I Was a Bird

I Was a Bird easy guitar chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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  • Verse 1
    was 
    bird 

    that 
    loved 
    to 
    fly 

    Catching 
    the wind 
    as it went 
    south 

    And I 
    could 
    touch 
    every 
    inch 
    of sky 

    And the 
    sweetest 
    song

    trilled 
    from 
    my 
    mouth 

    Verse 2
    But I'm 
    no 
    bird 
    anyone 
    can 
    see 

    And there's 
    no 
    wind 
    waiting 
    for 
    me 

    It's 
    just 
    dream, 
    it's 
    just 
    dream 

    To 
    be 
    a bird 
    flying 
    free 

    was 
    Verse 3
    cloud 
    that 
    loved 
    to 
    drift 

    Offering 
    shade 
    to lay 
    upon 

    And the 
    greenest 
    grass 
    was 
    my 
    gift 

    And a 
    summer 
    day 
    was 
    my song 

    Verse 4
    But I'm 
    no 
    cloud 
    anyone 

    can 
    see 

    And there's 
    just 
    dust 
    instead 
    of green 

    It's 
    just 
    dream, 
    it's 
    just 
    a dream 

    To 
    be 
    a cloud 
    drifting 
    free 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 5
    was 
    a light 
    that 
    loved 
    to dance 

    Without 
    a care 
    of 
    who might 
    see 

    I tempted 
    fate 
    and 
    welcomed 
    chance 

    And 
    I held 
    the world 
    inside 
    of 
    me 

    Verse 6
    The clouds 
    have 
    fled, 

    and the 
    birds 
    have 
    flown 

    And the 
    light 
    that 
    was 
    is 
    all 
    but 
    gone 

    It's 
    just 
    dream, 
    it's 
    just 
    a dream 

    To 
    be 
    a light 

    To 
    be 
    a cloud 

    To 
    be 
    a bird 

    Flying 
    free 

    Outro 1

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