I Saw a Bird Fly Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][Bm][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 1]
I [G]asked the ha[A]bitual [D]party
goer [G]just how high [A]she thought [D]she'd get,
An[G]d I a[A]sked the ethe[Bm]real g[F#m]irls
if [G]they were [A]floating [D]yet

[Verse 2]
[G]And so I [A]asked the light [D]of the [F#m]day,
[G]what's this [A]rush for [D]heaven,
[F#m]Then I saw a [G]bird f[A]ly away,
[Bm]and [F#m]I could not [G]ask again.[A]

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][A][Bm][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 3]
The [G]tabloid [A]tainted [D]actress [F#m]knows
the [G]myth of [A]higher [D]ground.
The thing [G]she got [A]from play[Bm]ing a nun
[F#m]she got fr[G]om sl[A]eeping ar[D]ound.

[Verse 4]
[G]And so I [A]asked the light [D]of the [F#m]day,
[G]what's this [A]rush for [D]heaven,
[F#m]Then I saw a [G]bird[A] fly away,
[Bm]and [F#m]I could not [G]ask again.[A]

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][A][Bm][D][G][A][D][F#m][G][A][Bm]
[F#m]
[D]An

[Verse 5]
[G]d I[A]'ve[D] been[G] running u[A]phill,[D]
panting, [G]punching [A]at the [D]air,
[G]Fighting [A]what's been push[Bm]ing me [F#m]down,
like I [G]can [A]see it there

[Verse 6]
[D]And so [G]I ask[A]ed the light of [Bm]the day,[F#m]
[G]what's this [A]rush for [Bm]heaven,
[F#m]Then I saw a [G]bird[A] fly away,
[Bm]and [F#m]I could not [G]ask again.[A][D]

[Verse 7]
And I [G]saw [A]all this [Bm]climbing, [D]climbing,
[F#m]just a[G]s far fr[A]om heaven[Bm],[D]
[F#m]Then I saw a [G]bird fly aw[A]ay, [Bm]and I [D]started climb[G]ing [A]again.

[Outro 1]
[D][G]
[A][Bm][D][F#m][G][A][D][G][D][A][Bm][F#m][G][A][D]
[G][A][D][G][A][D][G][A]