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[Intro]
   C     G     D     DX2
[Verse 1]
CTell me old maGn, where have you beeDn?
CI've been readGing those stories abouDt chasing the wiEmnd
CI guess I've cGome back with one or Dtwo
CI've never realGly quite known what Dto do
[Verse 2]
CTell me old Gman, what are you looking Dfor?
CHas it been wortGh all you've given Dand so much more
CSometimes the things Gwe seek skew the poiDnt
CSometimes the wGhole damn world Dseems out of joint
[Pre Chorus]
And it makes me Emwonder
And Git makes me want to live
[Chorus]
So I'll steal Cfreedom while there's still Gsome
And tDake the whole world Emin
If I could Conly leave my worGries with the biDrds of the wiEmnd
And I know oCne day there'll be sGolace
So I'll jusDt live until thenEm  
If I could Conly leave my wGorries with the biDrds of the winEmd
[Instrumental Break]
   C     G     D    DX2
[Verse 3]
COld man I know you've Ghad questions toDo
CThe same ones weG've been Daskin' of yoEmu
CYou just rGoll on back out of sDight
CStealin' away Gagain, lDike a child in the night
[Pre Chorus]
Still full of wonEmder
And you stGill want to live
[Chorus]
So you steal Cfreedom while there's still Gsome
And taDke the whole world iEmn
You've leCarned to leave your Gworries with the biDrds of the wEmind
And you know Cone day there'll be solGace
So you'll Djust live til theEmn
And you lCearn to leave your wGorries with the biDrds of the winEmd
If I could oCnly leave my worrGies with the biDrds of the wiEmnd
[Outro]
CC   GG   DD (LDet it ring out)

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Birds

by Cody Jinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G D D

[Verse 1]

C G D

Tell me old man, where have you been?

C G D Em

I've been reading those stories about chasing the wind

C G D

I guess I've come back with one or two

C G D

I've never really quite known what to do

[Verse 2]

C G D

Tell me old man, what are you looking for?

C G D

Has it been worth all you've given and so much more

C G D

Sometimes the things we seek skew the point

C G D

Sometimes the whole damn world seems out of joint

[Pre Chorus]

And it makes me wonder

And it makes me want to live

[Chorus]

C G

So I'll steal freedom while there's still some

D Em

And take the whole world in

C G D Em

If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind

C G

And I know one day there'll be solace

D Em

So I'll just live until then

C G D Em

If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind

[Instrumental Break]

C G D D

[Verse 3]

C G D

Old man I know you've had questions too

C G D Em

The same ones we've been askin' of you

C G D

You just roll on back out of sight

C G D

Stealin' away again, like a child in the night

[Pre Chorus]

Still full of wonder

And you still want to live

[Chorus]

C G

So you steal freedom while there's still some

D Em

And take the whole world in

C G D Em

You've learned to leave your worries with the birds of the wind

C G

And you know one day there'll be solace

D Em

So you'll just live til then

C G D Em

And you learn to leave your worries with the birds of the wind

C G D Em

If I could only leave my worries with the birds of the wind

[Outro]

C G D D

C G D (Let it ring out)

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