Birdhouse in Your Sould

by They Might Be Giants · posted by mmolino54

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 +3  +3  +3 +3   +3
I'm your on-ly friend
 -2 +2   -2  +3 +3   +3
I'm not your on-ly friend
+3   +3 -2 +2 -2   -2  -2    -2
But I'm a lit-tle glow-ing friend
 -2  -2 <-1 -1 <-1  -2  -2  -2  -2    -2
But real-ly I'm not ac-tual-ly your friend
-2 -2 +3
But I am


REFRAIN
 +3  +3 +3 +3 +3  +3 +3  +3  +3 +3   +3     -3
Blue ca-nar-y in the out-let by the light switch
+6   +6   -5 -5 +5  +5
Who watch-es ov-er you
 +3 +3 +3  +3   +3    -3  +1 -1   <-1
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul
+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul


+1  -1 +2 -2  +2  -2  +2
 I have a se-cret to tell
 +1  -1 +2 -2  +2  -2   +2
From my  e-lec-tri-cal well
 +1 +1  -1 +2  -2  +2   -1  +2  -2   -2
It's a sim-ple mes-sage and I'm leav-ing
+3  -3   -3   +3   -3  +3 
out the whist-les and bells

+1  -1  +2  +2   -2  +2  -2 +2
So the room must lis-ten to me
+1 +1  -1  +2 -2 +2  -2  +2
Fi-li-bust-er vi-gi-lant-ly
+1  -1  +2  -2  +2 -1 +2  -2  -2    +3   -3 -3 +3 +3
My name is blue ca-na-ry one note spelled L- I- T -E
-3  -3  -4  +5 -3  -3
My stor-y's in-fi-nite
 -3  -3   -3   -4   +5  -3  -3   -3  +3  +3   +3
Like the Long-ines Symph-o-nette it does-n't rest


REFRAIN
 +3  +3 +3 +3 +3  +3 +3  +3  +3 +3   +3     -3
Blue ca-nar-y in the out-let by the light switch
+6   +6   -5 -5 +5  +5
Who watch-es ov-er you
 +3 +3 +3  +3   +3    -3  +1 -1   <-1
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul
+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul


+2  +2   +2 +2   +2
I'm your on-ly friend
 -1 <+1  -1  +2 +2   +2
I'm not your on-ly friend
+2  +2 -1 <+1 -1   -1  -1   -1
But I'm a lit-tle glow-ing friend
 -1  -1  +1 -4’ +1  -1  -1  -1  -1    -1
But real-ly I'm not ac-tual-ly your friend
-1 -1 +2
But I am

  +1   +1 -1   +2  -2 +2  -2  +2
There's a pic-ture op-po-site me
+1 +1 -1  +2 -2   +2 -2  +2
Of my pri-mi-tive an-ces-try
 +1     -1  +2  -2 +2  -1     +2
Which stood on rock-y shores and
 -2  -2   +3   -3 -3    +3    +3
kept the beach-es ship-wreck free
  +1  -1 +2  -2   +2  -2  +2
Though I re-spect that a lot
 +1 +1  -1   +2 -2    +2  -2  +2
I'd be fired if that were my job
+1 +1  -1   +2  -2 +2   -1  +2  -2   -2     
Af-ter kill-ing Ja-son off and count-less 
  +3   -3  -3 +3  +3
scream-ing Ar-go-nauts
-3   -3   -4   +5   -3  -3
Blue-bird of friend-li-ness
 -3   -3  -4 +5 -3  -3  -3  +3  +3  +3
Like guar-di-an an-gels its al-ways near


REFRAIN
 +3  +3 +3 +3 +3  +3 +3  +3  +3 +3   +3     -3
Blue ca-nar-y in the out-let by the light switch
+6   +6   -5 -5 +5  +5
Who watch-es ov-er you
 +3 +3 +3  +3   +3    -3  +1 -1   <-1
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul
+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul
 +2    -2   +3    -2 +2 
(and while you're at it
 +3  +3   +3     +3  -3 +5  -3  +3
Keep the night-light on in-side the
 -2   +2   -1  +2   +1
Bird-house in your soul)


+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul

 +2   -2   +3     -2 +2
(and while you're at it)
  +3   +3  +3    +3   -3 +5  -3  +3
(keep the night-light on in-side the)
  -2   +2   -1  +2   +1
(bird-house in your soul)

+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul

 +2   -2   +3     -2 +2
(and while you're at it)
  +3   +3  +3    +3   -3 +5  -3  +3
(keep the night-light on in-side the)
  -2   +2   -1  +2   +1
(bird-house in your soul)


+3  +3 +3  +3   +3 +3 <+3   +3 -2
Not to put too fine a point on it
<-3 +3  <+3 <-3 <-3 <-3 <-3  +5 <-3 <+3
Say I'm the  on-ly  bee in  your bon-net
+3  +3  +3 +3   +3  <-1   -1  -2   +2
Make a lit-tle bird-house in your soul

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