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Dar Williams - I Saw A Bird Fly Away
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:  F  
I asked the haGbitual Amparty Emgoer
FJust how Ghigh she Cthought she'd get
FAnd I Gasked the eAmthereal Emgirls 
If Fthey were Gfloating Cyet
CHORUS:
And Fso I Gasked the Amlight of the Emday
FWhat's this Grush for AmheaEmven
And FI saw a Gbird fly Amaway_Em_
And FI could not Gask aCgainF  C  F  C  
The Ftabloid Gtainted Amactress Emknows 
The Fmyth of Ghigher Cground
The Fthing she Ggot from Amplaying a Emnun
She Fgot from Gsleeping aCround
CHORUS:
And Fso I Gasked the Amlight of the Emday
FWhat's this Grush for AmheaEmven
And FI saw a Gbird fly Amaway_Em_
And FI could not Gask aCgainF  
He Gfell in Amthe Emmud and
FHe became enClightened
FI Cwonder Amwho's Claughing FnowC  
And FI've been Grunning Amuphill, Empanting
FPunching Gat the Cair
FFighting Gwhat's been Ampushing me Emdown
Like FI can Gsee it Cthere
CHORUS:
And Fso I Gasked the Amlight of the Emday
FWhat's this Grush for AmheaEmven
And FI saw a Gbird fly Amaway_Em_
And I Fcould not Gask aCgain
And FI saw Gall this Amclimbing, Emclimbing
FJust as Gfar from Cheaven
And FI saw a Gbird fly Amaway_Em_
And I Fstarted Gclimbing Cagain
OUTRO:      (## fade to end ##)
       F  G  Am  Em  F  C       Am
       Who's Emlaughing Fnow_G___C_
       FHe fell Gin Cthe mud and
       FHe became enClightened

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I Saw A Bird Fly Away

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - I Saw A Bird Fly Away

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

G Am Em

I asked the habitual party goer

F G C

Just how high she thought she'd get

F G Am Em

And I asked the ethereal girls

F G C

If they were floating yet

CHORUS:

F G Am Em

And so I asked the light of the day

F G Am Em

What's this rush for heaven

F G Am Em

And I saw a bird fly away__

F G C F C F C

And I could not ask again

F G Am Em

The tabloid tainted actress knows

F G C

The myth of higher ground

F G Am Em

The thing she got from playing a nun

F G C

She got from sleeping around

CHORUS:

F G Am Em

And so I asked the light of the day

F G Am Em

What's this rush for heaven

F G Am Em

And I saw a bird fly away__

F G C F

And I could not ask again

G Am Em

He fell in the mud and

F C

He became enlightened

F C Am C F C

I wonder who's laughing now

F G Am Em

And I've been running uphill, panting

F G C

Punching at the air

F G Am Em

Fighting what's been pushing me down

F G C

Like I can see it there

CHORUS:

F G Am Em

And so I asked the light of the day

F G Am Em

What's this rush for heaven

F G Am Em

And I saw a bird fly away__

F G C

And I could not ask again

F G Am Em

And I saw all this climbing, climbing

F G C

Just as far from heaven

F G Am Em

And I saw a bird fly away__

F G C

And I started climbing again

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

F G Am Em F C Am

Em F G C

Who's laughing now_____

F G C

He fell in the mud and

F C

He became enlightened

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