Damn These Birds

Intro Em G A D A D [Verso 1] D I met a mockingbird, she sang a song to me Bm Gave me some Fentanyl, flew off with broken wings Em Tried to catch her, but I couldn't catch a break A So I made myself a game, let's see how many I can take, hey D I met a whipoorwill, he said let's make a bet Bm Gave me a hundred pills of Morphines and Percocets Em He bet I couldn't take them all, if I did and I didn't die A He'd teach me how to fall 'cause he can't teach me how to fly G A These birds, damn these birds D A Bm Damn their ways, persuasive words G A Killing pain, that doesn't hurt D A D Damn these birds [Verso 2] D Conversations with a raven who was black as every night has been Bm Asked if I would like to partake in taking Vicodin Em7 Couldn't fight with him, I ended up overdosed A Blue jay blue gray skin laying comatose D Broken old crows on a fence post leanin' Bm We split a fifth of cough syrup-codeine-between us Em7 Then went intravenous with a little Demerol A My body shook, the bastard just took off G A These birds, damn these birds D A Bm Damn their ways, persuasive words G A Killing pain, that doesn't hurt D A D Damn these birds (Solo) G A These birds, damn these birds D A Bm Damn their ways, persuasive words G A Killing pain, that doesn't hurt D A D Damn these birds