The Innocence Mission - Birdless

Tuned one step down (DGCFAD)
chords relative to capo

The G chord can be played like this:
|x   x   x
|0  h1   1
|0   0  h2
|0   0   0
|x   x   x
|3   3   3



G
G

 G
Something will shine in the backyard.
                         Am
Blue lanterns. Or Saint Gerard,
                    G
Who is lost in the snow.

 G
Something will shine on the ground.
                        Am
My Father will bend His ear to
                    G
              the ground.

Cm                      Gm
When we are lost in Carlisle,
             F
When we are birdless,
           C
Flowerless in the spring
           G
And we cannot sing.

G

G
Oh Father John in the driveway,
                          Am
When we walk out he will bless us,
                       G
With his hands on our heads.

G
All down the sidewalk there are these
                      Am
Chalk ballerinas the neighbours
                       G
Drew with arms to the sky.


Cm                      Gm
When we are lost in Carlisle,
             F                 (1332xx and 1303xx)
When we are birdless,
           C              (x3201x and x3301x)
Flowerless in the spring
           G
And we cannot sing.

Cm                    Gm
Where are we going tomorrow,
              F
Where are we going?
          C
Oh I can only say
            G
we will be found.

F
F
G

 G
Something will shine in the backyard.
                         Am
Blue lanterns. Or Saint Gerard,
                    G
Who is lost in the snow.



notes:

The voicings for the F and C chords are important if
you want it to sound right and to color the chords like they do

F: 1332xx and 1303xx
C: x3201x and x3301x

The G chord has hammer-ons you can add for color on
the second and third strings

|x   x   x
|0  h1   1
|0   0  h2
|0   0   0
|x   x   x
|3   3   3

     
in the youtube video that I transcribed this from, Karen's guitar
is tuned down 1.5 steps with a capo on the first fret:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpo5d2aF-w (starts at 10m0s)

The album version is one full step lower
They may have used a baritone guitar