I Was A Bird Chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ I was a bird that [C] loved to fly, catching [Am] the wind [C] as it [G] went south
And [C] I could [F] touch every [C] inch of sky, and the sweetest [G] songs drilled [C] from my mouth
But I'm no bird [G] anyone [C] can see, _ [Am] there's no wind waiting [G] for me
It's [C] just a dream, [F] it's [C] just a dream, [Am] to [F] be a bird [G] _ [C] flying free
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[C] _ _ [F] I [C] was a [F] cloud that [C] loved to drift, _ [Am] offering shade [F] to [G] lay upon
And the [C] greenest grass [F] _
[C] was my [Am] gift, and a [F] summer day [G] was [C] my song
But [F] I'm no cloud [G] anyone [C] can see, _ [Am] there's just [F] dust [G] instead of green
It's [C] just a [F] dream, it's [C] just a dream, [Am] to [F] be a cloud [G] _
[C] drifting free
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was a lion [F] that [C] loved to dance, _ [Am] without a care [F] of [G] who might see
I'd [C] attempted fate [F] and [C] welcomed [Am] chance, and I [F] held the world _ [C] inside of me
The [F] clouds have fled, [G] and the [C] birds have flown, and the light that [F] was, is [G] all but gone
It's [C] just a dream, it's just a [Am] dream, to [F] be a light, [G] _ [Em] to be a cloud, [Am] _
[F] to be a bird [C] flying free _ _
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