Souverian Andrew Bird
Album: Noble Beast
Song: Souverian
Tabbed by: csy
A version of "Souverian" by Andrew Bird.
Pardon any inaccuracies.
whistle over
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
more intro
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(might be shift a fret down. whatever sounds right to ya.)
[C]Though bells will ring[G]
Church steeples were catchin fir[C]e
If you promise spring, [G]
then Iâ??ll know you are a liar[C]
[C]Cause in the spr[Am]ing
[F]Tender grasses wonâ??t b[C]urn easily
Tough thrushes s[Am]ing
F em
Still my lover wonâ??t return to me
Wild par[G]snips they still scald m[F]y lungs
While [G]thistles will burn my[C] feet
And if you joi[G]n our chor[C]us
You will never fear anymore
So here it comes the chorus
We will meet on a fatal shore
bridgeish
[C](n[Am]ot [F]ex[C]actly to recording, this seems to sound better.)
[F]Souverian, souverian the[C] elder oh oh
Souverian, souverian was free oh oh
Souverian, souverian we feld her oh oh
[F]So very young so[F] very young were w[C]e
[C] [G] [C]
G c
[C]Birds will si[Am]ng
[F]still my lover wonâ??t retur[C]n to me
[C]You promise spr[Am]ing,
[F]still my lover wonâ??t return [Em]to me
[G]Wild parsnips scald my l[F]ungs
And [G]thistles are burning my[C] feet
So here it comes[G] the chor[C]us
Youâ??ll never fear anymore
If you join a chorus,
we will meet on a fatal shore
[C] [Am] [F] [C]
pause
[FC] [FC]
[F]Under the elders, th[C]e older get younger
The younger get over, over their elders
Under the elders, pretend that youâ??re older now
[C] [Am]
[F]Under the elders, th[C]e older get younger
The younger get over, over the elders
Under the elders
Bending your branches down
[C]We who are so very you[Am]ng
[F]Still my lover wonâ??t retur[C]n to me
c Am
Thrushes sing
[F]Still my lover wonâ??t return [Em]to me
[G]Wild parsnips they still[F] scald my lungs
[G]While thistles still burn my fee[C]t
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