This is a cover Andrew did of a Handsome Family song for his first Fingerlings album.
It's probably never been played the same since but it's the only official recorded version.
Album - Fingerlings
Artist - Andrew Bird
Tuning - Standard
Intro
e|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0--|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----1-1--|
G|----------0---------0-0-----0-0--| X2
D|------------------2------0-------|
A|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse
Late New Year's Eve, paper hat on your head
It was hard to believe that you'd ever be dead
And that dream that you're falling you've had since you were five
It's a bird on your shoulder that whispers goodbye
G6 (leading into chorus)
Chorus
What is moving will be still
What has gathered will disperse
What has been built up will collapse
All of your dreams
All fulfilled
Interlude
Bird whistles over this progression following the same pattern.
The second verse and chorus are identical to the first, whilst the third verse swaps
pattern for single chords.
One little bit, just before the second verse goes like this.
e|-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-----------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------2--------3--2--0-|
A|--3------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Then as before
e|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0--|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----1-1--|
G|----------0---------0-0-----0-0--|
D|------------------2------0-------|
A|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Before hitting the second verse.
Good luck!