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Big Bird In A Small Cage Chords

Capo: 1st fret (C#)

C   Am   D   F   F
 
C
There was house halfway round the world
Am
And I was invited in for a small taste of gin
D
There was a hallway a thousand birds long
F                                            F
But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small
 
C
I asked the caretaker cause he was the Maker
Am
Looked at me and laughed took another sip 

from his glass and said
D
Open up your ears and heart
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
 
F           F             C
That we all love to sing along to
F           F              C
The sound of the bird that mourns
 
Am   D   F    F
C  Am   D   F    F
 
C
Well we rolled into town, into sweet New Orleans
Am
To the Apple Bell bar there was a hole in the wall
D
The ceilings weren't tall, 

the floors were the ground
F                                 
but the sound that you would make 
                     F
would just warm your heart
 
C
Well it was a quarter to twelve when the boys walked in
Am
They got their blacksuits on andthe songs would begin
D
You open up your ears and heart
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
 
F         F                    C
That we all love to sing along to
F         F                C          Em
The sound of the bird that mourns
 
F  F  C  Em
 
F         F                C          Em
The sound of the bird that mourns
F         F                C          G
The sound of the bird that mourns
F         F                C
The sound of the bird that mourns
 
Am  D  F  F
 
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
F                                      
You put a big bird in a small cage and 
                 C
it'll sing you a song
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