Birdhouse in Your Soul
By They Might Be Giants
From Flood

Chords deciphered in part by Joel Glidden (modified from the tab at 
www.tmbw.net)

Intro:
 C              F                    D#               G 
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend - but I'm a little

   A#                  D#            C#             G 
glowing friend - but really I'm not actually your friend - but I am -



Chorus:
C                      F                        CaddG         CaddA  CaddB 
  Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch   who watches over   you?

C        CaddB  CaddA     CaddG   (D#) 
  make a little birdhouse in your soul

D#                G#                   D#               G#
  not to put too fine a point on it - say I'm the only bee in your bonnet

D#  /     Cm       G#  /  G 
  make a little birdhouse in your soul

C  F  C  F




   C            F            C            F
     I have a secret to tell   from my electrical well

C   /     G       C7              F               G                  
  it's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells

so the room must listen to me - filibuster vigilantly
my name is blue canary - one note spelled l-i-t-e


Am             Am+      Am6                    Am+ 
    My story's infinite      like the Longines Symphonette

    G 
it doesn't rest


CHORUS

Am   Am+   Am6   Am+  
Am   Am+   Am6   Am+  
F#m  F#m+  F#m6  F#m+
E    D     A     E



 A              D                    C                E 
I'm your only friend - I'm not your only friend - but I'm a little

  G                    C             A#             G 
glowing friend - but really I'm not actually your friend - but I am -



There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry
which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
though I respect that a lot I'd be fired if that were my job
after killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts

Am             Am+      Am6                    Am+   G
Bluebird of friendliness - like guardian angels it's always near

CHORUS


And while you're at it - leave the night light on inside
the birdhouse in your soul