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Songbird

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[Verse 1]
GMy songbird cBmame home
GShe'd been gone for Cso long
D#My songbird came hGome
Heard a Aflutter to the Cmlittle nest D7where she camGe from
[Verse 2]
GJust late lasBmt night
GI heard her sweet voice Ccallin'
D#That she was Ghome (Oh)
AAnd my bluCm7es wDere Ggone
[Chorus]
My Csongbird came home
Back to Gwhere she Embelonged
My Asongbird came home
Just to Fsing that sweet Dsong, ooh
[Solo]
G Bm F C D# G A Cm7 D G
[Chorus]
My Csongbird came home
Back to Gwhere she Embelonged
My Asongbird came home
Just to Fsing that sweet Dsong, ooh
[Verse 3]
GBut now, every Bmnight (Ooh)
GShe sings her lovely Csong to me
D#My songbird came Ghome (Oh)
ANow my tCm7roubD7les are Ggone

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Songbird

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

[Verse 1]

G Bm

My songbird came home

G C

She'd been gone for so long

D# G

My songbird came home

A Cm D7 G

Heard a flutter to the little nest where she came from

[Verse 2]

G Bm

Just late last night

G C

I heard her sweet voice callin'

D# G

That she was home (Oh)

A Cm7 D G

And my blues were gone

[Chorus]

My songbird came home

G Em

Back to where she belonged

My songbird came home

F D

Just to sing that sweet song, ooh

[Solo]

G Bm F C D# G A Cm7 D G

[Chorus]

My songbird came home

G Em

Back to where she belonged

My songbird came home

F D

Just to sing that sweet song, ooh

[Verse 3]

G Bm

But now, every night (Ooh)

G C

She sings her lovely song to me

D# G

My songbird came home (Oh)

A Cm7 D7 G

Now my troubles are gone

About Songbird Chords by Electric Light Orchestra

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