Golden Bird chords by Levon Helm

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
Walking along on a path in the mountains
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
I saw a bird flying way up high
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
Gold were its wings in that time of the morning
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE
Flashing at me as they flew through the sky

Verse 2:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
Its beauty was such that I felt I must have it
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
Chased it all day, nearly entered the night
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
Finally angered that I couldn't catch it,
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE
Determined I would stop it in flight

Verse 3:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
I found a stone by a mountain stream flowing
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
Rounded and smooth by the waters fast flow
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
It felt so warm and alive in my hand
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE
It was an arrow, my arm was the bow.

Verse 4:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
Then a flashing of wings and a cry pierced the air
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
It fluttered and it fell on the rocks at my feet
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
Weeping It left it, the thing that had fallen
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE
Blood stained my hands and tears wet my cheeks

Verse 5:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
Later that night as I lay in my bed
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
I heard the sound of wings in the air
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
The room became bathed in a warm golden glow
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE
I opened my eyes and a woman stood there

Verse 6:
E MajorE    C# minorC#m    A major 6A6     E MajorE
Didn't you know when you hurt me so cruelly
E MajorE    C# minorC#m     E MajorE   B7B7
I was your love, I was your friend
E MajorE       C# minorC#m      A augmentedA      E MajorE
You couldn't stand it that I was so free
D MajorD      E MajorE     D MajorD  A augmentedA      E MajorE