Lori McKenna

29. 3. 2024

: The Bird and the Rifle

Intro: D D A A 
D D F#m E 

1. There's a A 
bird making 
D 
coffee in the 
A 
kitchen

And there's a A 
rifle out back 
D 
smoking ciga
A 
rettes

E 
He don't ever really feel like 
D 
talking

Don't matter what she A 
says
D A 
 


2. And the bird is always dreaming out the window
Looking at that big wide open sky
And the rifle, he used to be a dreamer
But he wasn't meant to fly

R.: D 
Something down, on the ground, won't let her out and 
F#mi 
holds her 
E 
in

D 
He's afraid if she flies, she'll never come 
F#mi 
home 
E 
again

D 
Something about the bird in her 
F#mi 
spreading those 
E 
wings

D 
Always brings the rifle out in 
A 
him


3. But the rifle loves the bird when she's singing
And he knows every word to every song
And the bird, she loves the rifle, 'cause he's dangerous,
stubborn and strong

R: Something down, on the ground…

Bridge: D 
Uu uu u uuu u u uuu
A 
 uuuu

D 
Uu uu u uuu u u 
F#mi 
uuu 
E 
uuuu


4. One night, when the autumn wind was perfect
And the rifle drank his whiskey and went to bed
And he never even heard the window open 
And she ain't come back yet

R: Something down, on the ground…

Bridge: 
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