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Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E
CAPO 3 VERSE 1 C Am D G D Em (lick1) Well, I saw a bird today --- flying from a bush C Am D (lick2) and the wind blew it away.
And the bBmlack-eyedE mother Asun scC#morched the butterfly at F#mplay (lick3) D Bm E (lick4a) --- velvet veined. I saw it burn. C Am G (lick5) F Fsus2 Dm C With a wintry storm-blown sigh, a silver cloud blew right on by. G Em D G G/F# Em (lick1) And, taking in the morning, I sang --- O Requiem.
VERSE 2
C Well, my Amlady Dtold mGe, ``Stay.'' D Em (lick1) C Am D (lick2) I looked aside and walked away --- along the Strand. But I Bmdidn't Esay a wAord, as the C#mtrain time-table F#mblurred (lick3) D Bm E (lick4b) --- close behind the taxi stand. C Am G (lick5) Saw her face in the tear-drop black cab window. F Fading into the trFsus2affic; wDmatched her Cgo. And taking in the GmornEming, heard mysCelf Dsinging --- O RequiGem. G G/F# Em (lick1) Here I go again. It's the same old story.
Instrumental C Am D G D Em (lick1) Dee dee dee ... C Am D (lick2) dee dee dee ...
dee dee dBmee ... E A C#m F#m (lick3) D Bm E (lick4c) --- dee dee dee ...
OUTRO C Am D G D Em (lick1) Well, I saw a bird today --- I looked aside and walked away along the Strand. lick1 lick2 lick3 ----------------- -------------3-3-3-2-0----------- -------- -------3--------- -------3-3-3--------------------- -------- -2--0------------ -2-0-2-2-2-2-----------2-0-2-0-2- -4--2--- ----------------- --------------------------------- -------- ----------------- --------------------------------- -------- ----------------- --------------------------------- -------- lick4a lick4b lick4c -0--------------- -0--------------- -0------------------ -------2------3-- ------2----2---3- ------2----2------3- ----2----2--0---- ---2----2----0--- ---2----2----2-0---- ----------------- ---1------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- lick5 ------------3------------ -2--0--2----------------- ---------0----2--2--3---- ---------0-------------0- ---------3--------------- -------------------------