Key: Eb major
Verse 1
B
G#m
B
A
E
A bird with feathers of blue
Gm
G
F#m
A
is waiting for you,
F#m
C#m
E
F#m
B
back in your own back
E
B
A
E
yard.
B
E
You'll see a castle in Spain
Gdim
F#m
A
F#m
A
through your windowpane,
F#m
B
A
E
B
E
back in your own backyard.
C#m
G#m
Oh, you can go to the east,
G#m
B
someday you'll come.
F#
F#m
right where you started from.
B
E
You'll find your happiness
A
F#m
lies right under your eyes.
E
A
E
B
E
Back in your own backyard.
Em
E
A
D
If it's hard to leave the continent
E
Em
E
D#dim
B
and your spirit starts to wane
A
D
Just remember, there's a girl for
Where? Up in Maine
G
Gdim
Edim
Am
If you've been to Asi a Minor
D
G
A
when Asia Minor was in style
D
F#
B
E
Then you'll find Wyoming finer
Em
G
D
A
Em
than Asia Minor ever was
Am
Em
Am
D
by a mile
but they haven't got the
F#m
E
kick of your own gal.
C
D
Must you be shown, pal?
E
F#
She's all alone, pal, in Indiana.
F#m
B
Bsus4
E
Hurry,
Fsus4
F
hurry, don't delay.
F#
G
You gotta board a steamer today.
G#m
G#
G#m
A
Mister, mister, here's my dough.
A#
F#m
Give me a ticket, I got ta go.
B
E
All aboard, all aboard
A
F#
F#m
F#
F#m
What a rate, look how slow we're moving
E
F#m
A
F#m
A
He can't wait to be in the groove
F#m
B
A
E
A
in Cairo Illinois
Bb
B
G#m
B
I can see my mammy cryin'
G#m
C#
Gosh oh gee, how his heart is
G#m
B
E
A
Flyin' like an auto gyro
G#m
C#
F#
To be hard, you'll find your happiness
Adim
G#m
lies right under your eyes.
E
Gdim
back in your own,
C
B
C#
back in your own backyard.
F#
Gdim
F#
Aaaaaahhh! Applause
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