{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2239605,"song":"Golden Bird","artist":"Levon Helm","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11472077-golden-bird-chords-by-levon-helm/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2239605?type=chord","rating":4.83451,"votes":9,"content":"[Verse 1] \r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWalking along on a path in the mountains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI saw a bird flying way up high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGold were its wings in that time of the morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFlashing at me as they flew through the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIts beauty was such that I felt I must have it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nChased it all day, nearly entered the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFinally angered that I couldn't catch it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDetermined I would stop it in flight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI found a stone by a mountain stream flowing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRounded and smooth by the waters fast flow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt felt so warm and alive in my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was an arrow, my arm was the bow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen a flashing of wings and a cry pierced the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt fluttered and it fell on the rocks at my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWeeping It left it, the thing that had fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBlood stained my hands and tears wet my cheeks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLater that night as I lay in my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI heard the sound of wings in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe room became bathed in a warm golden glow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI opened my eyes and a woman stood there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDidn't you know when you hurt me so cruelly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI was your love, I was your friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou couldn't stand it that I was so free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow you will never see me again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n-----------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nAlternative version in C:\r\n\r\nF6 10323x  xx0211  or xx3231\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F6[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWalking along on a path in the mountains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI saw a bird flying way up high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGold were its wings in that time of the morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFlashing at me as they flew through the sky[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1] \n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-----------------------------------------------------\n\nAlternative version in C:\n\nF6 10323x  xx0211  or 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