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FBirds, Embirds, everywhere I DmseeBb  
I wanna live like Gthey doBb  
I wanna be in their Gtrees
so FheavenlyA  
FBirds, Embirds everywhere I DmgoBb  
I wanna know what Gthey knowBb  
I wanna live in Gharmony,
so FsimplyA  
ADear God, I know sometime I'm gonna Dmdie
Bband when I do I hope you'll give me one more GtryC  
up in the sky with those
FBirds, Embirds, everywhere I Dmturn,Bb  
Looking down there's no GboundariesBb  
Looking down there's no Gcountries
no FmiseryA  
ADear God, I know sometime I'm gonna Dmdie
Bband when I do I hope you'll give me one more GtryC  
up in the sky with those
FBirds, Embirds, everywhere I DmseeBb  
I wanna live like Gthey doBb  
I wanna be in their Gtrees
so Ffree

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Birds

by Adrian Belew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F Em Dm Bb

Birds, birds, everywhere I see

G Bb

I wanna live like they do

I wanna be in their trees

F A

so heavenly

F Em Dm Bb

Birds, birds everywhere I go

G Bb

I wanna know what they know

I wanna live in harmony,

F A

so simply

A Dm

Dear God, I know sometime I'm gonna die

Bb G C

and when I do I hope you'll give me one more try

up in the sky with those

F Em Dm Bb

Birds, birds, everywhere I turn,

G Bb

Looking down there's no boundaries

Looking down there's no countries

F A

no misery

A Dm

Dear God, I know sometime I'm gonna die

Bb G C

and when I do I hope you'll give me one more try

up in the sky with those

F Em Dm Bb

Birds, birds, everywhere I see

G Bb

I wanna live like they do

I wanna be in their trees

so free

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