Killing Birds
Chris CornellVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I learned long ago 'bout a better way of killing birds
And what it means when they die in my hands
Like a strangled heart, it never made much sense to me
Why I'd need to know the best way to do that
But you have to love the murderer I've become
As I'm standing here in front of you
Standing right in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Killing birds
I've spent my youth breaking down the walls my father built
Just like he did to his father before him
But then I had no home, so I tried to make a better one
It looked just like his, so I burned it down again
No there ain't a long parade of idiots
As I'm standing here in front of you
Standing right in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Killing birds
You don't have to love the murderer I've become
If I could spin a web, I would sit and wait for you
I wouldn't need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up
And you would be a bird, a beautiful crested one
And your eyes would beg, but I'm just doing my job
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Standing here in front of you
Killing birds
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Readable chord sheet for Killing Birds by Chris Cornell
[Bb]I l[Dm]ear[Gm]ned[Dm] long ago 'bout a better way of killing birds [Bb]And[Dm] wh[Gm]at [F]it means when they die in my hands [Bb]Lik[Dm]e a[Gm] st[Dm]rangled heart, it never made much sense to me [Bb]Why[Dm] I'[Gm]d n[F]eed to know the best way to do that [Abm]But [Eb]you[Ebm] hav[F#]e to love the murderer I've become [Bb]As [Gm]I'm standing here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding right in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [G]Killing birds [Bb]I'v[Dm]e s[Gm]pen[Dm]t my youth breaking down the walls my father built [Bb]Jus[Dm]t l[Gm]ike[F] he did to his father before him [Bb]But[Dm] th[Gm]en [Dm]I had no home, so I tried to make a better one [Bb]It [Dm]loo[Gm]ked[F] just like his, so I burned it down again [Abm]No t[Eb]her[Ebm]e ai[F#]n't a long parade of idiots [Bb]As [Gm]I'm standing here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding right in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Kil[Gm]ling birds [Abm]You [Eb]don[Ebm]'t h[F#]ave to love the murderer I've become [Bb]If [Dm]I c[Gm]oul[Dm]d spin a web, I would sit and wait for you [Bb]I w[Dm]oul[Gm]dn'[F]t need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up [Bb]And[Dm] yo[Gm]u w[Dm]ould be a bird, a beautiful crested one [Bb]And[Dm] yo[Gm]ur [F]eyes would beg, but I'm just doing my job [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [Bb]Sta[Gm]nding here in front of you [G]Killing birds