Meadowlark chords by
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Print

N/A1 views
Key: Gb major
Verse 1
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

When I
Db
Db

was a girl,
Gb
Gb

I had a favourite story
Db
Db

Of the meadowlark who lived
B
B

where the rivers wind
Ab
Ab

Her voice could match the
Cm
Cm

Bbm
Bbm

angels' in its glory
B
B

But she was blind
Abm
Abm

Gb
Gb

Absus4
Absus4

The lark was blind
Verse 2
Db
Db

The king of the rivers took
Gb
Gb

her to his palace
Db
Db

Where the walls were burnished
B
B

bronze and golden braid
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory
Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

chalice and he prayed
Absus4
Absus4

"Sing for
Verse 3
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

me, my meadowlark
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Sing for me of the silver morning
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Set me free, my meadowlark
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

And I'll buy you a priceless jewel
Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

And cloth of brocade and crewel
Ebm
Ebm

Gb
Gb

And I'll love you for life
Ab
Ab

Abm
Abm

Db
Db

if you will
Gb
Gb

Sing for me."
Verse 4
Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Than one day as the lark
Gb
Gb

sang by the water
Db
Db

The god of the sun heard her
B
B

in his flight
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

And her singing moved him so,
Bbm
Bbm

he came and brought her
B
B

The gift of sight
Absus4
Absus4

Gb
Gb

Absus4
Absus4

He gave her sight
Db
Db

And she opened her eyes to the
Gb
Gb

shimmer and the splendour
Db
Db

Of this beautiful young god,
B
B

so proud and strong
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

And he called to the lark in a voice
Bbm
Bbm

both rough and tender
Gb
Gb

"Come along
Absus4
Absus4

Fly with
Verse 5
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

me, my meadowlark
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Fly with me on the silver morning
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Past the sea where the dolphins bark
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

We will dance on the coral beaches
Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

Make a feast of the plums and peaches
Absus4
Absus4

Just as far as your vision reaches
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

Fly with me."
Verse 6
Bbm
Bbm

B
B

But the meadowlark said no
Bbm
Bbm

B
B

For the old king loved her so
Abm
Abm

She couldn't bear
Gb
Gb

to wound his pride
Bbm
Bbm

B
B

So the sun god flew away and when the
Bbm
Bbm

B
B

king came down that day
Eb
Eb

Fm
Fm

He found his meadowlark had died
Cm
Cm

Eb
Eb

Every time I heard that part,
Ab
Ab

Absus4
Absus4

I cried
Verse 7
Db
Db

And now I stand here,
Gb
Gb

starry- eyed and stormy
Db
Db

Oh, just when I thought my
B
B

heart was finally numb
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

A beautiful young man ap
Ab
Ab

Bbm
Bbm

pears before me
B
B

Absus4
Absus4

Singing "Come, oh,
Gb
Gb

won't you come?"
Absus4
Absus4

Db
Db

And what can I do if
Gb
Gb

finally for the first time
Db
Db

B
B

The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

If love has come at last,
Bbm
Bbm

it's picked the worst time
Absus4
Absus4

Still I know I've got to go
Verse 8
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Fly away, meadowlark
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Fly away in the silver morning
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark
Ab
Ab

So it's off where the days won't bind me
Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

I know I leave wounds behind me
Ebm
Ebm

Db
Db

Abm
Abm

But I won't let tomorrow find me
Db
Db

B
B

Db
Db

Back this way
Verse 9
Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Before my past once again
Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Abm
Abm

Ab
Ab

can blind me
Db
Db

Db
Db

Fly away
Ab
Ab

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Verse 10
And we won't wait to
Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Bbm
Bbm

say goodbye
Gb
Gb

Ebm
Ebm

Fm
Fm

Absus4
Absus4

My beautiful young man an
Gb
Gb

Absus4
Absus4

d I
Outro 1
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsDb Gb B Ab Cm...

More songs by Sarah Brightman

Discover chords for more songs to play

68 More
Sarah Brightman

Only an Ocean Away

Sarah Brightman

Free

Sarah Brightman

the second element ii

Sarah Brightman

Heaven Is Here

Tom Jones and Sarah Brightman

Something in the Air

Sarah Brightman

The Second Element, Pt. 2

Sarah brightman

Half a moment

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

800K+ More
Sarah Brightman

Only an Ocean Away

Sarah Brightman

The Animals

The House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

4.9

Coldplay

Yellow

Coldplay

4.8

Sarah Brightman

Free

Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman

the second element ii

Sarah Brightman

The Cranberries

Zombie

The Cranberries

4.8

Junior H

Ella

Junior H

4.6

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

100 More

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

2

Creep

Radiohead

4.9

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4.8

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

4.8

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

4.8

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

22K+ More

Dracula

Tame Impala

Stay Country Or Die Tryin’

Blake Shelton

Yo te necesito

Marca MP

5.0

Fast

Juice WRLD

5.0

Mr Red White And Blue

Coffey Anderson

Todo va estar bien

Barak

5.0

Station To Station

David Bowie

1.0