Tuning: C G C F A D

[Intro] Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Asus2/E Bm/F# Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 [Verse 1]

^Dsus2I couldn't utter my ^Bm/F#love when it ^Asus2/Ecounted ^Asus2/EAh, but I'm singing like a ^Bm/F#bird 'bout it ^Dsus2now ^Bm/F# ^Asus2/E ^Dsus2 ^Dsus2And I couldn't whisper when you ^Bm/F#needed it ^Asus2/Eshouted ^Asus2/EAh, but I'm singing like a ^Bm/F#bird 'bout it ^Dsus2now ^Bm/F# ^Asus2/E ^Dsus2

[Chorus]

^Bm/F#Words hung a - ^Asus2/Ebove, but ^Bm/F#never would ^G6sus2form, Like a ^Bm/F#cry at the ^Asus2/Efinal ^Bm/F#breath that is ^Em7/Bdrawn. Re - ^Bm/F#member me, ^Asus2/Elove, when ^Bm/F#I'm re - ^G6sus2born, As a ^Bm/F#shrike to your ^Asus2/Esharp and ^Bm/F#glo - ri - ous ^Dsus2thorn

[Instrumental] Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 [Verse 2]

^Dsus2Had no idea on what ^Bm/F#ground I was ^Asus2/Efounded ^Asus2/EAll of that goodness is ^Bm/F#gone with you ^Dsus2now ^Bm/F# ^Asus2/E ^Dsus2 ^Dsus2Then when I met you my ^Bm/F#virtues un - ^Asus2/Ecounted ^Asus2/EAll of my goodness is ^Bm/F#gone with you ^Dsus2now ^Bm/F# ^Asus2/E ^Dsus2

[Chorus 2]

^Bm/F#Dragging a - ^Asus2/Elong, ^Bm/F#following your ^G6sus2form ^Bm/F#Hung like the ^Asus2/Epelt of some ^Bm/F#prey you had ^Em7/Bworn. Re - ^Bm/F#member me ^Asus2/Elove, when ^Bm/F#I'm re - ^G6sus2born, As a ^Bm/F#shrike to your ^Asus2/Esharp and ^Bm/F#glo - ri - ous ^Dsus2thorn

[Instrumental] Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Asus2/E Bm/F# Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Asus2/E Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm/F# Asus2/E Dsus2 [Verse 3]

I ^Dsus2fled to the city with ^Bm/F#so much dis-^Asus2/Ecounted ^Asus2/EAh, but I'm flying like a ^Bm/F#bird to you ^Dsus2now ^Dsus2Back to the hedgerows where ^Bm/F#bodies are ^Asus2/Emounted ^Asus2/EAh, but I'm flying like a ^Bm/F#bird to you ^Dsus2now ^Bm/F# ^Asus2/E ^Dsus2

[Chorus 3]

I was ^Bm/F#housed by your ^Asus2/Ewarmth, ^Bm/F#thus trans-^G6sus2formed By your ^Bm/F#grounded and ^Asus2/Egiving and ^Bm/F#darkening ^Em7/Bscorn Re - ^Bm/F#member me, ^Asus2/Elove, when ^Bm/F#I'm re - ^G6sus2born, As a ^Bm/F#shrike to your ^Asus2/Esharp and ^Bm/F#glo-ri-ous ^Dsus2thorn

[Chords] Tune down 1 whole step, then drop bass string to "C" (4th string) Drop C | Chord | comment ---------+--------+-------------------------- Dsus2 | 000230 | | 007750 | personal preference | 0000xx | for pull-offs (technically Dsus4) Dsus2/G | 7x77xx | Bm/F# | 404430 | | 4044xx | for slides Asus2/E | 202200 | G6sus2 | 555755 | Em7/B | x20030 | [Instrumental Tabs ex.] & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1&2&3& 1&2&3& 1&2&3& 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 D|------|--------------|------|------|------|-------------0--| A|------|3-------------|0-----|------|------|-------------3--| F|-0h2--|4------2p0----|2-----|------|------|2/4--\2--p0--2--| c|-0h2--|4------2p0----|2-----|------|------|2/4--\2--p0--0--| G|------|--------------|------|------|------|-------------0--| C|-0h2--|4------2p0----|2-----|------|------|2/4--\2--p0--0--| As a shrike to your sharp... and glo- ri- ous thorn | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off

Hozier - Shrike