The Bird chords by Shawn Colvin

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A (4 bars)

Verse 1:
A
I might go to the mountains of Spain
A
And I'll see all the pretty snow,
A        E                 D
And I'll dream the dream I dream
                  A    F#m
No matter where I go

Verse 2:
              A
We were still young like when we met,
A

And I hadn't fucked it all up yet,
        E                    D
And you wanted me to be with you
       A
Like before

Chorus:
       D
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D
What I like about love is it makes me cry
       Bm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
            E       Bm
Nothing but sky...

Verse 3:
      A
And I know you tried to tell me then
A
No one could bear the shit I put on them
          E                          D
I bet you wonder why you even let me in
            A
Well, so do I

Instrumental:
Em   D    A    Em    D

Verse 4:
       A
In my dream I never make you pay
A
For all the things you did and did not say
      E                   D
I was ready to be good to you
             A     F#m
And make you stay

Verse 5:
        A
And you took me to the carnival town,
A
And we rode the rides up and down,
       E                          D
And we watched the birds watch us smile,
                   A
And then they flew away

Chorus:
       D
What I like about time is it don't ask why
D
What I like about love is it makes me cry
       Bm
What I like about the bird is she don't need
            E       Bm
Nothing but sky...

Verse 6:
      A
And I know you think my life's a crime
A
And you talk about it to your wife sometimes
                 E
Y'all shake your heads and sigh
     D                  A
Oh believe me, I shake mine.

Outro:
Em   D    A    Em    D    A
Em   D    A    Em    D    A