The Bird

********************** THE BIRD ******************** performed by George Jones. Capo on the 3rd fret. Verse 1: C/G I curse the day she bought me that old bird G Squalking,talking,telling everything it ever heard C/G F She never would have known about Big Betty Brown and me C/G G C/G But he fowled up and told her some things you won't believe Verse 2: C/G Oh my woman moved out on me today G And left that old stool pigeon parrot trembling in his cage C/G F I hollered from the front porch and stopped her at the curb C/G G C/G And the last thing i gave her was the bird Chorus: C/G F Oh the last thing i gave her was the bird C/G And she returned the favor with a few selected words F C/G I don't have to worry now what's being overheard G C/G 'cause the last thing i gave her was the bird Verse 3: C/G She sat the cage beside her on the seat G And left two streaks of firestone smokin' on the street C/G F The neighbors ran for cover they could see she was disturbed C/G G C/G 'cause the last thing i gave her was the bird Chorus (x2). C/G G C/G Yes the last thing i gave her was the bird Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr