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[Intro]
E  Am  A  B  E
[Refrain]
EShe's only a bird
In a Agilded F#mcage,
A Bbeautiful B7sight to Esee,
You may Athink she's F#7happy
And Bfree from C#mcare,
She's F#7not
Tho' she seems to B7be,B  
'TEis sad when you think
Of her waF#msted life,
For B7youth cannot mate with aEge,
And her Abeauty was F#sold
For an Bold man's Egold,
She's a F#7bird in a BgilB7ded cEage.
[break]
E  F#m  B7  B  E A E
[Verse]
EThe ballroom was filled with Afashion's throng,
B7It shone with a thousand Elights;B  
AAnd there was a woman who Epassed alonC#mg,
The F#7fairest of all the sB7ights.B  
EA girl to her lover then Amsoftly F#msighed,
"There'B7s riches at her G#command."
"But she F#married for A#mwealth, not for Elove," he cried!
"Though she lF#7ives in a mansion B7grandB  
[Refrain]
EShe's only a bird
In a Agilded F#mcage,
A Bbeautiful B7sight to Esee,
You may Athink she's F#7happy
And Bfree from C#mcare,
She's F#7not
Tho' she seems to B7be,B  
'TEis sad when you think
Of her waF#msted life,
For B7youth cannot mate with aEge,
And her Abeauty was F#sold
For an Eold man's gold,
She's a F#bird in a Bgilded Ecage.A  Am  E  

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A Bird In A Gilded Cage

by Florrie Forde

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#7

C#m

A#m

[Intro]

E Am A B E

[Refrain]

She's only a bird

A F#m

In a gilded cage,

B B7 E

A beautiful sight to see,

A F#7

You may think she's happy

B C#m

And free from care,

F#7

She's not

B7 B

Tho' she seems to be,

'Tis sad when you think

F#m

Of her wasted life,

B7 E

For youth cannot mate with age,

A F#

And her beauty was sold

B E

For an old man's gold,

F#7 B B7 E

She's a bird in a gilded cage.

[break]

E F#m B7 B E A E

[Verse]

E A

The ballroom was filled with fashion's throng,

B7 E B

It shone with a thousand lights;

A E C#m

And there was a woman who passed along,

F#7 B7 B

The fairest of all the sights.

E Am F#m

A girl to her lover then softly sighed,

B7 G#

"There's riches at her command."

F# A#m E

"But she married for wealth, not for love," he cried!

F#7 B7 B

"Though she lives in a mansion grand

[Refrain]

She's only a bird

A F#m

In a gilded cage,

B B7 E

A beautiful sight to see,

A F#7

You may think she's happy

B C#m

And free from care,

F#7

She's not

B7 B

Tho' she seems to be,

'Tis sad when you think

F#m

Of her wasted life,

B7 E

For youth cannot mate with age,

A F#

And her beauty was sold

For an old man's gold,

F# B E A Am E

She's a bird in a gilded cage.

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