Birdhouse In Your Soul

Artist:They Might Be Giants

Song:Birdhouse In Your Soul

Album:Flood

Intro:

C F

I'm your only friend I'm not your

Eb G

only friend but I'm a little

Bb Eb

glowing friend but really I'm not

Db G

actually your friend but I am

Just Strum the (C)for a while

Choruses:

C F

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

C F

who watches over you

C G Am G

make a little bird- house in your

Eb Ab

soul not to put too fine a point on it

Eb Ab

say I'm the only bee in your bonnet

Eb Cm Ab G

make a little bird- house in your

C F

soul

Verses:

C F

I have a se- cret to tell

C F

from my e- lec- tri- cal well

C G C7

it's a sim- ple mes- sage and I'm

F G

leav- ing out the whistles and bells

C F

so the room must listen to me

C F

fi- li- bus- ter vi- gi- lant- ly

C G C7

my name is blue ca- na- ry

F G

one note spelled L I T E

Am Am+

my sto- ry's in- fi- nite

Am6 Am+

like the Lon- gines Sym- pho- nette it

G

doesn't rest

Instrumental/Bridge:

Am Am+

Am6 Am+

Am Am+

Am6 Am+

Gbm Gbm+

Gbm6 Gbm+

E D

A E

A D

I'm your only friend I'm not your

C E

only friend but I'm a little

G C

glowing friend but really I'm not

Bb G

actually your friend but I am

Outro CHorus:

A F

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

C F

who watches over you

C G Am G

make a little bird- house in your

Eb Ab

soul not to put too fine a point on it

Eb Ab

say I'm the only bee in your bonnet

Eb Cm Ab G

make a little bird- house in your

C F

soul and while you're at it

C F

keep the night light on in- side the

C G Am G

bird- house in your soul