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No Salt On Her Tail

The Mamas and The Papas
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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D-DU-UDU
Not in  my arms,  but on  my mind
 Yes, on my mind, but not in  my arms.
Time passes by  and I watch  her fly
 Yes, I watch her fly, and time passes  by.
Though  it’s hard for me, I’m  going to leave her free
Cause  that would be the best  philosophy.  Then she’ll come  to me.
So  I feel that to  be real that...
 This little bird, she can fly away;
 No salt on her tail, no cage to make her stay.
 Though it’s hard...

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Readable chord sheet for No Salt On Her Tail by The Mamas and The Papas

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[F]Not [Bb]in my [F]arms, but [Bb]on my [F]mind
Yes, on my [C]mind, [F]but [Bb]not [F]in my arms.
[F]Time [Bb]passes [F]by and I [Bb]watch her [F]fly
Yes, I watch her [C]fly, [F]and [Bb]time [F]passes by.

[Bb]Though it’s hard for me, [Gm]I’m going to leave her free
[Bb]Cause that would be the [Dm]best philoso[Am]phy. Then she’ll [Dm]come to me.
[Gm]So I feel that t[C]o be real that...

This little bird, she can fly away;
No salt on her tail, no cage to make her stay.

Though it’s hard...

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