Small Swift Birds chords by Cowboy Junkies
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Intro 1
(A minor) (Eaug) (F minor) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
I've been (D major)
told that it's (C major) just the way life goes. (G major)
Once (C major) the wildest river is (G major) now
a trickle to the sea.
The (C major) peak we risk our lives to scale be
(G major) comes dirt beneath our feet.
The wisdom (C major) of a life time al (G major) ways
disappears untapped.
(C major) Paradise once given (G major) will
always be taken back.
And the (A minor) love you hang your (C major) life upon
will start (D major) to slowly crack.
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Interlude 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 2
I have seen (D major) people (C major) suffocate (G major) the dream.
For (C major) getting to turn that one last time while
she (G major) watches through the door.
(C major) Focusing on the garbage
(D major) that she (G major) use to ignore.
(C major) Thinking she looks so beautiful
but not yelling (G major) it out loud.
He should (C major) have thought to kiss
her (G major) before he headed out.
Just for (A minor) getting how fucking (C major) lucky you are
to have found (D major) her in such a crowd.
Verse 3
But we've seen (C major) a cloud of starlings
(G major) rising (D major) on a crisp autumn day. (G major)
We were (C major) handed the weight of a child (G major)
sleeping (D major) and bore her away. (G major)
We've (C major) tasted the tears that (G major) fall when
saying (D major) goodbye forever (G major) .
And we've seen (C major) the silver from a (G major) waxing moon
(D major) wash upon the shore.
Interlude 2
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
(G major)
Verse 4
I have heard (D major) about the lives (C major)
of small swift (G major) birds.
They (C major) dazzle with their colour and
their deftness (G major) through the air.
Just (C major) a simple glimpse will keep (G major)
you simply standing there.
(C major) Legendary journeys made
on (G major) fragile hollow wings.
The (C major) night skies rich with whistling
(G major) each and every spring.
And (A minor) then there's the day we (C major) look for them
and can't find (D major) them anywhere.
Verse 5
(G major)
I've been (D major) told that it's
(C major) just the way life goes.
Small Swift Birds
Cowboy Junkies
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