Painbirds


Painbirds (Mark Linkous) Sparklehorse Good Morning Spider (1999) Chord Bank: Em (022000) Am (x02210) D (xx0232) C (x32010) Em Am Em Am Goddamn it's so very hot Em Am Em Am Supposed to come a rain but it's not D Oh yeah, Am C Here come the painbirds D Oh yeah, Am C Here come the painbirds Em Am Em Am Spiral down those hateful dears Em Am Em Am Between our skins and burning spheres D Oh yeah, Am C Here come the painbirds D Oh yeah, Am C Here come the painbirds (instrumental verse) Em Am Em Am Em Am Em Am D Am C D Am C (repeat either 1st or 2nd verse - they're sung simultaneously on record) Chorus x2 ("Oh yeah, here come the painbirds" part, but you knew that) Chorus lead riff (on 2nd bar of C chord) E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--12----------------------------| D|--12h14p12--------------12-12~--| A|----------12h14p12-12h14--------| E|--------------------------------| h|= hammer-on p|= pull-off ~|= sustain or light vibrato Great song, real simple.