Biography:
Brown Bird was a folk band which formed in 2003 in Seattle, Washington, United States, but was based in Warren, Rhode Island for much of its existence. The band's lineup changed often, revolving around founder David Lamb (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments). By 2010, the band consisted only of Lamb and MorganEve Swain (fiddle, bass, vocals), who were married in 2013. Lamb died on April 5, 2014 of complications from leukemia.
Pulling from the influences of the blues
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Brown Bird - Fingers to the Bone
INTRO:
(banjo, arranged for guitar)
Em G Emadd2 G6
|--------3-------|2-----------0---|
|----0-----0-----|--0-----3-------|
|------0-------0-|------0---------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------0---|x3
|----------------|----------------|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
Em G6 Emadd4 Gmaj7
|------------0---|----------------|
|----0---3-------|0---------------|
|------0---0-----|----2---0-------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------4---|
|----------------|------------2---|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
VERSE:
Em
I’ve worked my fingers to the bone
not a pretty little penny have I got to show
I ain’t looking for much
B walkdown
just a little bit of rest by the side of the road
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain’t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em F#7add4 G6 Em walkdown x2
CHORUS:
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you’re breathing in and out
G6 Em walkdown
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
INTRO
you can lay in the morning sun
VERSE:
Em
I want to make my home on a mountain high
just me and my lover and the big old sky
I ain’t asking for much
B walkdown
just a little bit of rest before the day that I die
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain’t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em F#7add4 G6 Em walkdown x2
CHORUS:
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you’re breathing in and out
G6 Em walkdown
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
Em
you can lay in the morning sun
note: at the end they sing the bridge on top of the chorus once. listen to the song if you want to figure out how that goes.
F#7add4: 242300
robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (com)
Brown Bird - Fingers to the Bone
INTRO:
(banjo, arranged for guitar)
Em G Emadd2 G6
|--------3-------|2-----------0---|
|----0-----0-----|--0-----3-------|
|------0-------0-|------0---------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------0---|x3
|----------------|----------------|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
Em G6 Emadd4 Gmaj7
|------------0---|----------------|
|----0---3-------|0---------------|
|------0---0-----|----2---0-------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------4---|
|----------------|------------2---|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
VERSE:
Em
I’ve worked my fingers to the bone
not a pretty little penny have I got to show
I ain’t looking for much
B walkdown
just a little bit of rest by the side of the road
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain’t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em F#7add4 G6 Em walkdown x2
CHORUS:
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you’re breathing in and out
G6 Em walkdown
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
INTRO
you can lay in the morning sun
VERSE:
Em
I want to make my home on a mountain high
just me and my lover and the big old sky
I ain’t asking for much
B walkdown
just a little bit of rest before the day that I die
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain’t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em F#7add4 G6 Em walkdown x2
CHORUS:
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you’re breathing in and out
G6 Em walkdown
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
Em
you can lay in the morning sun
note: at the end they sing the bridge on top of the chorus once. listen to the song if you want to figure out how that goes.
F#7add4: 242300
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