A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left

A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left by Andrew Bird

Transcribed by: Chuck or Charmister Email: chhuckim@gmail for Q&A

(LONG transcription; There are song comments "between the lines" and you can

copy+paste and cut out the comments in Word if wanted: Credit to Charmister)

Tuning: Standard E

INTRO:(Either strum once lightly for melancholy effect or rhythmically)

Over prescribed

Under the mister

C C/B (01022X) Play as walk down from open chord ?C?

We had survived to

Turn on the history channel

And ask our esteemed panel

Why are we alive

And here's how they replied

You're what happens when two substances collide

And by all accounts you really should've died

Am E (Pluck Root note and then rest of chord in 4/4)

E (Then play ?E? chord loud into interlude?)

Am C/G Gm F E (Interlude chords played behind RIFF 1)

G]-----99--------------1010-99-----------| {last measure

D]--77----1010-77---77---------99--------| one time}

(All notes should be relatively staccato)

[[Play this Interlude into Verse as many times as you want? Or if you are

as does Andrew in his live version, then play until comfortable. w/ looping, have riff continue

Verses and Chorus.]]

VERSE 1:

Stretched out on the tarmac

Six miles south of North Platte

He can't stand to look back

At sixteen tons of HazMat

PRE-CHORUS:

And it's what goes

Undelivered

Undelivered

CHORUS:

And it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left

It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left

Of the what? Of the head to the left

Exercise yourself 'till you're bereft

'Cause it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left

Of the...of the...to the...

VERSE:

Am C/G ..etc.

Splayed out on a bathmat

Six miles north of South Platte

And he just wants his life back

What's in that paper knapsack

PRE-CHORUS:

And it's what goes

Undelivered

Undelivered

CHORUS:

It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left

A nervous tic motion of the head

OUTRO:

Over imbibed

Under the mister

Barely alive we

Cover the blisters in flannel

Though the words we speak are banal

Not one of them's a lie

Not one of them's a lie

You're what happens when

Two substances collide

And by all accounts

You really should've died

(Song order may vary -Follow recording or cover in your own way.

This song is one of my most favorites of Andrew Bird?s. I watch his live

on ?looping? and was inspired to buy a 'Loop' pedal myself.

Live Version that I am transcribing nearly to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRk2iHkOcNE

I had to comprise (between live and album versions), for to mimic Andrew is to only try

because of his talking-singing-voice and incredible whistling and violin playing).

God Bless, and joyful music-ing!