Love Is A Flightless Bird
View chords used in this chart
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3
F(add9) 1-0-3-0-1-3
[Verso 1]
Am7 F(add9)
Time is a lawless land
Am7 F(add9)
You are mine
Am7 F(add9)
I am a thoughtless man
Am7 F(add9)
You were right
Am7 F(add9)
Why does my stomach hurt?
Am7 F(add9)
Am I a child?
Am7 F(add9)
Love is a flightless bird
Am7 F(add9)
You were right
[Refrão]
G Am F
I don't wanna set the room on fire
G Am F
I don't wanna make this worse than it is
G Am
I just wanna love and be loved
Bb F
Is that enough?
F F G# G
Would it kill you to forgive?
[Verso 2]
Am7 F(add9)
A goodbye is a wishing well
Am7 F(add9)
An echo down the hall
Am7 F(add9)
Heard by no one else
Am7 F(add9)
A penny falls
[Refrão]
G Am F
I don't wanna set the room on fire
G Am F
I don't wanna make this worse than it is
G Am
I just wanna love and be loved
Bb F
Is that enough?
F F G# G
Would it kill you to forgive?
{Coda}
Am C G
Love is a flightless bird
Am C G
A dove stuck inside the dirt
Am C G
These wings I don't deserve
Am C G
Will rot into the earth
Am C G
Love is a flightless bird
Am C G
A dove stuck inside the dirt
Am C G
These wings I don't deserve
Am C G
Will rot into the earth
Outro
Am7 F(add9)
How to play Love Is A Flightless Bird
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.