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: 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 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…) [Interlude] (RIFF 1): (Interlude chords played behind RIFF 1)                          /              |----------------------------------------------------------| G]-----99--------[x2]-----99-55----[x2]----77-------[x2]----| D]--77----1010-77------55-------55------55----88-55---------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|                           |---------------------------------------| 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 2] (same as verse 1) 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!