Fish & Bird chords by Tom Waits

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Verse 1
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They bought a
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round for the sailor
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And they heard his tale
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Of a world that was so far away
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And a song that we'd never heard
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A song of a little bird
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That fell in love with a whale
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Verse 2
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He said, 'You cannot live in
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the ocean'
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And she said to him
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'You never can live in the sky'
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But the ocean is filled with tears
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And the sea turns in
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to a mirror
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There's a whale in the
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moon when it's clear
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And a bird on the tide

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Verse 3

Please don't cry

Let me dry your eyes

Verse 4
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So tell me that you will wait for me
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Hold me in your arms
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I promise we never will part
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I'll never sail back to the time
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But I'll always pretend
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you're mine
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Though I know that we both must part
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You can live in my heart

Verse 5

Please don't cry

Let me dry your eyes

Verse 6
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And tell me that you will wait for me
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Hold me in your arms
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I promise we never will part
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I'll never sail back to the time
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But I'll always pretend
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that you're mine
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I know that we both must part
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You can live in my heart