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Capo I
Intro:
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|
COh how sad they sound the songs the queen must sing of dying
A Amprisoner uFpon her throne of Am/Emelancholy DmsighingG  
If she could Dmsee her mirror Emnow
She would be Dmfree of those who Embow and
Scrape the ground beneath her Ffeet
CSilently she walks among her dying midnight roses
AmWatches as each Fmoment goes that Am/Enever really Dmknow usG  
And so it Dmseems she doesn't Emcare
If she has Dmdreams of no one Emthere
Within the shadows of her Froom
But Call my frozen Amwords agree, and say it's time to
EmCall Dmback, Emall Dmthe Fbirds i sent to
Fly behind her Gcastle walls, and I'm
CWeary of the Fnights I've seen
InGside these empty Challs
Interlude:
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|
CWooden lady turn and turn among my weary secrets
And Amwave within the Fhours past and other Am/Eempty DmpocketsG  
Maybe we've Dmfound what we have Emlost
When we've unDmwound so many Emcrossed entangling
MisunderFstandings; but
But Call my frozen Amwords agree, and say it's time to
EmCall Dmback, Emall Dmthe Fbirds I sent to
Fly behind her Gcastle walls, and I'm
CWeary of the Fnights i've seen
InGside these empty Challs
Coda:
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|
|      C|     Am|    Fmaj7|     G|

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The Birds Of St Marks

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am/E

Capo I

Intro:

C Am Fmaj7 G

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C Am Fmaj7 G

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Oh how sad they sound the songs the queen must sing of dying

Am F Am/E Dm G

A prisoner upon her throne of melancholy sighing

Dm Em

If she could see her mirror now

Dm Em

She would be free of those who bow and

Scrape the ground beneath her feet

Silently she walks among her dying midnight roses

Am F Am/E Dm G

Watches as each moment goes that never really know us

Dm Em

And so it seems she doesn't care

Dm Em

If she has dreams of no one there

Within the shadows of her room

C Am

But all my frozen words agree, and say it's time to

Em Dm Em Dm F

Call back, all the birds i sent to

Fly behind her castle walls, and I'm

C F

Weary of the nights I've seen

G C

Inside these empty halls

Interlude:

C Am Fmaj7 G

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C Am Fmaj7 G

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Wooden lady turn and turn among my weary secrets

Am F Am/E Dm G

And wave within the hours past and other empty pockets

Dm Em

Maybe we've found what we have lost

Dm Em

When we've unwound so many crossed entangling

Misunderstandings; but

C Am

But all my frozen words agree, and say it's time to

Em Dm Em Dm F

Call back, all the birds I sent to

Fly behind her castle walls, and I'm

C F

Weary of the nights i've seen

G C

Inside these empty halls

Coda:

C Am Fmaj7 G

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C Am Fmaj7 G

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