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Sweet Bird

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[Intro]
Bm7   Em7   Bm7   Em7x2
G C
[Verse 1]
Cadd9Out on some borderlineEm9  
F/GSome mark of in betweenC  
Cadd9I lay down goldeGn in tiBb/Ebme
CAnd woke up vaniGshing
A/DSweet bird you aC/FreG  C  
Cadd9Briefer than a falliGng star
Cadd9All these vain promises on Gbeauty jars
F/GSomewhere with your wings on time
Cadd9You must be laughing
A/DBehinC/Fd our GeCyes
Cadd9Calendars of oGur lives
Cadd9Circled with cGompromise
F/GSweet bird of time and change
Cadd9You must be laughing
GUp on your feathers Cadd9laughing
[Interlude]
G
Bm7 Em7
Em C Em
Bm7 Em7
Em Cmaj7
Bm7 Am Em7 Em
Bm7 Em Bm7 Em
C
[Verse 2]
Cadd9Golden in Em9time
F/GCities under Cthe sand
Cadd9Power ideaEm9ls and beauty
Bb/EbFading in Cadd9everyoGne's hand
A/DGive mC/Fe somGe tCime
Cadd9I feel like IG'm losing mine
Cadd9Out here on tGhis horizon line
F/GWith the earth spinning
Cadd9And the sky Gforever rushing
A/DNo one kC/FnowsG  C  
Cadd9They can neveGr get that close
Cadd9GuesseGs at most
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
Cadd9Guesses based on what each set of time and Em9change is touching
[Outro]
Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Em7
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