“Bird”

Words and music by Donny Douglas

Intro

Dm F G, Dm F G, Dm F G, Dm F Em7

Verse

Dm           F                   G

There’s a bird in the sky,

Dm         F                     G

flying straight flying high

Dm               F                                       G

Wings cut through blue crystal sky,

Dm         F                                Em7

turns away from northern lights.

Dm             F                                         G

Southern winds steer southward flight,

Dm                         F                             G

Through breezy days and starry nights,

Dm               F                                       G

See’s land ahead, I’ll take my time,

Dm            F                                          Em7

Morning brings sweet smells, sublime

 

Chorus

Am         F                             G             F                     Am

Bird you see what you need, you take it that’s good,

Am           F                           G             F                  Am

Bird you know what you see and I wish we could

Am           F              G          F                  Am

Lives are given to live, a gift understood,

Am         F                                G                          F                             Am         F             G             F             C

But we take them through greed and starve when there’s food

Second verse

Flying high overhead

The world looks small, all creatures bed,

Rest we will after the flight,

Leave the world for constant night.

Man has come and he will go,

A single act in this show.

Will the house be brought down?

When the man becomes the clown.

Chorus

Solo – over verse

Repeat Chorus

Key – change

Bm         G                             A             G                     Bm

Bird you see what you need, you take it that’s good,

Bm           G                           A             G                  Bm

Bird you know what you see and I wish we could

Bm           G              A          G                  Bm

Lives are given to live, a gift understood,

Bm         G                                A                          G                             Bm         G             A             G             D

But we take them through greed and starve when there’s food

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