the beach boys – little bird

Gm – x 10 12 12 11 10
Dm7/G – x 10 10 10 10 10
A# – 6 8 8 7 6 6
F7 – x 8 7 8 6
xc – 8 10 10 9 8 8
G7 – x 10 9 10 8
xeb/A# – 6 6 8 8 8 6
G – 3 2 x x x 3
D – x x x 2 3 2

verse 1

Gm Dm7/G
little bird up in a tree ,
Gm Dm7/G
looked down and sang a song to me
Gm
of how it began

chorus 1

A# F7
na , na , na , na , na , na
A# F7
na , na , na , na , na , na , na
A#
na , na , na , na

verse 2

Gm Dm7/G
the trout in the shiny brook
Gm
gave the worm another look ,
Dm7/G Gm
and told me not to worry A – bout my life

chorus 2

C G7
na , na , na , na , na , na
C G7
na , na , na , na , na , na , na
C
na , na , na , na , na

verse 3

Gm Dm7/G
the tree in my own backyard ,
Gm
stands all alone ,
Dm7/G Gm
bears fruit for me and it tastes so good .

bridge 1

A#m D#/A#
where’s my pretty bird ?
A#m D#/A#
he must have flown away .
A#m
if i keep singing ,
D#/A#
he’ll come back some day

verse 4

Gm Dm7/G
dawn , birds stil gone
Gm Dm7/G Gm
guess ill go mow the lawn

bridge 2

A# F7
what a day , what a day
A# F7 A#
ooh , what a beautiful day this is .

instrumental

| G | D | G | D | G |

A# F7 A# F7 A#
oooh_____________

verse 5

Gm
little bird up in a tree
Dm7/G
looked down and sang a song to me
Gm
the trout in a shiny brook
Dm7/G
gave the worm another look ,
C G7
and told me not to worry about my life

outro

C
a little bird looked down ,
G7
and sang a song to me .
C
a little bird looked down ,
G7
and sang a song to me .
C
a little bird looked down ,
G7
and sang a song to me . to fade

great song written by dennis wilson on the album friends