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Birdie

Avril Lavigne

PopAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#mDiagram coming soon
A×
Bm×
D××
BDiagram coming soon
C#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
              
 
 
Intro F#m  A  Bm  D 
        F#m  A  B  D 
 
Verse 1 
 
F#m            A             Bm          D 
  Like a bird locked up in a cage called love 
F#m                          A              B  D 
  He clipped her wings when she was born to fly 
       F#m          A             Bm 
He said  "A pretty bird you can't sing 
                 D                F#m 
But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings" 
            A                 B  D 
Like a bird locked up in a cage 
 
                F#m        A           Bm        D 
And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
           F#m       A               Bm   D 
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
    F#m     A            Bm     D 
And oh you can't hold me down no 
F#m     A 
Oh you can't pull me down 
Bm               F#m   A        Bm 
  So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
          D   F#m   A        Bm 
So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
          D 
So birdie fly away 
 
Verse 2 
 
F#m                     A               Bm       D 
  I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day 
F#m                       A            B   D 
  Your twisted words are getting to my head 
     F#m            A                  Bm 
I say "And no more glasses and seeing stars 
            D                  F#m 
And no more bruises and battle scars" 
            A             B   D 
Like a bird locked up in a cage 
 
                F#m        A           Bm        D 
And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
           F#m       A               Bm   D 
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
    F#m     A            Bm     D 
And oh you can't hold me down no 
F#m     A 
Oh you can't pull me down 
Bm               F#m   A        Bm 
  So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
          D   F#m   A        Bm 
So birdie fly away (Higher higher) 
          D 
So birdie fly away 
 
Bridge
 
             F#m      A 
I ain't your prisoner 
          Bm            D 
You can't lock me up no more 
              F#m            A 
I'll show you what I'm worth 
               B        D 
Take back what I deserve 
             F#m      A 
I ain't your prisoner 
          Bm               D 
You can't chain me down no more 
             F#m        A 
Goddamn it's gonna hurt 
               C# 
So fly away little bird 
 
 
And how can I escape this place and go higher higher? 
How can I avoid the flames from your fire fire? 
    F#m     A            Bm     D 
And oh you can't hold me down no 
F#m     A 
Oh you can't pull me down 
Bm          D 
  So birdie fly away 
 
F#m 
(Oh oh oh) 
A                  Bm 
  Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh) 
D                    F#m 
  Are you listening? (Oh oh oh) 
A           Bm           D 
  Set me free  set me free 
F#m 
(Oh oh oh) 
A                  Bm 
  Can you hear me? (Oh oh oh) 
D                    F#m 
  Are you listening? (Oh oh oh) 
A           Bm           D 
  Set me free  set me free 
          
 

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Chord set

F#m · A · Bm · D · B · C#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.