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Fake Palindromes

Biography:

Andrew Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician. He was born in Lake Bluff, Illinois and resides in the Chicago area. Bird is a singer, a violinist and, since 2004, a guitarist. He is also an accomplished whistler.

His early work, which echoed gypsy jazz and traditional folk, has led into his current sound, which mixes rock with more broad compositions. His years of solo song-craft have now enabled him to produce a sound that is uniquely his own.

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Song: Fake Palindromes
Album: The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Artist: Andrew Bird

this is definitely my favorite song on the whole album

I play it-
standard tuning
capo 2nd fret

Intro (Violin):
C Riff
[--0----------------0h1--0-----------]
[--1------1------3----------3--------]
[--0---------------------------------] Repeat: 8x
[--2---------------------------------]
[--3---------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]

Am Riff

[--0----------------0h1--0-----------]
[--1------1------3----------3--------]
[--2---------------------------------] Repeat: 4x
[--2---------------------------------]
[--0---------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]

G Riff

[------------------------------------]
[--3------0------3--3h5--3--1--------]
[--0---------------------------------] Repeat: 3x
[--0---------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]

Transition Riff

[-----0--1--0------------------------]
[--3-----------3--1--0--1------------]
[------------------------------------] straight into verse
[------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------]

Verse:

C
my dewy-eyed disney bride, what has tried
Am
swapping your blood with formaldehyde?
G
monsters?
C
whiskey-plied voices cried fratricide!
Am
jesus don't you know that you could've died, you should've died
G C
with the monsters that talk, monsters that walk the earth

Chorus:

Am C
and she's got red lipstick and a bright pair of shoes
G Am
and she's got knee high socks, what to cover a bruise
F C
she's got an old death kit she's been meaning to use
G Am
she's got blood in her eyes, in her eyes for you
F G C
she's got blood.. in her eyes for you

(then part of the g riff comes in a bit before the actual riff)
B String [---3h5--3-1---]

G Riff x3
Transition Riff

Verse:

C
certain fads, stripes and plaids, singles ads
Am
they run you hot and cold like a rheostat, i mean a thermostat
G C
so you bite on a towel, hope it won't hurt too bad
C
my dewy-eyed disney bride, what has tried
Am
swapping your blood with formaldehyde?
G C
what monsters that talk, monsters that walk the earth

Chorus:

Am C
and she says i like long walks and sci-fi movies
G Am
if you're six foot tall and east coast bred
F C
some lonely night we can get together
G Am
and i'm gonna tie your wrists with leather
F G C
and drill a tiny hole into your head
F G
I'm gonna drill a tiny hole.. into your

C Riff x3

end on C

alright.. enjoy