Birthday
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Intro:
A Dm G G
A Dm G G
[Verso 1]
A Dm
I never think of my teeth
G
Until I get on a bike
A Dm
I never think of my hands
G
Until I pick up a knife
A Dm
I wouldn't call it forgetting
G
Then it isn't foresight,
A Dm G
not the right way of going about it
A Dm
I never think of my skull
G
Until the kids playing catch
A Dm
I always think of myself
G
But it's completely detached
A Dm G
And every life is chock-full of disorienting facts
A Dm G
It's a bad way of going about it
[Refrão]
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Take a baseball to the head
D
Wake up later with some sutures
Dm
And a super new sixth-sense
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Make it better for myself
D
Maybe I'll predict my future
Dm*
From everything I've already felt
A Dm G
[Verso 2]
A Dm
I sit and sound like a place (ah)
G A
I cry almost every call
Dm
I barely look at my face (ah)
G
Forget my shoes in the hall
A Dm
And you could say it's a message
G A Dm G
That the writings on the wall are the wrong way of going about it
[Refrão]
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Take a baseball to the head
D Dmaj7
Wake up later with some sutures
Dm
And a super new sixth-sense
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Make it better for myself
Dmaj7
Maybe I'll predict my future
Dm* A
From everything I've already felt
[Ponte]
A
Twenty-four, fill the void
C#
Scratch the floor, make some noise
A
The illusion of choice
D
Take a breath, save my voice
A
Twenty-four, fill the void
C#
Scratch the floor, make some noise
F#
The illusion of choice
D
Take a breath, save my voice
[Refrão]
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Take a baseball to the head
D Dmaj7
Turn into a live computer
Dm
Learn it all to end up dead
A
Maybe I'll predict my future
C#7
Make it better for myself
Dmaj7
Maybe I'll predict my future
Dm*
I wonder what I havent felt
How to play Birthday
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.