Winter Birds Tab by Ray Lamontagne

Winter Birds tab by Ray Lamontagne

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Drop D

D|--7-----------7----------5-----------------------------7----------3-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------7-----------7/6--------6-----------------------------7/4----|
C|-----0-----------0----------0--------0-----0-----0--------0---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0----------------------0-----0-----0-----0---------------|

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D|--2--------------2--------------------7-----------7----------5-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------2-----------------2--------------7-----------7/6--------6-|
C|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------0----------0----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0-----------0-----0--------0-----------0----------0----------|

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D|-----7----------3----------2--------------2-----------------2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------7/4--------4/2-----------2-----------------2-------------|
C|--------0----------0----------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0------------------------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0----|

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It's the Widow    now that owns that angry plow,
D|--------------------------2-----------------------3-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-----------------0-----|
F|--------------------2-----------------0-----------------0-----------|
C|-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0-----0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------5--------|

The Spartan Mule             and The Crippled Cow.
D|--------------------3-----------------2-----------------2-----------|
A|--1-----------1-----------------0-----------------3-----------------|
F|--------0-----------------0-----------------2-----------------2-----|
C|-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------|
G|--3--------3--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------5--------5--------0--------0--------0--------0--|

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The fal      low      field that will yield      no more.
D|--2-----------------2-----------------3-----------------3----------|
A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------0----------------|
F|--------2-----------------2-----------------0-----------------0----|
C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0--------0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------5-|

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as the fox  lay sleeping 'neath her kitchen floor.
D|--0--------------------3-----------------2-----------------|
A|--1-----------1--------------------0-----------------3-----|
F|--------0-----------0--------0-----------------2-----------|
C|-----2-----------2--------0-----------0-----0-----------0--|
G|--3--------3-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--------5--------0--------0--------|

D|--2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----|
F|--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------|
C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------|

D                                 G
The stream can't contain such the withering rain,

C                                  D
From the pasture, the fence it is leaning away.

G
The clouds crack and growl like some great cat on the prowl.

C           D
Crying out, "I am, I am" over and over again.

The days grow short as the nights grow long.
D|--2--------------------2-----------------3-----------------3--------|
A|--2-----------2-----2--2-----------2-----------------3-----3--------|
F|--------2--------------------2-----------------3-----------------3--|
C|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0-----------0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------|

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Dmaj7                                            Gm
                The kettle sings its tortured songs.

Dmaj7                                            Gm
                A many petaled kiss I place upon her brow.

Oh, my lady,                             lady I am loving you now.
D|--0-----------------3-----------------0-----------3---------------2--|
A|--1-----------1-----------------0-----1-----------------3------------|
F|--0-----0-----------------0-----------------0------------------------|
C|-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----2-----------0------0--------|
G|--3--------3--------------------------3------------------------------|
C|--------------------5--------5-----------------5--------0------0-----|

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D|--2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------|
C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|

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The Winter Birds                 have come back    again.
D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2-----------------2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------0----------|
F|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----0-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------5--------5--------5----|

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Here the sprightly chickadee, gone now is the Willow Wren.
D|--0--------------------2-----------------2-----------------2----------|
A|--1-----------1--------------------0-----------------3----------------|
F|--------0-----------0--------0-----------------2-----------------2----|
C|-----2-----------0--------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
G|--3--------3----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--------5--------0--------0--------0--------0-|

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Gmaj7                                                C
In passing, greet each other as if old, old friends. And to the voiceless

Gmaj7                              D
trees, it is their own they will lend.

The days grow short as the nights grow long.
D|--2--------------------2-----------------3-----------------3----------|
A|--2-----------2-----2--2-----------2-----------------3-----3----------|
F|--------2--------------------2-----------------3-----------------3----|
C|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0-----------0--------0--------5--------5--------5--------5-|

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--3-----|
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Dmaj7                                             Gm
                The kettle sings its tortured songs.

Dmaj7                                                   Gm
                A many petaled kiss I place upon her brow.

Oh, my lady,                              lady I am loving you now.
D|--0-----------------3-----------------0-----------3---------------2--|
A|--1-----------1-----------------0-----1-----------------3------------|
F|--0-----0-----------------0-----------------0------------------------|
C|-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----2-----------0------0--------|
G|--3--------3--------------------------3------------------------------|
C|--------------------5--------5-----------------5--------0------0-----|

---2-----------2-----|
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0-----0-----------0--|
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---0--------0--------|

D|-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------2-----------------2--------------------2-----|
C|-----0--------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--------0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--|

Though
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all these                  things                        will
D|--2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------|
A|--------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
F|--------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----|
C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--|

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change,
D|--2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------|
A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------|
F|--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----|
C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--|

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Gmaj7          D
the memories will    remain.

As green to gold              and gold                       to brown,
D|--------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
A|--2-----------2--------2-----------2--------0-----------0-----------|
F|--------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------0-----------------|
C|-----2-----------2--------2-----------2--------0-----------0-----0--|
G|--0--------0-----------0--------0-----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------5--------5--------0-----|

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A7                     G                  D
     the leaves will fall to feed the ground.

A7                     G                  D
      And in their fall    ing make no sound.

C                      G          C         G5         D
Oh,      my la          dy,       lady I    am loving you now.

D|--2--------------2-----------------2--|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|-----------2-----------------2--------|
C|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
G|--------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0-----------0-----0-----------|

D                                        Gmaj7
        I've gathered all my money and I'm goin' to town

C                                             D
        to buy             my lady a long and flowing gown.

G
'Cause come tomorrow morning we're off to the county fair.

C              G                     D
I'll find a yellow flower and I will lace it in her hair.

Oh,       my la  dy,          lady I         am loving you now.
D|--0-----------------3-----------------0-----------3-----------2----|
A|--1-----------1-----------------0-----1-----------------3----------|
F|--0-----0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------|
C|-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----2-----------0-----0-------|
G|--3--------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
C|--------------------5--------5-----------------5--------0--------0-|

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D|--2--------2-----2-----------2--------7----------3----------7-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------2--------------------7/4--------4/7--------|
C|-----0--------0-----0-----------0--------0----------0----------0--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--------0--------0--------0----------0----------0--------|

-----3----------7----------3------------|
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7/4--------4/7--------7/4--------4--2---|
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Last updated: January 8, 2017

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