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White Bird

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White Bird chords (version 1)
It's A Beautiful Day  1969
Capo III *
  A   G4x
AWhite bird, in a Ggolden cage
On a Awinter's day, in the Grain
AWhite bird, in a Ggolden cage, aAlone
The Aleaves blow, 'cross the Glong black road
To the Adarkened sky, in its Grage
But the Awhite bird, just Gsits in her cage, unAknown
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will Adie
The Awhite bird, dreams of the Gaspen tree
With her Adying leaves, turning Ggold
But the Awhite bird, just Gsits in her cage,
Growing Aold
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will Adie
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will AdieG  
The Asunsets come, the Emsunsets go
The Fclouds roll by, and the EEarth turns slow
And a Ayoung bird's eyes do Falways glow
And she must Afly,  Gshe must Afly,  Gshe must AflyG  
AWhite bird, in a Ggolden cage
On a Awinter's day, in the Grain
AWhite bird, in a Ggolden cage, aAlone
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will Adie
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will Adie
 DWhite bird must Ffly or she will Adie
 DWhite bird must Ffly . .
Capo V
  A= G  
  G= F  
  D= C  
  F= Eb  
 Em= Dm  
  E= D  
  A= C  
  G= Bb  
  D= F  
  F= Ab  
 Em= Gm  
  E= G  
White Bird chords (version 2)
It's A Beautiful Day
 C   Bb4x
CWhite bird, in a Bbgolden cage
On a Cwinter's day, in the Bbrain
CWhite bird, in a Bbgolden cage, aClone
The Cleaves blow, 'cross the Bblong black road
To the Cdarkened sky, in its Bbrage
But the Cwhite bird, just Bbsits in her cage, unCknown
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will Cdie
The Cwhite bird, dreams of the Bbaspen tree
With her Cdying leaves, turning Bbgold
But the Cwhite bird, just Bbsits in her cage,
Growing Cold
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will Cdie
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will CdieBb  
The Cmsunsets come, the Gmsunsets go
The Abclouds roll by, and the GEarth turns slow
And a Cmyoung bird's eyes do Abalways glow
And she must CflyBb, she must Cfly, Bbshe must CflBby
CWhite bird, in a Bbgolden cage
On a Cwinter's day, in the Bbrain
CWhite bird, in a Bbgolden cage, aClone
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will Cdie
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will Cdie
FWhite bird must Abfly or she will Cdie
FWhite bird must Abfly . .

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White Bird

by It's a Beautiful Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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White Bird chords (version 1)

It's A Beautiful Day 1969

Capo III *

A G

White bird, in a golden cage

A G

On a winter's day, in the rain

A G A

White bird, in a golden cage, alone

A G

The leaves blow, 'cross the long black road

A G

To the darkened sky, in its rage

A G A

But the white bird, just sits in her cage, unknown

D F A

White bird must fly or she will die

A G

The white bird, dreams of the aspen tree

A G

With her dying leaves, turning gold

A G

But the white bird, just sits in her cage,

Growing old

D F A

White bird must fly or she will die

D F A G

White bird must fly or she will die

A Em

The sunsets come, the sunsets go

F E

The clouds roll by, and the Earth turns slow

A F

And a young bird's eyes do always glow

A G A G A G

And she must fly, she must fly, she must fly

A G

White bird, in a golden cage

A G

On a winter's day, in the rain

A G A

White bird, in a golden cage, alone

D F A

White bird must fly or she will die

D F A

White bird must fly or she will die

D F A

White bird must fly or she will die

D F

White bird must fly . .

Capo V

A G

G F

D C

F Eb

Em Dm

E D

A C

G Bb

D F

F Ab

Em Gm

E G

White Bird chords (version 2)

It's A Beautiful Day

C Bb

White bird, in a golden cage

C Bb

On a winter's day, in the rain

C Bb C

White bird, in a golden cage, alone

C Bb

The leaves blow, 'cross the long black road

C Bb

To the darkened sky, in its rage

C Bb C

But the white bird, just sits in her cage, unknown

F Ab C

White bird must fly or she will die

C Bb

The white bird, dreams of the aspen tree

C Bb

With her dying leaves, turning gold

C Bb

But the white bird, just sits in her cage,

Growing old

F Ab C

White bird must fly or she will die

F Ab C Bb

White bird must fly or she will die

Cm Gm

The sunsets come, the sunsets go

Ab G

The clouds roll by, and the Earth turns slow

Cm Ab

And a young bird's eyes do always glow

C Bb C Bb C Bb

And she must fly, she must fly, she must fly

C Bb

White bird, in a golden cage

C Bb

On a winter's day, in the rain

C Bb C

White bird, in a golden cage, alone

F Ab C

White bird must fly or she will die

F Ab C

White bird must fly or she will die

F Ab C

White bird must fly or she will die

F Ab

White bird must fly . .

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