Key: Eb major
Verse 1
E
C#m
E
D
A
A bird with feathers of blue
Cm
C
Bm
D
is waiting for you,
Bm
F#m
A
Bm
E
back in your own back
A
E
D
A
yard.
E
A
You'll see a castle in Spain
Cdim
Bm
D
Bm
D
through your windowpane,
Bm
E
D
A
E
A
back in your own backyard.
F#m
C#m
Oh, you can go to the east,
C#m
E
someday you'll come.
B
Bm
right where you started from.
E
A
You'll find your happiness
D
Bm
lies right under your eyes.
A
D
A
E
A
Back in your own backyard.
Am
A
D
G
If it's hard to leave the continent
A
Am
A
G#dim
E
and your spirit starts to wane
D
G
Just remember, there's a girl for
Where? Up in Maine
C
Cdim
Adim
Dm
If you've been to Asi a Minor
G
C
D
when Asia Minor was in style
G
B
E
A
Then you'll find Wyoming finer
Am
C
G
D
Am
than Asia Minor ever was
Dm
Am
Dm
G
by a mile
but they haven't got the
Bm
A
kick of your own gal.
F
G
Must you be shown, pal?
A
B
She's all alone, pal, in Indiana.
Bm
E
Esus4
A
Hurry,
Bbsus4
Bb
hurry, don't delay.
B
C
You gotta board a steamer today.
C#m
C#
C#m
D
Mister, mister, here's my dough.
D#
Bm
Give me a ticket, I got ta go.
E
A
All aboard, all aboard
D
B
Bm
B
Bm
What a rate, look how slow we're moving
A
Bm
D
Bm
D
He can't wait to be in the groove
Bm
E
D
A
D
in Cairo Illinois
Eb
E
C#m
E
I can see my mammy cryin'
C#m
F#
Gosh oh gee, how his heart is
C#m
E
A
D
Flyin' like an auto gyro
C#m
F#
B
To be hard, you'll find your happiness
Ddim
C#m
lies right under your eyes.
A
Cdim
back in your own,
F
E
F#
back in your own backyard.
B
Cdim
B
Aaaaaahhh! Applause
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