The Bird

The Bird easy guitar chords by Jerry Reed

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  • Verse 1
    THE BIRD 

    Writer

    Hal 
    Cole
    man, 

    Barry Etrics 

    Verse 2
    Well my 
    throat 
    was dry 
    and I was 

    getting' late 

    And 
    I was 
    at this 
    bat 

    on the interstate 

    When this 
    guy 
    with a 
    bird 
    on 

    his shoulder 
    walked 
    in 
    the door 

    And 
    he 
    proceeded 
    to 
    tell 

    me the 
    strangest 
    thing 

    He 
    said, "Sir 
    this bird 
    of mine 
    can 

    sing 
    like 
    no 
    other 
    bird 

    You've 
    never 
    heard 
    before!" 

    Well 
    just 
    looked 
    at the guy 

    and said 
    "Oh 
    really?" 

    And 
    he 
    turned 
    to the 
    bird 
    and 

    said"Do ole 
    Willie" 

    When that 
    bird 
    started 
    singing 

    I almost 
    hit 
    the 
    floor. 

    Whiskey 
    River 
    take 
    my 
    mind 

    Don't 
    let 
    her memory 
    torture 
    me 

    Whiskey 
    River 
    don't 
    run 
    dry 

    You're 
    all 
    I got 
    to take 
    care 
    of me 

    Well if 
    that 
    ain't the 
    durndest 
    thing 

    thought, 
    son, 
    what a 
    heck of 
    a thing 

    man 
    could get 
    rich 

    making 
    that bird 
    sing 

    And I 
    could feel 
    this wild 
    idear 

    comin' 
    on 
    strong 

    I said, 
    "I'm just 
    sittin' 

    here with 
    two 
    weeks pay 

    And 
    I'd probably 
    blow it 

    all 
    anyway 

    I'll buy that 
    bird 
    If he'll do 

    one more song." 

    Maybe 
    didn't hold 
    you quite 
    as 

    often 
    as I should 
    have 

    You were 
    al
    ways 
    on 
    my 
    mind 

    You were 
    always 
    on 
    my 
    mind 

    I said, 
    "well 
    that does 
    it 
    sir, 
    yep 

    I'd like 
    to 
    buy 
    that 
    bird 

    Would 
    $500.00 take 
    him off 

    your hand
    s?" 

    Well, 
    he thought 
    for a 
    while 
    and he said, 

    "al
    right" 

    He handed 
    me 
    the 
    bird 
    and he said 

    "goodnight" 

    Counted 
    the money 
    and 
    out 

    the door 
    he 
    ran 

    I was 
    thinkin' 
    I'd found 

    the 
    rainbow's 
    end 

    My 
    ship would 
    soon 
    be 
    rolling 
    in 

    When 
    that bird 
    sailed 
    out 
    the door 

    And he was 
    gone 

    And 
    as I watched 
    him 
    leave I 

    got 
    boilin' 
    mad 

    'Cause 
    I knew 
    right 
    then 

    that 
    I'd been 
    had 

    And 
    as he 
    faded 
    in the 
    night 

    he was 
    singing 
    this 
    song 

    On 
    the road 
    again 

    just can't 
    wait 
    to get 
    on 
    the 
    road 
    again 

    (Somebody stop 
    that 
    bird!) 

    The life 
    I love 
    is making 

    money 
    with 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    can't 
    wait 
    to 
    get 
    on 
    the road 

    Outro 1
    again 





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