(CN.C.)If (D)you’re the bird
when ev er we pre tend it’s sum mer, then I’m the worm,
I know the part, it’s (D)such a bum mer but (G)fair done is (G)fair, then if take my seg ments get (Gsus2)sep ar at ed I’ll scream kiss you
and you’ll be there.
If (D)Close your eyes,
slide me the cot ton off (D)of your should er and feel the shine.
the glow in I’m dark hooked stars so (D)toss me o ver and (G)cast a line.
as love I’ll throw a par ty and room (Gsus2)greet my un tend der sea (Bm7)friends
as they ar rive.
You and I left our (Em7)trou bles far be hind.
But I still have just one more (C)ques tion on my mind
for all my pals who live in the (Bm7)o ceans and the seas.
With friends like these, well, who needs who a needs en e mies?
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)I’m your boy,
let’s take a short cut we re mem ber and we’ll en joy
pick ing ap ples in (D)late Sep tem ber like (G)we’ve done for (G)years, then we’ll take a long ments walk (Gsus2)through the corn field and I’ll kiss you
be tween the ears.
If (D)you’re my girl,
swirl me a round ton your (D)room with feel ing and as we twirl,
the glow in the dark hooked stars so (D)on your cei ling will (G)shine for us
as love I’ll sweeps a o ver the room (Gsus2)greet ’cause we tend der to (Bm7)make
each oth er blush.
You and I left our (Em7)trou bles far be hind.
But I still have just one more (C)ques tion on my mind
for all my pals who live in the (Bm7)o ceans and the seas.
With fronds like these, well, who needs who a needs nem o nies?
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da, If You’re the bird, I’m the worm and it’s plain to see
that (G)we (A)were (D)meant to be.
We were meant to (D)be.
da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, we we’re meant to (D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Bm7)da, da, da, da, we we’re meant to (Bm7)da, da, da, da.
We were meant to be.
This page shows “The Bird And The Worm” by Owl City in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 160 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.