XTC - My Bird Performs Tab

Intro Riff:

  
e
                                  
                                  
  
B
                                  
                                  
  
G
                                  
                                  
  
D
      2               2           
      2               2           
  
A
            2               2     
            2               2     
  
E
  5           5   4           4   
  2           2   0           0   


  
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B
                                  
                                  
  
G
                                  
                                  
  
D
      2               2           
      2               2           
  
A
            2               2     
            2               2     
  
E
  4h5     5   5   4           4   
  2           2   0           2   

Main Riff and Guitar Fill:

  
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B
                                  
                                  
  
G
                                  
                                  
  
D
      2               2           
      2               2           
  
A
            2               2     
            2   2           2     
  
E
  5           5   4           4   
  2           2   0           0   


  
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      0                           
                                  
  
B
  2h4     0                       
      0                           
  
G
                                1 h  2                               
  
D
                                  
          2                       
  
A
                                  
                                  
  
E
                                  
                                  

Verse 1: Fine art never moved my soul
         No vintage wine and designer clothes
Verse 2: Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
         The drama stage and the high brow prose
Verse 3: And you keep saying what you got
         You keep saying what you got

Chorus:
Keyboard:
    Emaj7  C#m                Emaj7  C#m

  
e
  11      9          16  
  11      9           
  
B
  12      9              
  12      9           
  
G
  13      9              
  13      9           
  
D
  14     11              
  14     11           
  
A
                         
                      
  
E
                         
                      

  But my world shakes for me
  My bird sings sweetly

    A6            F#9

  
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  2          
  4          
  
B
  2          
  2          
  
G
  2          
  3          
  
D
  2          
  2          
  
A
  4          
  4          
  
E
  5          
  2          

Chorus 1: A different kind of tinsel decorates my tree
          A thousand Cheshire cats grin inside of me
Chorus 2: The brightest fireworks are lighting up my sky
          The cage is open but she's no desire to fly

Trumpet verse fills:

  
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B
                                  
                                  
  
G
                                  
                                  
  
D
      2               2           
      2               2           
  
A
            2               2   2 
            2               2     
  
E
  5           5   4           4   
  2           2   0           0   


  
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B
          2       0               
          0                       
  
G
                          1       
  2                               
  
D
                                  
                  2               
  
A
                                  
                                  
  
E
                                  
                                  


  
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B
                                  
                                  
  
G
                                  
                                  
  
D
      2               2           
      2               2           
  
A
            2               2   2 
            2               2     
  
E
  5           5   4           4   
  2           2   0           0   


  
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                          0       
  2       5       4               
  
B
          2       0               
                                  
  
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D
                                  
                                  
  
A
                                  
                                  
  
E
                                  
                                  

Trumpet Solo:
    ^       ^       ^       ^          ^       ^       ^        ^

  
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B
                                  
          5                        
  
G
            1 2 4 2       1       
                                   
  
D
  2     2 4                       
  2                                
  
A
                                  
                                   
  
E
                                  
                                   

     ^       ^       trill  ^            trill  ^       ^       ^

  
e
     5   4 5 4 5 4 4(5)           
  4(5)                             
  
B
  (5)                             
               5 4 5 4             
  
G
                                  
                       6 4         
  
D
                                  
                           7   6   
  
A
                                  
                                   
  
E
                                  
                                   

    ^       ^       ^       ^          ^   ^    ^   ^

  
e
                                  
          12       
  
B
                                  
                   
  
G
            1 2 4 2       1       
                   
  
D
  2     2 4                       
  2                
  
A
                                  
                   
  
E