCity bird maybe these hands that feed you need youMaybe you understand that city birdSolo (over verse chords)ChorusCity bird maybe these hands that feed you need youMaybe you understand that city birdVerseCity bird haven't you heardhasn't anybody told you?These city blocks can't hold youYour place is in the sky how can I show you?Outro: last two bars of verse again.Cheers.
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