Bird Song of Freedom

[G]  [C]  [G]  [D]  [Em]  [C]  [D]  [G]

There[G] once was a [C]young bird, he was [G]plain as could [D]be
[Em]He looked like any [C]other, that muc[G]h i could [D]see
And i'd [G]written him [C]off, untill [G]i was proved [D]wrong
The[Em] day that this [C]bird started [D]singing his [G]song.

And a [G]freedom i've [C]not felt since [G]i was a bo[D]y
Ov[Em]ertook my whole[C] being, i wa[G]s filled with [D]joy
But then [G]i became w[C]orried, that the [G]bird would not s[D]tay
So i [Em]cornered him, c[C]aged him up, l[D]ocked him away[G].

I said,"[C]Sing me the s[G]ong you sang [D]moments ago[Em],
it made me feel [C]happy and made[G] my heart f[D]low"
But he [C]looked at me s[G]adly and his [D]eyes, they turned [Em]bleek
And there was not a [C]sound coming [D]out from his [G]beek.

So t[G]ried to en[C]tice him to [G]get him to s[D]ing
But he s[Em]eemed to be s[C]ad, though he [G]had everythin[D]g
And [G]as the weeks p[C]assed, he looked w[G]orse everyda[D]y
he s[Em]eemed to be d[C]ying, yet s[D]till i would [G]say,

I'd say,"[C]Sing me that [G]old song that [D]you sang bef[Em]ore
it's been so [C]long i don't know[G] anymore [D]
just [C]how the [G]tune went, won't you [D]sing it for [Em]me?
And if it had [C]words tell me [D]what would they [G]be?"

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And [G]then the time [C]came
when the [G]bird passed aw[D]ay
but he t[Em]old me the w[C]ords to his s[G]ong on that d[D]ay

He said...
"The s[G]ong that i w[C]rote...
the one [G]i shared with [D]you...
it was a [Em]song about [C]freedom that [G]i hold so t[D]rue

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And i'd s[C]ing you the s[G]ong but my f[D]reedom is g[Em]one
and now i am d[C]ying but soon i'l[G]l journey on[D]
to a [C]place where those s[G]weet notes will [D]be heard a[Em]gain
and my song about [C]freedom i'll s[D]ing for you t[G]hen."

Ohhhhhhhhhh
I said,"For[C]give me dear G[G]od for this [D]wrong i have [Em]done
my selfish h[C]eart took the l[G]ife of this [D]one
But i [C]pray that one [G]day i will [D]join him and t[Em]hen
i'll hear that s[C]weet song of f[D]reedom ag[G]ain
[Em]i'll hear that s[C]weet song of f[D]reedom ag[G]ain
[Em]i'll hear that s[C]weet song of f[D]reedom ag[G]ain
[Em]i'll hear that s[C]weet song of f[D]reedom ag[G]ain.

(outro)

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