How to Play Bird Of Sorrow on Guitar?

Glen Hansard - Bird Of Sorrow can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Am, F, Dm chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Bird Of Sorrow with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Glen Hansard - Bird Of Sorrow Chords

Chord reference C, Em, Am, F, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Em] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] Even if a [C]day [Em]feels too long [Am] You feel like you can [C]wait [Em]another one [Am] You’re slowly [C]giving up on [Em]everything [Am] [F]Love is gonna find you again [C] [Em] [F]Love is gonna find you, you better be ready then [Em] [Am]

[C] [Em] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] You been kneeling in the [C]dark for [Em]far too [Am]long You’ve been waiting for that [C]spark, but [Em]it hasn’t [Am]come Well I’m calling to you, [C]please, get [Em]off the floor [Am] [F]A good heart will find you again [C] [Em] [F]A good heart will find you, just be ready then [Em] [Am]

[F]Tethered to a bird of sorrow, [Dm]a voice that’s buried in the hollow [C]You’ve given over to self-deceiving, [Em]your prostrate bowed would not be leaving [Am]You’ve squandered more than you could borrow, [F]you’ve bet your joys on all tomorrows [C]For the hope of some returning, [Em]while everything around just [Am]burning

Come on, we gotta get [C]out, get out of [Em]this mess we [Am]made And still for all our [C]talk, we’re [Em]both so [Am]afraid Well will we leave this up to [C]chance, like [Em]we do every[Am]thing? [F]Love is gonna find us again [C] [Em] [F]Love is gonna find us, we gotta be ready then [Em] [Am]

But I’m not leaving you here, [C]I’m not leaving [Em]you here I’m not leaving [Am] [F]I’m not leaving, [C]you [Em]here I’m not leaving [Am] [F]I’m not leaving, [C]you [Em]here I’m hanging on [Am] [F]I’m hanging on [C] [Em] oh For What’s gonna come [Am] [F]I’m hanging on [C]now [Em]Hanging on, [Am]hanging on, hanging on [F] Hanging on, [C]hanging on, [Em]hanging on [Am] [F] [C]With the faith full [Em]I’m with the faith [Am]full [F] I’m hanging on [C] [Em]for What’s gonna come [Am] [F] For What’s gonna come [C] [Em] [Am] [F]hanging on [C] Hanging on [Em]the faith full [Am] [F] The faith full [C] [Em] [Am] [F]

Artist Glen Hansard

Album Rhythm and Repose

Genres Alternative, Folk, Indie, Indie Folk

Year 2012

Key C

Glen Hansard - Bird Of Sorrow can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Am, F, Dm chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Bird Of Sorrow with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.