On March 26, 2021, the track is released, produced by Aaron Dessner. The track is written by Ben Howard. The Acoustic Guitar in this song is also played by Ben Howard. The key of the track is
Rookery Track Info
- Artist: Ben Howard
- Produced by Aaron Dessner
- Release Date: March 26, 2021
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(EADGBE)
- Key: C
- Chords: C, C/D, F, Fmaj7, G, G6, G/C, Am
- Suggested Strumming: D U U
D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
|---|---|
| C – x32010 C/D – xx0010 F – 133211 Fmaj7 – xx3210 G – 320003 G6 – 320000 G/C – x30003 Am – x02210 | C – 0003 C/D – 0203 F – 2010 Fmaj7 – 2410 G – 0232 G6 – 0202 G/C – 4233 Am – 2000 |
[Verse 1]
C Am
Birch tree lost its branch
C
one day in violent winter
C C/D
I said it was grieving,
Am C
you said it don't feel nothing
F G C Am
I bet you think everything's in its rightful place
C G C
That sentiment is man's disgrace
[Verse 2]
C Am
Well the rooks in the trees,
C
they don't half bother me
F G/C G C
Clawing at my mind with every given opportunity
F G C Am
It's spring outside, a perilous sky
C G/C Am
and that terrible clattering sound
C G Am
"Go ahead, you should go shoot them down"
Am G F
That's what you said, "you should go shoot them down"
[Verse 3]
G Am
So hey, that's me
C G6
Shooting at a hundred-year-old rookery
G Am
Oh, look at me
Fmaj7 G/C F
The definition of futility
F
That's what they'll say anyway
F
Won't they, babe?
[Verse 4]
C C/D Am
So I'll go back to working
C C/D C
through the gentle hours of the evening
C F Am
Where the weather and the wine
G/C C
and the company treat me easily
F G C Am
Unknowing am I of the wind that took my eye
F G/C C
Unknowing am I of the wind
[Outro]
F G C Am
Unknowing am I of the wind that took my eye
C G C
Unknowing am I of the wind
