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XTC -- "My Bird Performs"
Transcribed by Tim Nevaker: tnevak2@gl.umbc.edu
Intro Riff:
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Main Riff and Guitar Fill:
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Verse 1: Fine art never moved my soul
No vintage wine and designer clothes
Verse 2: Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
The drama stage and the high brow prose
Verse 3: And you keep saying what you got
You keep saying what you got
Chorus:
Keyboard: Emaj7 C#m Emaj7 C#me:--11------9----------16--|--11------9-----------||B:--12------9--------------|--12------9-----------||G:--13------9--------------|--13------9-----------||D:--14-----11--------------|--14-----11-----------||A:-------------------------|----------------------||E:-------------------------|----------------------||
But my world shakes for me
My bird sings sweetly
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Chorus 1: A different kind of tinsel decorates my tree
A thousand Cheshire cats grin inside of me
Chorus 2: The brightest fireworks are lighting up my sky
The cage is open but she's no desire to fly
Trumpet verse fills:
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Trumpet Solo:
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