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I Saw a Bird Fly Away chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I asked the habitual party
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goer just how high she thought she'd get,
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And I asked the ethereal girls
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if they were floating yet
Verse 2
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F#m
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And so I asked the light of the day,
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what's this rush for heaven,
F#m
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Then I saw a bird fly away,
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and I could not ask again.
Interlude 1
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Bm
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Verse 3
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F#m
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The tabloid tainted actress knows
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the myth of higher ground.
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Bm
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The thing she got from playing a nun
F#m
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she got from sleeping around.
Verse 4
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F#m
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And so I asked the light of the day,
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what's this rush for heaven,
F#m
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Then I saw a bird fly away,
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and I could not ask again.
Interlude 2
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Bm
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Verse 5
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d I've been running uphill,
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panting, punching at the air,
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Fighting what's been pushing me down,
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like I can see it there
Verse 6
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Bm
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And so I asked the light of the day,
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Bm
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what's this rush for heaven,
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Then I saw a bird fly away,
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and I could not ask again.
Verse 7
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And I saw all this climbing, climbing,
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just as far from heaven,
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Then I saw a bird fly away, and I started climbing again.
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Saw a Bird Fly Away by Dar Williams is D major.

The primary chords used in I Saw a Bird Fly Away are G, D, Bm, A, F#m.

No capo is required for this song.

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