birds and children fly away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
I [G]stood with mom and [C]poppa as
the [D]bus pulled in that [G]day
[C]To take me from my [G]childhood to [D]a man
I be[G]lieve it was the [C]first time
I saw [D]either of them [G]cry
As [C]momma held on [D]tight to
[G]daddy’s hand

[Verse 2]
Momma [G]handed me [C]a sandwich and
some [D]money she had [G]saved
And [C]whispered that she [G]knew
I’d be [D]a good man
She [G]gently smiled and [C]told me [D]that
momma’s always [G]know
The [C]only way to [D]come back is to [G]go

[Verse 3]
And birds and [D]children fly away
like [C]clouds on a windy [G]day
And [C]there’s usually a [G]rainbow
[C]after [D]the rain
Birds and children fly away [C]that’s the
Master’s plan you [G]know
[C]Children are [G]God’s gift
to make [D]love grow
And I can still hear poppa say
Don’t cry momma birds and
children fly [G]away

[Verse 4]
(Key change to G#, capo 3 or sharp the chords below
[G]
To play with [Ab]the video)

[Verse 5]
A thousand thoughts flashed [Db]through me
as I [Eb]watched them wave good[Ab]bye
How they [Db]taught me [Ab]to fish
and love an[Eb]d pray
I [Ab]gave the man my [Db]ticket heard
[Eb]poppa gently [Ab]say
[Db]Don’t cry momma [Eb]cause bird
s and children they just fly [Ab]away
[Eb]Birds [Ab]and children

[Verse 6]
[Eb]fly away like
[Db]clouds on a windy [Ab]day
And [Db]there’s usually a [Ab]rainbow
[Db]after [Eb]the rain
Birds and children fly away [Db]that’s the
Master’s plan you [Ab]know
[Db]Children are [Ab]God’s gift
to make [Eb]love grow
And I can still hear poppa say

[Outro 1]
Don’t cry momma birds and children fly away
[Ab]