Am                         G
Night so still, silent the Whippoorwill
    Em                        F              G
And down by the river a sweet moaning can be heard
          Am                    G
A moon so thin, milk on their skin
Em                            F            Am
Whispering betrayal, Love's a dirty little bird


[Chorus]
        C/G
He's a dirty little bird with dirty little wings
     F
That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
             Dm                         G
Down by the river, sweet moaning can be heard
             F              Em           Am
It's telling me my love's a dirty little bird

 [Verse]
             Am                   G
It was long ago I was young and fine
          Em                               F                   G
When he took me by the hand and promised that his heart'd be mine
                 Am                     G
We prayed for a son, I could bear him none
Em                          F            Am
Barren and bitter love's a dirty little bird

[Chorus]
         C/G
He's a dirty little bird with dirty little claws
       F
That prance and creep and pleasure seek behind the bedroom doors
         Dm                             G
And he gives out all the tenderness I yearn
  F                Em           Am
For, My love's a dirty little bird

[Chorus]
 C/G  
Dirty little birds got dirty little eyes
      F
That bare my soul -it's a heavy toll 
                                 
And tell me I should wise up and
 Dm                            G
Heed all the lessons I could learn
F              Em           Am 
 My love's a dirty little bird

 [Verse]
           Am                 G
A womans heart can be broken some
          Em                           F            G
And her mind and her spirit they will see her overcome 
                     Am               G
But break a womans pride and woe to you
             Em 
You'd better go and grab your gun man
             F                 Am
There's no telling what she'll do

[Chorus]
C/G
Dirty little birds got dirty little beaks
      F
That peck and pry the wretched lies
For revenge that they seek
            Dm                           G
And she's walking down the path of no return
  F          Em            Am
Woe to that Dirty Little bird

[Interlude]
   C/G
You take my heart and you take my time
     F
You leave my soul without grace or pride
       Dm                       G
You take what's yours and you break what's mine
     Em   F       Am
You take and you take

[Chorus]
 C/G
Dirty little bird got dirty little wings
      F
That fly across the night on high to other pretty things
             Dm                         G
Down by the river sweet moaning can be heard
             F
It's telling me
              Em          Am
My love's a dirty little bird