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Artist - Bonnie Dobson
Song - Bird of Space
Key - E Major (A Lydian)
Tempo - Andante, Ballad (105 bpm)
The  Amaj7#11in this is actually an Amajb5 (or Amaj#4), but UG wont highlight Amajb5 so I'll have to treat 
the chord as if it had a seventh in it. Play the quasi- Amaj7#11as x0122x
[Intro]
A
[Verse]
You Amaj7#11talk when you Acease
To be at peace with Emaj7your thoughts
And Amaj7#11when you can no longer Adwell
In the solitude of your heart, 
You Amaj7#11live in your C#mlips
[Interlude]
And the Dmaj7sound is a C#mpastime
A diDmaj7version and C#mwaste time 
And in Amaj7#11much of your Atalking, 
Amaj7#11Thinking is half Amurder
[Chorus]
A Athought is Ba Emaj7bird
A Abird Bof Emaj7space
That Ain a G#mcage of Awords Bmay Dunfold its wings
But C#mcannot fly
A Athought is Ba Emaj7bird
A Abird Bof Emaj7space
That Ain a G#mcage of Awords Bmay Dunfold its wings
But C#mcannot fly, but Bcannot fly
[Solo]
Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 C#m
[Interlude]
And the Dmaj7sound is a C#mpastime
A diDmaj7version and C#mwaste time 
And in Amaj7#11much of your Atalking, 
Amaj7#11Thinking is half Amurder
[Chorus]
A Athought is Ba Emaj7bird
A Abird Bof Emaj7space
That Ain a G#mcage of Awords Bmay Dunfold its wings
But C#mcannot fly
[Chorus fadeout]
A Athought is Ba Emaj7bird
A Abird Bof Emaj7space
That Ain a Bcage of Emaj7words may AunfoBld its Emaj7wings

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Bird Of Space

by Bonnie Dobson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7#11

Emaj7

C#m

Dmaj7

G#m

Amaj7

Artist - Bonnie Dobson

Song - Bird of Space

Key - E Major (A Lydian)

Tempo - Andante, Ballad (105 bpm)

Amaj7#11

The in this is actually an Amajb5 (or Amaj#4), but UG wont highlight Amajb5 so I'll have to treat

Amaj7#11

the chord as if it had a seventh in it. Play the quasi- as x0122x

[Intro]

[Verse]

Amaj7#11 A

You talk when you cease

Emaj7

To be at peace with your thoughts

Amaj7#11 A

And when you can no longer dwell

In the solitude of your heart,

Amaj7#11 C#m

You live in your lips

[Interlude]

Dmaj7 C#m

And the sound is a pastime

Dmaj7 C#m

A diversion and waste time

Amaj7#11 A

And in much of your talking,

Amaj7#11 A

Thinking is half murder

[Chorus]

A B Emaj7

A thought is a bird

A B Emaj7

A bird of space

A G#m A B D

That in a cage of words may unfold its wings

C#m

But cannot fly

A B Emaj7

A thought is a bird

A B Emaj7

A bird of space

A G#m A B D

That in a cage of words may unfold its wings

C#m B

But cannot fly, but cannot fly

[Solo]

Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 C#m

[Interlude]

Dmaj7 C#m

And the sound is a pastime

Dmaj7 C#m

A diversion and waste time

Amaj7#11 A

And in much of your talking,

Amaj7#11 A

Thinking is half murder

[Chorus]

A B Emaj7

A thought is a bird

A B Emaj7

A bird of space

A G#m A B D

That in a cage of words may unfold its wings

C#m

But cannot fly

[Chorus fadeout]

A B Emaj7

A thought is a bird

A B Emaj7

A bird of space

A B Emaj7 A B Emaj7

That in a cage of words may unfold its wings

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