Bird Song

Grateful Dead

Key of D · Chords: I III IV V VI VII vi

Verse 1

D7            D7
All I know is something like a bird
D7              D7 C D7 C D7
within her sang,
D7                  D7
All I know she sang a little while
D7                D7 C D7 C D7
and then flew off,

Verse 2

Bb   F  F   C
Tell me all that you know,
C    G             G             D7 D7 D7 D7
I'll show you      snow and rain.

Verse 3

If you hear that same sweet song again,
will you know why?
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet
is passin' by,

Verse 4

Laugh in the sunshine, sing,
cry in the dark, fly through the night.

Verse 5

Bm             Bm A  A
Don't          cry   now,
G     D   A    G     D   A           G
don't you cry, don't you cry anymore,
G           D D
la-da-da-da.

Verse 6

Bm          Bm     A
Sleep       in the stars,
G     D   A    G   D    A                G
don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind,
G              D D7 D
la-da-da-da-da.

Verse 7

D7
All I know is something like a bird
C  D7 (riff)
within her sang,
D7
All I know she sang a little while
                  C D7
and then flew off,

Verse 8

Bb   F  F   C
Tell me all that you know,
C    G                 D7
I'll show you snow and rain.