Sweet Bird Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Bm][Em][Bm][G][Bm][Em][Bm][Em]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Out on some [Em]borderline
[G]Some [F]mark of in [G]between[C][G][C]
I lay down [G]golden, [Bb]in time
And [C]woke up van[G]ishing

[Verse 2]
[A]
Sweet bird, [C]you [G]are
[C]Briefer than a f[G]alling sta[C]r
All these vain prom[G]ises on
beauty jars
Somewhere with your wings [F]on time
You must [C]be laughing
[G]Beh[A]ind our eyes[C][G]
[C]Calendars of our[G] lives
[C]Circled with compromise[G]
[F]Sweet bird of time and change
[C]You must [G]be laughing
[F]Up on your feathers [C]laughing

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][Em][Bm][Em][G][C]
[Em][Bm][Em][C][Bm][Em][Bm][Em]
[Bm][Em][Bm][Em]

[Verse 3]
[C]Golden in [G]tim[Em]e[G]
Cit[F]ies un[G]der [C]the sand[G]
[C]Power, [G]ideals and beau[Bb]ty
Fading in [C]everyone's [G]hands

[Verse 4]
[A]
Give me [C]some [G]time[C]
I feel like I'm [G]losing mine
[C]Out here on this horiz[G]on line
With the [F]earth spinning
And the sky [C]forever [G]rushing[A]
No one [Em]knows[C][G]
[C]They can never get that clo[G]se[C]
Guesses [G]at most

[Verse 5]
[F]Guesses based on what each set
Of time [C]and change is touching
[F]Guesses based on what each set
Of time [G]and change is touch[F]ing[C][G]
[F]Guesses [G]based on what each set
Of time [C]and change is [G]touching
[F]Guesses based on wha[G]t each set
Of time and change is [C]touching[G]
Guesses based on what each set
Of time and [C]change is touching
[Bm]Guesses based on what each set
Of time and change is [Em]touching

[Outro 1]
[Em]