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A/C# G/D C/E C/G F/A G/B Ab/Eb
[Intro]
C Dm7 Eb
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
F Bb
But I'm a little glowing friend
Cm Db G/D
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
[Chorus]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
C F
C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I have a secret to tell from my electrical well
C G/B C7 F G
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
C F C F
So the room must listen to me, filibuster vigilantly
C G/B C7 F G
My name is blue canary one note spelled l-i-t-e
Am F
My story's infinite
D7 F G
Like the longines symphonette, it doesn't rest
[Chorus]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
C F
C F
[Bridge]
Am F D7 F
Am F D7 F
F#m D B7 D
E E/D A/C# E/B
A Bm7 C
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
D G
But I'm a little glowing friend
Am Bb G/B
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am
[Verse 2]
C F C F
There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry
C G/B C7 F G
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free
C F C F
Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job
C G/B C7 F G
After killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts
Am F
Bluebird of friendliness
D7 F G
Like guardian angels it's always near
[Chorus 2]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C C/E
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
F C/G F/A G/B
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
C G/B F/A F
the birdhouse in your soul
Eb Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
F C/G F/A G/B
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
C G/B F/A F
the birdhouse in your soul
Eb Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Outro]
F C/G F/A G/B
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
C G/B F/A F
the birdhouse in your soul
Eb Ab/Eb
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab/Eb
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul