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[Intro]
 A(4 bars)
[Verse 1]
AI might go to the mountains of Spain
AAnd I'll see all the pretty snow,
AAnd I'll Edream the dream I Ddream
No matter where I AgoF#m  
[Verse 2]
We were still Ayoung like when we met,
AAnd I hadn't fucked it all up yet,
And you Ewanted me to be with Dyou
Like beAfore
[Chorus]
What I Dlike about time is it don't ask why
DWhat I like about love is it makes me cry
What I Bmlike about the bird is she don't need
Nothing but Esky...Bm  
[Verse 3]
And I Aknow you tried to tell me then
ANo one could bear the shit I put on them
I bet you Ewonder why you even let me Din
Well, so do AI
[Instrumental]
Em   D    A    Em    D
[Verse 4]
In my dAream I never make you pay
AFor all the things you did and did not say
I was Eready to be good to Dyou
And make you AstayF#m  
[Verse 5]
And you Atook me to the carnival town,
AAnd we rode the rides up and down,
And we Ewatched the birds watch us Dsmile,
And then they flew Aaway
[Chorus]
What I Dlike about time is it don't ask why
DWhat I like about love is it makes me cry
What I Bmlike about the bird is she don't need
Nothing but Esky...Bm  
[Verse 6]
And I Aknow you think my life's a crime
AAnd you talk about it to your wife sometimes
Y'all shake your Eheads and sigh
Oh beDlieve me, I shake mAine.
[Outro]
Em   D    A    Em    D    A
Em   D    A    Em    D    A

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The Bird

by Shawn Colvin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

(4 bars)

[Verse 1]

I might go to the mountains of Spain

And I'll see all the pretty snow,

A E D

And I'll dream the dream I dream

A F#m

No matter where I go

[Verse 2]

We were still young like when we met,

And I hadn't fucked it all up yet,

E D

And you wanted me to be with you

Like before

[Chorus]

What I like about time is it don't ask why

What I like about love is it makes me cry

What I like about the bird is she don't need

E Bm

Nothing but sky...

[Verse 3]

And I know you tried to tell me then

No one could bear the shit I put on them

E D

I bet you wonder why you even let me in

Well, so do I

[Instrumental]

Em D A Em D

[Verse 4]

In my dream I never make you pay

For all the things you did and did not say

E D

I was ready to be good to you

A F#m

And make you stay

[Verse 5]

And you took me to the carnival town,

And we rode the rides up and down,

E D

And we watched the birds watch us smile,

And then they flew away

[Chorus]

What I like about time is it don't ask why

What I like about love is it makes me cry

What I like about the bird is she don't need

E Bm

Nothing but sky...

[Verse 6]

And I know you think my life's a crime

And you talk about it to your wife sometimes

Y'all shake your heads and sigh

D A

Oh believe me, I shake mine.

[Outro]

Em D A Em D A

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