Weezer – Bird With A Broken Wing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Weezer – Bird With A Broken Wing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCFmaj7/CG6/CFGG6F/AAA7DmG7Fmaj7

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[Intro]
C Fmaj7/C G6/C
C Fmaj7/C G6/C

[Verse 1]
C       Fmaj7/C G6/C   C
Long ago I was  flyin' in the air
Fmaj7/C  G6/C   C
 Lookin' at the sea below,
Fmaj7/C G6/C        Fmaj7/C G6/C
 I was huntin' krill
C          Fmaj7/C G6/C       C
Divin' down, in a  flash, I'd scoop
'em up
Fmaj7/C    G6/C  C
 Thrashin' in my mandible,
Fmaj7/C G6/C   C      F G
 it was such a thrill

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[Pre-Chorus]
F      G6               F/A     G6
Me, my friends, we were killers

[Chorus]
    C
Now I'm just a
bird with a broken wing
      C                    A    A7
And I still have a song to sing
Dm                    G7
Turning night to day, warbling
clouds away
C
I'm just a bird with a broken wing
         C                 A    A7
And this beautiful song to sing
Dm                         G7
Don't feel sad for me, I'm right
where I wanna be

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[Instrumental]
C Fmaj7 G6
C Fmaj7 G6

[Verse 2]
    C          Fmaj7/C G6/C     C
The stupid cat, always sneakin' up
on me
Fmaj7/C   G6/C    C
 Thinkin' I would be his meal,
Fmaj7/C         G6/C    C   G F
 'til I slipped up and away
C           Fmaj7/C  G6/C    C
Singing out, the melody came endlessly
Fmaj7/C  G6/C   C
 High or low, I felt so free,
Fmaj7/C G6/C         C   F G
 I had somethin' to say

[Pre-Chorus]
    F           G6       F/A G6
But he'll never catch my melody

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[Chorus]
       C
Though I'm just a
bird with a broken wing
      C                    A    A7
And I still have a song to sing
Dm                    G7
Turning night to day, warbling
clouds away
C
I'm just a bird with a broken wing
         C                 A    A7
And this beautiful song to sing
Dm                         G7
Don't feel sad for me, I'm right
where I wanna be

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[Instrumental]
C F G
C F G

[Bridge]
C                F
 Nothin' matters in the world
     G           C
 and everyone is free
    C              F
But I'll belong to you if
      G        C
you believe in me
C                F
 Nothin' matters in the world
     G           C
 and everyone is free
    C              F
But I'll belong to you if
      G        C
you believe in me

[Chorus]
       C
Though I'm just a
bird with a broken wing
      C                    A   A7
And I still have a song to sing
Dm                    G7
Turning night to day, warbling
clouds away
C
I'm just a bird with a broken wing
         C                 A    A7
And this beautiful song to sing
Dm                         G7
Don't feel sad for me, I'm right
where I wanna be

[Outro]
C F G
C F G
C F G
C F G
C

How to play Bird With A Broken Wing: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Bird With A Broken Wing by Weezer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Bird With A Broken Wing by Weezer keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 12 chords: C, Fmaj7/C, G6/C, F, G, G6, F/A, A, A7, Dm, G7 and Fmaj7.

Listen for C – Fmaj7/C – G6/C – C (I – IVmaj7 – V6 – I in C major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Cmaj7, D6, C, D, E, E7, Am, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 78% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

Bird With A Broken Wing chords: questions

What key is Bird With A Broken Wing in?

Bird With A Broken Wing by Weezer is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Bird With A Broken Wing?

Bird With A Broken Wing uses 12 chords: C, Fmaj7/C, G6/C, F, G, G6, F/A, A, A7, Dm, G7, Fmaj7.

What is the chord progression of Bird With A Broken Wing?

The main progression is C – Fmaj7/C – G6/C – C (I – IVmaj7 – V6 – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Bird With A Broken Wing easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Cmaj7, D6, C, D, E, E7, Am, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 78% without a capo).

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