birds and children fly away

birds and children fly away easy guitar chords by Cal Smith

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Eb

    6
    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    I 
    stood 
    with 
    mom 
    and 
    poppa 
    as 

    the 
    bus 
    pulled 
    in 
    that 
    day 

    To take 
    me 
    from 
    my 
    childhood 
    to 
    a man 

    I 
    be
    lieve 
    it 
    was 
    the 
    first 
    time 

    I saw 
    either 
    of 
    them 
    cry 

    As 
    momma 
    held 
    on 
    tight 
    to 

    daddy’s hand 

    Verse 2
    Momma 
    handed 
    me 
    a sandwich 
    and 

    some 
    money 
    she 
    had 
    saved 

    And 
    whispered 
    that 
    she 
    knew 

    I’d be 
    a good 
    man 

    She 
    gently 
    smiled 
    and 
    told 
    me 
    that 

    momma’s always 
    know 

    The 
    only 
    way 
    to 
    come 
    back 
    is 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 3
    And 
    birds 
    and 
    children 
    fly 
    away 

    like 
    clouds 
    on 
    a windy 
    day 

    And 
    there’s usually 
    a 
    rainbow 

    after 
    the rain 

    Birds 
    and 
    children 
    fly 
    away 
    that’s the 

    Master’s plan 
    you 
    know 

    Children 
    are 
    God’s gift 

    to make 
    love 
    grow 

    And 
    I 
    can still 
    hear 
    poppa 
    say 

    Don’t cry 
    momma 
    birds 
    and 

    children 
    fly 
    away 

    Verse 4
    (Key change to 
    G#, capo 3 or sharp 
    the chords 
    below 


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    video) 

    Verse 5
    A thousand 
    thoughts 
    flashed 
    through 
    me 

    as 
    I 
    watched 
    them 
    wave 
    good
    bye 

    How they 
    taught 
    me 
    to fish 

    and 
    love 
    an
    d pray 

    I 
    gave 
    the 
    man 
    my 
    tick
    et 
    heard 

    poppa 
    gently 
    say 

    Don’t cry 
    momma 
    cause bird

    s and children 
    they just 
    fly 
    away 

    Birds 
    and 
    children 
    Verse 6
    fly 
    away 
    like 

    clouds 
    on 
    a windy 
    day 

    And 
    there’s usually 
    a 
    rainbow 

    after 
    the rain 

    Birds 
    and 
    children 
    fly 
    away 
    that’s the 

    Master’s plan 
    you 
    know 

    Children 
    are 
    God’s gift 

    to make 
    love 
    grow 

    And 
    I 
    can 
    still 
    hear 
    poppa 
    say 

    Outro 1
    Don’t cry 
    momma 
    birds 
    and 
    children 
    fly 
    away 


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