Intro
(No Chord)
Ahh ahh, ahh ahh, ahh ahh, ahh ahh
EAEEAEverse 1EAE
I look up to-oo-oo the - little bi-i-ird that glides acro-oss the sky-y-y
EAE
He sings the cleare-est - melody-ee-ee-ee. It makes me wa-ant to cry-y-y-y
DAE
It makes me want to sit right down and cry cry cry-y - yeah.
verse 2EAE
I walk alo-o-ong the - city stree-ee-eets so dark with ra-age and fea-ear
EAE
And I...I wish that I-i-i could - be that bi-ird and fly-y away from he-e-ere
DAE
I wish I had the wings to fly away from here - yeah.
C#m7F#7add4
But my my I feel so low. My my where do I go?
C#m7F#7add4
My my what do I know? My my we reap what we sow.
A2C#m7
They always said that you knew best but
A2C#m7
This little bird's fallen out of that nest now
A2C#m7
I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed
BE
So I've just got to put these wings to test
Break (as intro)
EAE
Woo-ooo-wooh. Ahh ahh. Woo-ooo-wooh. Ahh ahh.
EAE
Woo-ooo-wooh. Ahh ahh. Woo-ooo-wooh. Ahh ahh.
verse 3EAE
For I am ju-u-ust a-a - troubled so-o-o-oul who's weighted - weighted to the ground
EAE
Give me the stre-e-ength to - carry o-o-on 'till I - can lay my burden dow-ow-own
DAE
Give me the strength to lay this burden down down down yeah
BAE
Give me the strength to lay it down
C#m7F#7add4
But my my I feel so low. My my where do I go?
C#m7F#7add4
My my what do I know? My my we reap what we sow.
A2C#m7
They always said that you knew best but
A2C#m7
This little bird's fallen out of that nest now
A2C#m7
I've got a feeling that it might have been blessed
BE
So I've just got to put these wings to test
C#m7F#7add4
But my my I feel so low. My my where do I go?
C#m7F#7add4
My my what do I know? My my we reap what we sow.
A2C#m7A2C#m7
(Let me tell you one ti-i-ime)
A2C#m7BE
Oo-ooh - yeah