Dark Bird
Marty StuartVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
On a cool September mornin', in the fall of 2'03,
A crier from Jerusalem brought the news to me.
His words were sharp and dreaded, and they made a lonesome sound,
And they snapped my heart in two, like a stick stepped on the ground.
And I cried and cried and cried, at the cutting of the pain,
And quietly said goodbye, so long in Jesus' name.
Dark bird, watch you fly,
Dark bird, to another sky.
And I'll bet you were a sight, when you hit that cloud of love,
And flew out the other side, in the form of a dove.
Dark bird, dark bird.
Six feet one and a box of steel, in a pretty coat of black,
Well I watched the world, watch themselves, watch your final act.
And I couldn't help but notice, when they laid you in the earth,
A train went by, headed north, for whatever it is worth.
Your voice echoes in the wind, it rumbles through the trees,
But after you've been everywhere, I guess it's time to leave.
Dark bird, watch you fly,
Dark bird, to another sky.
And I'll bet you were a sight, when you hit that cloud of love,
And flew out the other side, in the form of a dove.
Dark bird, dark bird.
Dark bird.
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Readable chord sheet for Dark Bird by Marty Stuart
[A] [A]On a cool September mornin', in the fall of 2'03, [A]A crier from Jerusalem bro[E]ught the news to [A]me. His wo[D7]rds were sharp and dreaded, and they made a lonesome sound, And they sn[A]apped my heart in two, like a stick stepped on the ground. And I cr[E]ied and cried and cried, at the cutting of the pain, And qu[A]ietly said goodbye, so lo[E]ng in Jesus' na[A]me. Dark bi[G]rd, watch you f[A]ly, Dark bi[G]rd, to another s[A]ky. And I'll b[C]et you were a sight, when you h[D7]it that cloud of love, And flew o[A]ut the other side, in the f[E]orm of a d[A]ove. Dark bi[A]rd, dark bird. [A]Six feet one and a box of steel, in a pretty coat of black, [A]Well I watched the world, watch themselves, wa[E]tch your final a[A]ct. And I co[D7]uldn't help but notice, when they laid you in the earth, A tr[A]ain went by, headed north, for whatever it is worth. Your voice ec[D7]hoes in the wind, it rumbles through the trees, But af[A]ter you've been everywhere, I gu[E]ess it's time to le[A]ave. Dark bi[G]rd, watch you f[A]ly, Dark bi[G]rd, to another s[A]ky. And I'll b[C]et you were a sight, when you h[D7]it that cloud of love, And flew o[A]ut the other side, in the f[E]orm of a d[A]ove. Dark bi[A]rd, dark bird. Da[G]rk b[A]ird.