The Bird chords by
Jerry Reed

Verse 2
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Well my throat was dry and I was
getting' late
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G G 
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And I was at this bat
on the interstate
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When this guy with a bird on
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his shoulder walked in the door
And he proceeded to tell
me the strangest thing
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He said, "Sir this bird of mine can
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A A 
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sing like no other bird
You've never heard before!"
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A A 
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Well I just looked at the guy
and said "Oh really?"
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G G 
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And he turned to the bird and
said"Do ole Willie"
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When that bird started singing
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I almost hit the floor.
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Whiskey River take my mind
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Don't let her memory torture me
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Whiskey River don't run dry
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You're all I got to take care of me
Well if that ain't the durndest thing
I thought, son, what a heck of a thing
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A man could get rich
making that bird sing
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And I could feel this wild idear
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comin' on strong
I said, "I'm just sittin'
here with two weeks pay
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And I'd probably blow it
all anyway
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I'll buy that bird If he'll do
one more song."
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Maybe I didn't hold you quite as
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often as I should have
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You were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind
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I said, "well that does it sir, yep
I'd like to buy that bird
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Would $500.00 take him off
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your hands?"
Well, he thought for a while and he said,
"alright"
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He handed me the bird and he said
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"goodnight"
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Counted the money and out
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the door he ran
I was thinkin' I'd found
the rainbow's end
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My ship would soon be rolling in
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When that bird sailed out the door
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And he was gone
And as I watched him leave I
got boilin' mad
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'Cause I knew right then
that I'd been had
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And as he faded in the night
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he was singing this song
On the road again
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I just can't wait to get on the road again
(Somebody stop that bird!)
The life I love is making
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money with my friend
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And I can't wait to get on the road

Outro 1
again
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