Don't Be Scared As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album Weather Systems Transcribed by Cameron Brydon (brydon5@hotmail.com) Andrew Bird is an amazing singer/songwriter out of Chicago. He is a one-man orchestra,playing multiple instruments during each song, looping samples of each to build songs. He is amazing live, putting on his entire show with just one person, Kevin O'Donnel, who plays drums and keyboards simultaneously. Watch Andrew Bird live on www.fabchannel.com or on www.andrewbird.net, or go to http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php to download live audio. Standard Tuning Chords Used D, G, D, A, Em, Dsus2 E--0 B--2 G--3 D--0 D - G - D - Dsus2 (X2) D G - Dsus2 When...whenever Paul D G - DDsus2 Thinks of rain, swallows fall Em In a wave G A D And tap on his windows with their beaks D G - Dsus2 And...when Paul D G - Dsus2 Thinks of snow, soft winds blow Em 'Round his head G A G And the phone rings just once, late at night D A Like a bird calling out Em "Won't you wake up, Paul... G A D don't be scared, don't believe you're all alone" G "Wake up, Paul" D G Whisper clouds rolling by Em And the seeds G A Falling from the branches G A Oh, from the branches and they're G A D Falling from the branches of the trees G A Oh, from the branches G A Falling from the branches and they're G A D Falling from the branches of the trees "To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity." -Friedrich Nietzsche