Chris Cornell - Killing Birds

“killing birds” by chris cornell
chords by joan’s genius 2012

this song is mostly in the key of A# , with a few exceptions .
for a simpler version , use the ug transpose function to go up 2 half steps ( key of C ) .

A# Dm Gm Dm
i learned long ago ’bout a better way of killing birds
A# Dm Gm F
and what it means when they die in my hands
A# Dm Gm Dm
like a strangled heart , it never made much sense to me
A# Dm Gm F
why i’d need to know the best way to do that

G#m D# D#m F#
but you have to love the murderer i’ve become
A# Gm
as i’m standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing right in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
G
killing birds

A# Dm Gm Dm
i’ve spent my youth breaking down the walls my father built
A# Dm Gm F
just like he did to his father before him
A# Dm Gm Dm
but then i had no home , so i tried to make a better one
A# Dm Gm F
it looked just like his , so i burned it down again

G#m D# D#m F#
no there ain’t a long parade of idiots
A# Gm
as i’m standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing right in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
killing birds

G#m D# D#m F#
you don’t have to love the murderer i’ve become

A# Dm Gm Dm
if i could spin a web , i would sit and wait for you
A# Dm Gm F
i wouldn’t need a stone , i’d just poison you and tie you up
A# Dm Gm Dm
and you would be a bird , a beautiful crescent one
A# Dm Gm F
and your eyes would beg , but i’m just doing my job

A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
A# Gm
standing here in front of you
G
killing birds