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Jethro Tull - Secret Language Of Birds guitar tab

Ian Anderson: Secret Language of Birds

Chords: Håkan Mattsson

Capo on 1st fret

Look below for footnotes *, ** and ***

Intro: D C D A G* A, G* A (repeat)

A G* A A---G---A**

This sparkling wine is all but empty

C D Bm G A

too late for trains and no taxis.

A G* A A---G---A**

I know the feeling, seems all too contrived

C D Bm A D

there was no master plan, but the fact is

D C

you must stay with me

C D (G*) A A G* A, A G* A

and learn the secret language of birds

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A G* A A---G---A**

Attend to the dawn about to be breaking

C D Bm G A

on a Rousseau garden with monkeys in hiding

A G* A A---G---A**

The truth of the matter (yet to be spoken)

C D Bm A D

in words on which everything, everything's riding

D C

now stay with me

C D (G*) A A G* A, A G* A

and learn the secret language of birds

D C

now stay with me

C D (G*) A A G* A, A G* A

and learn the secret language of birds

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E D D---A---E

Circled by swallows

E D D---A---E

in a world for the weary,

F#m D D---A---G

Chorded by warblers

G G?*** intro

wicked and eloqueent trilling.

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A G* A A---G---A**

Lie in the stillness, window cracked open,

C D Bm G A

extended moments, (h)ours for the taking.

A G* A A---G---A**

Careless hair on the pillow, a bold brush-stroke,

C D Bm A D

painted first with a chorus, a chorus in waiting.

D C

stay with me

C D (G*) A A G* A, A G* A

and learn the secret language of birds

D C

yeah stay with me

C D (G*) A A G* A, A G* A

and learn the secret language of birds

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Footnotes:

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* : I play this G with all strings open (just let go of the A chord, play some of the

middle strings)

** : these A---G---A chords are played as:

A G A

--5-5-5------3-3-3-------------

--5-5-5------3-3-3------2-2-2--

--6-6-6------4-4-4------2-2-2--

--7-7-7------5-5-5------2-2-2--

--X-X-X------X-X-X-------------

--X-X-X------X-X-X------X-X-X--

i.e. the first A and G are as F chords at pos. 5 and 3

*** : this G? chord sounds something like

-3- ( -3- )

-2- ( --- )

--- (normal G: --- )

--- ( --- )

-X- ( -2- )

-3- ( -3- )

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