The Bird Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
THE BIRD
[D]Writer[A]s[D][A]
[D]Hal[A] Coleman,[D]
[A]Bar[D]ry Etrics

[Verse 2]
Well my throat was dry [D]and I was
getting' late
[A]And I w[G]as at this bat
on the interstate
When this [A]guy with a bird on
his shoulder walked in [D]the door
And he proceeded to tell
me the strangest thing
He [G]said, "Sir this bird of mine can
[D]sing like [A]no other bird
You've never heard before!"
[D]Wel[A]l I[D] just looked at the guy
and said "Oh really?"
[A]And he [G]turned to the bird and
said"Do ole Willie"
When that [A]bird started singing
I almost hit the [D]floor.
Whiskey River take my [G]mind
Don't let her memory torture [D]me
Whiskey River don't run [A]dry
You're all I got to take care [D]of me
Well if that ain't the durndest thing
I thought, son, what a heck of a thing
A [G]man could get rich
making that bird sing
[A]And I could feel this wild idear
[D]comin' on strong
I said, "I'm just sittin'
here with two weeks pay
And [G]I'd probably blow it
all anyway
[A]I'll buy that bird If he'll do
one more song."
Maybe I [D]didn't hold you quite as
often as I should [G]have
You were al[C]ways on my mind
[D]You were always on my [G]mind[A][D][A][D]
I said, "well that does it sir, [G]yep
I'd like to buy that bird
[A]Would $500.00 take him off
your hand[D]s?"
Well, he thought for a while and he said,
"alright"
[G]He handed me the bird and he said
[D]"goodnight"
[A]Counted the money and out
the door he [D]ran[E]
I was thinkin' I'd found
the rainbow's end
[A]My ship would soon be rolling in
[B]When that bird sailed out the door
And he was [E]gone
And as I watched him leave I
got boilin' mad
'Cause [A]I knew right then
that I'd been had
And [B]as he faded in the night
he was singing this [E]song
On the road again
I just can't wait to get on the [Ab]road again
(Somebody stop that bird!)
The life I love is making
[F#m]money with my friend
And I [A]can't wait to get [B]on [E]the road

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