Hummingbird

Ricky Skaggs

Written by Tim Dubois and Greg Jennings

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

G
Got tired of livin' in that one horse town
C
When to that station flagged that hummingbird down

Verse 2

I didn't even call to say goodbye
G
I couldn't stand to see that little girl cry
C
And now I'm off to the city gonna make my name
D7                                          C
Those lights were callin' me to fortune and fame

Verse 3

G                  C
I had to ride that hummingbird
G
Just let me ride that hummingbird

Verse 4

I'm gonna make it now just any day
C
I've got my guitar and I came to play

Verse 5

Lyin' here lonely knowin' what I lost
G
My heart keeps asking was it worth the cost
C
And now ain't it funny how that always seems
D7                                            C
Once you're standing there the grass ain't so green

Verse 6

G                  C
I had to ride that hummingbird
G
Why did I ride that hummingbird

Verse 7

C
Oh today she called me on the telephone
D7
She said hey country boy you been gone too long
C
And now I'm standin' at the station looking down the line
A7                                         D7
Here comes that hummingbird she's right on time

Verse 8

G                   C
I'm gonna ride that hummingbird
G        C            G
Just let me ride that hummingbird