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Birds of a Feather

by Phish

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Type
Chords & Lyrics, etc.
Version
1
Created by
Bagus
Created
12/18/2025
Updated
12/18/2025
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Birds of a Feather

Intro:

E-------

B-10----

G-10---- (over and over again)

D-8-----

A-------

E-------

 Cm7 F9

E|--------------|-----(h)--------(h)---|

B|--8--8---8-8--|--8-10-10----8-10-10--|

G|--8--8---8-8--|--8--8--8----8--8--8--| (8x)

D|--8--8---8-8--|--8-10-10----8-10-10--|

A|--------------|--8--8-(8)---8--8--8--|

E|--8--8---8-8--|--8----------8--------|

 Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9

It's easy sometimes we just coast along

Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9

But like it or not something always seems to go wrong Cm7 f9 Cm7 F9 Sometimes people build you up just so they can knock you down Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9 Sometimes they will have you there because they need someone around Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9

Perhaps you'll receive invitations for tea

Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9 or perhaps you will laugh and you will make them all smile Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9

Or maybe you'll join them cause they have to be

Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9 Perhaps you'll forget that you forgot for a while

Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9

Birds of a feather are flocking outside (4x)

Cm7 F9 (4x)

like whippets they dance in a curly queue dance

of pulses and ringing and campfire chants

of ritual drumming although at first glance

you thought you could run but you won't take a chance

it's not an experience if they can't bring someone along they hang on emotions they bottle inside

they peck at the ground and they strut out of stride [chorus]

w/ fast wah wah

 G

E|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|--12-----------| (8x)

D|------12-------|

A|---------------|

E|---------------|

Jam on Cm7 F9

after jam:

Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9 Birds of a feather are flocking outside (8x)

 G

E|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|--12-----------| (8x)

D|------12-------|

A|---------------|

E|---------------|

Then:

E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|

G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8| (3x)

D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

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