SONG: "Terrible Love" (The National cover)
ARTIST: Birdy
Tabbed by Steven Long
Really love this version, even though I'm not typically a big fan of Birdy. Very
simple song, only my second submitted tab, but I think this is correct.
CAPO ON 2ND FRET (all chords relative to capo)
[Intro]
C F (x2)
[Hook]
C F
It's a terrible love, and I'm walking with spiders
C F
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
C F
It's a terrible love, and I'm walking with spiders
C F
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
C F C F
It's quiet company, it's quiet company
C F
It's a terrible love, and I'm walking with spiders
C F
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
C F
It's a terrible love, and I'm walking with spiders
C F
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
C F C
It's quiet company, it's quiet company
F C F
It's quiet company
[Instrumental]
C F (x2)
[Verse 1]
Am F
And I can't fall asleep
C G
Without a little help
Am
It takes awhile to settle down
F C G
My shivered bones, wait til the panic's out
[Chorus]
C F
It takes an ocean not to break
C F
It takes an ocean not to break
C F
It takes an ocean not to break
C F
It takes an ocean not to break
[Bridge]
C F C F
It's quite a company, it's quiet company
C F C F
It's quite a company, it's quiet company
[Verse 2]
C F
And I won't follow you
C G
Into the rabbit hole
Am F
I said I would, but then I saw your shivered bones
C G
They didn't want me to
[Hook]
Am F
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
C G
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
Am F
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
C G
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
[Chorus]
Am F
It takes an ocean not to break
C G
It takes an ocean not to break
Am F
It takes an ocean not to break
C G
It takes an ocean not to break