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Snowbird

Gene MacLellan, 1969· Songs Well-Known in America · p.296

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Intro: G Bm Am D D7 G (Capo 3)
G Bm Am
Beneath its snowy mantle cold and clean,
D D7 G
The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green.
(G) Bm Am
The snowbird sings the song he always sings,
D D7 G
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring.
(G) Bm Am
When I was young my heart was young then, too.
D D7 G
And anything that it would tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
(G) Bm Am
But now I feel such emptiness with-in,
D D7 G
For the thing that I want most in life's the thing that I can't win.
Chorus:
G Bm Am
Spread your tiny wings and fly away,
D D7 G
And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day.
(G) Bm Am
The one I love for-ever is un-true,
D D7 G
And if I could you know that I would fly away with you.
D C G
And if I could you know that I would fly away with you. (TAG)
 
G Bm Am
The breeze along the river seems to say,
D D7 G
That he'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay.
(G) Bm Am
So, little snowbird, take me with you when you go
D D7 G
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow. (Chorus)