Dissect The Bird

C                                 
Sometimes I wanna get up here and 
                Fmaj7
sing a bunch of nonsense
C                            
But I know my voice ain’t good 
             Fmaj7
enough for bad lyrics
C
This is the first song, this is the 
moment of truth
   Fmaj7
If this one fails, what good will 
the rest of them do
    C
I’m trying to stay focused and stay 
in the moment
          Fmaj7
All I can think about is if my fly 
is open
  C
I swore I checked it before I went 
on
               Fmaj7
Maybe that was last night I just 
can’t recall
    C
I’d ask you to check for me but 
that’s askin’ a lot
               Fmaj7
I’m just gonna check real quick, 
then I’ll move on


[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                   
Dissecting the bird trying to find 
  Fmaj7
a song
       C   Fmaj7               G 
It’s a miracle that you’re here 
      F
at all

C Fmaj7
[Harmonica]


[Verse 2]
C
I don’t trust a musician who’s 
always complaining
     Fmaj7
It’s hard out here but so is 
everything
                 C
You know what my job was before I 
did this?
          Fmaj7
I used to walk around parking lots 
picking up trash
                     C
Do you know how many people paid to 
watch me do that?
Fmaj7
Zero, Always zero
Continues after the ad
            C
My draw was zero for the trash 
pickup job
           Fmaj7
So even if no one comes to this one,
 they still let me play guitar
        C
I don’t trust a musician who’s 
always complaining
               Fmaj7
Sometimes it’s clear some times it’s
 raining
                   C
Sometimes it’s the Gorge sometimes 
it’s the garage
             Fmaj7
Get over yourself and do your god 
damn job


[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                   
Dissecting the bird trying to find 
  Fmaj7
a song
       C   Fmaj7            G    
It’s a miracle that you’re here 
   F
at all

C Fmaj7
[Harmonica]


[Verse 3]
C
So when the candle flickers, when 
the days get dark
Fmaj7
They call them first world problems,
 but they still break your heart
C
When the universe feels like it’s 
against you
             Fmaj7
Just take a minute to realize all it
 took to make you
     C
Your parents had to meet - as random
 as that was
             Fmaj7
And hang out long enough at least to
 make some love
           C
And make a baby and give it your 
name
    Fmaj7
And all of your ancestors had to do 
the same
              C
Exponentially backwards to the start
 of life
   Fmaj7
So much had to happen just exactly 
right
C
Sparks had to catch
Oceans had to freeze
Fmaj7
Billions of cells had to survive 
endless disease
      C
Civilizations had to crumble wars 
had to be fought
    Fmaj7
Bad presidents had to get elected
Good presidents had to get shot
C
People had to lead
Hearts had to get broken.
              Fmaj7
People had to die so your eyes could
 open
       C
The universe is not against you
    Fmaj7
The universe is not against you
        C
It went through a lot just to give 
you a chance
             Fmaj7
It must have wanted you pretty bad
   C
No pressure though, no pressure 
though
    Fmaj7
The universe went through a lot but 
no pressure bro
C
You don’t gotta be perfect
You don’t gotta be a saint
           Fmaj7
Just don’t waste it - This was not a
 mistake


[Chorus]
C                  G
Oh, You’re doin it wrong
               C                   
Dissecting the bird trying to find 
  Fmaj7
a song
       C   Fmaj7           G      
It’s a miracle that you’re here at
 Fmaj7
 all

C Fmaj7
[Harmonica Out]