Mourning Dove chords by Gordon Bok

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G   C   G   C

Verse:
         G               C
I have a house, I have a home
         G                       C      G
I have a place where wildflowers grow
                                       C
I have some trees, where squirrels can nest
             G                    C
And mourning doves can take their rest

Instrumental:
G   C   G   C

Verse:
         G             C
I have a dog, I have a song
          G                    C    G
I have to let the mystery roll on
                    C
I am alive, I am in love
          G                 C      D   C   D
I want to tell the mourning dove

Bridge:
             C                G
But when she flew she did not sing
              C               D
The cold wind whistled on her wing

Verse:
           G                      C
Oh, do not grieve, sweet mourning dove
             G                 C
Your sad old song is a song of love
       G              C
On the day when I was new
            G                 C
You held me once, no one held you

Instrumental:
G   C   G   C

Verse:
           G                 C
I think of you as a mourning dove
          G                C
That only flew on wings of love
           G                 C
I think of you as a mourning dove
          G                C      G   C
That only flew on wings of love