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Injured Bird

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[Verse 1]
YAou arrEived aDs I was leavingA  
You wEere filled with that Dpopular Afeeling
I Ecould Dtell by the walkA  
I Ehave Dheard about the waAlk
DThink to yourself A, like  Dwhen you're in beAd
SoEmething cloDbbered me in the heEad
Am  DI ready  Ato Eleave, you saidD  
I Ahave Eexhausted this vieDw
I Ahave Eexhausted this viewA  
[Chorus]
I was Dflattered but ambivAalent
I was captive Dand I was spentA  
I was Dwounded the other dayA  
But Eyou
You  Dcouldn't Asee me:
I'm Ereally meA  
[Verse 2]
Of Eall the stories DI've heardA  
The  Eone with the Dinjured birdA  
SEeems to Dme most  Atrue
It Eseems tDo me most Atrue
You  Dkept iAt warm, and Dsafe in a boxA  
A Egrass and old Dshattered bent cardboard Ebox
ThDen you lAet the cat Eover the Dfence
It Adoesn't get Eany Dbetter than Athis
It doesn't geEt  any Dbetter thaAn this
[Chorus]
I was Dwounded the other dayA  
But Eyou
You Dcouldn't  Asee me:
I'm Ereally meA  

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Injured Bird

by Vic Chesnutt

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[Verse 1]

A E D A

You arrived as I was leaving

E D A

You were filled with that popular feeling

E D A

I could tell by the walk

E D A

I have heard about the walk

D A D A

Think to yourself , like when you're in bed

E D E

Something clobbered me in the head

D A E D

Am I ready to leave, you said

A E D

I have exhausted this view

A E A

I have exhausted this view

[Chorus]

D A

I was flattered but ambivalent

D A

I was captive and I was spent

D A

I was wounded the other day

But you

D A

You couldn't see me:

E A

I'm really me

[Verse 2]

E D A

Of all the stories I've heard

E D A

The one with the injured bird

E D A

Seems to me most true

E D A

It seems to me most true

D A D A

You kept it warm, and safe in a box

E D E

A grass and old shattered bent cardboard box

D A E D

Then you let the cat over the fence

A E D A

It doesn't get any better than this

E D A

It doesn't get any better than this

[Chorus]

D A

I was wounded the other day

But you

D A

You couldn't see me:

E A

I'm really me

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