Emmylou Harris-My Songbird Chords
Tempo:
145.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F]
[A] [Am] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
Songbird [G] in the [C] golden cage, she'd [G] prepare the
[C]
[G] liquor of [C] her song.
Poor bird who has [F]
died, [C] what [G] harm could she do?
[C] She used to be my fair lifelong, my songbird was her freedom.
Now don't you think, but I can't find it in myself [G] to let my [Am] songbird go.
[G] Oh, [D] I just [G] can't let her
[F] [A]
[G] [F]
[G]
[C]
go.
Oh, Lord, when your [F] [C] jewelers are piercing [G] through my soul,
[F] Oh, [C]
[G] come with [C] shame.
Take me, Lord, [F] [C] purify me.
Heal [G] me [C] with the word,
[Fm]
[C] my [G] dear, the word was her freedom.
Now [F] don't you think, [C]
but I can't find it in myself [F]
[C] to let [G] my songbird go.
Oh, [Am]
[C] I just [G] can't [C]
let her go.
[G] [F] [G] [A]
[G]
[F]
[N]
[A] [Am] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
Songbird [G] in the [C] golden cage, she'd [G] prepare the
[C]
[G] liquor of [C] her song.
Poor bird who has [F]
died, [C] what [G] harm could she do?
[C] She used to be my fair lifelong, my songbird was her freedom.
Now don't you think, but I can't find it in myself [G] to let my [Am] songbird go.
[G] Oh, [D] I just [G] can't let her
[F] [A]
[G] [F]
[G]
[C]
go.
Oh, Lord, when your [F] [C] jewelers are piercing [G] through my soul,
[F] Oh, [C]
[G] come with [C] shame.
Take me, Lord, [F] [C] purify me.
Heal [G] me [C] with the word,
[Fm]
[C] my [G] dear, the word was her freedom.
Now [F] don't you think, [C]
but I can't find it in myself [F]
[C] to let [G] my songbird go.
Oh, [Am]
[C] I just [G] can't [C]
let her go.
[G] [F] [G] [A]
[G]
[F]
[N]
Key:
G
C
F
A
Am
G
C
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Songbird [G] in the [C] _ golden _ cage, _ _ _ she'd [G] prepare the _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] liquor _ _ _ _ of [C] her _ _ song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Poor bird who has [F] _
died, _ [C] _ _ what _ _ [G] harm could she do?
_ _ _ [C] She used to be _ my _ _ _ fair _ lifelong, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my _ _ songbird _ was her freedom.
_ _ _ _ Now _ don't you think, _ _ _ but _ _ _ _ I _ can't find it in myself _ _ [G] to let _ my _ _ [Am] songbird go.
[G] Oh, _ _ [D] I just [G] can't _ let her _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ go.
Oh, Lord, when your [F] _ _ _ [C] jewelers are _ _ piercing [G] through _ my soul, _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] come with _ [C] shame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Take me, _ Lord, _ [F] _ _ [C] purify _ _ me.
_ Heal [G] me _ [C] with the word, _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ my [G] _ dear, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the word _ was her freedom. _
_ _ _ Now [F] _ don't you _ _ think, [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ but I can't find it in _ myself [F] _
[C] to let [G] my _ songbird go.
Oh, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ I just _ [G] can't _ [C]
let her go.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Songbird [G] in the [C] _ golden _ cage, _ _ _ she'd [G] prepare the _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] liquor _ _ _ _ of [C] her _ _ song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Poor bird who has [F] _
died, _ [C] _ _ what _ _ [G] harm could she do?
_ _ _ [C] She used to be _ my _ _ _ fair _ lifelong, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my _ _ songbird _ was her freedom.
_ _ _ _ Now _ don't you think, _ _ _ but _ _ _ _ I _ can't find it in myself _ _ [G] to let _ my _ _ [Am] songbird go.
[G] Oh, _ _ [D] I just [G] can't _ let her _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ go.
Oh, Lord, when your [F] _ _ _ [C] jewelers are _ _ piercing [G] through _ my soul, _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] come with _ [C] shame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Take me, _ Lord, _ [F] _ _ [C] purify _ _ me.
_ Heal [G] me _ [C] with the word, _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ my [G] _ dear, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the word _ was her freedom. _
_ _ _ Now [F] _ don't you _ _ think, [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ but I can't find it in _ myself [F] _
[C] to let [G] my _ songbird go.
Oh, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ I just _ [G] can't _ [C]
let her go.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _