Desperation Breeds

Andrew Bird

Intro In this era without bees... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~------------0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----| D|-7~----------2---2----------(repeat x4)---------2-----2-----2-----2--| A|-7~----0-2-3-------2---0---------------------------------------------| E|-5~------------------3---------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----| Verse Na na na na na na na na e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| Na na na na na na na na e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| Beekeeper sing of your frustration e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| In this litigious breeze e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| Of accidental pollination e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0-----------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0--0h2----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| In this era without beeeee... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------| G|----------0-0h2-0----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2----------2--0-----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| ...eeeeees without e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees without e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------------------------| beeeeeeeeeeeeeeees e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1--1--1--1--0--0--0----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------| Beekeeper sing of your frustration In this litigious breeze Of accidental pollination In this era without bees We keep breeding desperation In this era of thieves Who keep stealing respiration From the tenderest of trees This peculiar incantation Sure you heard it before Instead of breeding desperation Make me a pallet on your floor

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