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Flightless Bird American Mouth Tab

by Iron And Wine


Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Really easy song composed of 4 chords and a simple plucking pattern. This is 100% accurate.
Previous tabs i've seen have been close, but this is how he actually plays is.

This song is played with a capo on the 3rd fret.


    C      Am     F     G

    x       x     1     3
    1       1     1     3
    0       2     2     0
    2       2     3     0
    3       0     3     2
    x       x     1     3

                  C                                    Am

E-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B-----1-1------1-1--|----1-1----1-1---|----1-1-------1-1--|----1-1----1-1---|
G-----0-0------0-0--|----0-0----0-0---|----0-0-------0-0--|----0-0----0-0---|
D---------0h2-------|-----------------|---------0h2-------|-----------------|
A--3----------------|--3------2-------|--0----------------|--0--------------|
E-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-------|

                                    (For the 3 here on the low E, I find using my pinky
and I have small hands)

                    F                                     G

E-------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B-----1-1---1-1-----|----1-1---1-1---|----3-3-------3-3---|----3-3----------|
G-----2-2---2-2-----|----2-2---2-2---|----0-0-------0-0---|----0-0----------|
D-------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A---------3---------|--------3-------|---------0h2--------|------------0-2-3|
E--1----------------|--1-------------|--3-----------------|--3-------3------|

The songs repeats this over, but he starts to strum these at the second verse.

Have fun and keep playing!