Intro: A7sus4 Verse 1: A7sus4 Em7 Like carillon bells, the house of Augustus rings Cadd9 G A7sus4 With the echoing hymn of my fellow passerine, they took to it Em7 Like a fox to a burrow, like an eagle to an aerie Cadd9 G And my god, it's getting hard to even hum a single thing Chorus: Cmaj7 Bm#5 You were the song that I'd always sing Em G You were the light that the fire would bring Cmaj7 Bm#5 But I can't shake this feeling that I was only Em G Pushing the spear into your side again Interlude (x2): A7sus4 Cadd9 Verse 2: A7sus4 Em7 See, my birds of a kind, they more and more are looking like Cadd9 G Centurions than any little messiah A7sus4 Em7 And as I prune my feathers like leaves from a vine Cadd9 G I find that we have fewer and fewer in kind, but Verse 3: A7sus4 Em7 My palms and fingers still reek of gasoline Cadd9 G From throwing fuel to the fire of that Greco-Roman dream A7sus4 Em7 Purifying the holy rock to melt the gilded seams Cadd9 G It don't bring me relief, no it don't bring me nothing that Chorus: Cadd9 Bm#5 You were the song that I'd always sing Em7 G You were the light that the fire would bring Cadd9 Bm#5 But I can't shake this feeling that I was only Em7 Pushing the spear into your side again nc And again and again Interlude (x2): A7sus4 Cadd9 Bridge: A7sus4 When he comes a-knocking at my door Cadd9 What am I to do, what am I to do, oh lord A7sus4 When the cold wind rolls in from the north Cadd9 What am I to do, What am I to do, oh lord A7sus4 When he comes a-knocking at my door Cadd9 What am I to do, what am I to do, oh lord A7sus4 When the cold wind rolls in from the north Cadd9 What am I to do, what am I to do, oh lord A7sus4 When he comes a-knocking at my door Cadd9 What am I to do, what am I to do, oh lord A7sus4 When the cold wind rolls in from the north Cadd9 What am I to do, what am I to do, oh lord This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Passerine chords by The Oh Hellos
Suggested strumbusy upbeat 4/4
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d
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d
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u
3
d
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u
4
d
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u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Passerine on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the busy upbeat 4/4: d – d u d u d u. It rolls along at a brisk pace of around 150 bpm. On this page the song is in G major. I rate the chords skilled, a fair middle ground. Start soft and picked then hammer fast down-ups into the stomping climax.
6 ukulele chords used in "Passerine" by The Oh Hellos: A7sus4, Cmaj7, Cadd9, Em, Em7 and G
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I’m so glad The Oh Hellos are getting some good songs on here!! I’ve been listening to them for so long 🙂
strumming pattern??