Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C majorC C6C6 A7/C# G/DG/D E minor 7Em7 G/DG/D D MajorD D6D6 G+G E minorEm
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
Birds flying south to the one I love,
Bm7Bm7 C majorC
Birds flying high and free,
C#C# G/DG/D E minor 7Em7
Don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G+G D MajorD G+G E minor 7Em7
Looking the way you see me.
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 C majorC G+G
And winds blowing warm to the one I love,
B minorBm C majorC
Winds please kiss her for me,
C#C# Gmaj7Gmaj7 E minor 7Em7
But don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G+G D MajorD G+G E minor 7Em7
Looking the way you see me.
D MajorD C majorC G+G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
And however since she's been gone,
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7A7 Amaj7Amaj7 D MajorD E minor 7Em7
And tell her I'm happy alone.
G+G C majorC G+G
That river of tears that I have cried,
B minorBm C majorC
River flow on to the sea,
C#C#
But don't tell my darling,
A augmentedA G+G E minor 7Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
G+G D MajorD G+G
For she'll see me the way you see me.
Break:
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G Bm7Bm7 C majorC C6C6 A7/C# G+G E minor 7Em7 G+G D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7
Verse:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D MajorD G+G E minor 7Em7
And however since she's been gone,
D MajorD Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7A7 D MajorD DmDm
And tell her I'm happy alone.
G+G C majorC G+G
River of tears that I have cried,
B minorBm C majorC
River flowin' on to the sea,
C#C#
But don't tell my darling,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 E minor 7Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
For she'll see me the way you see me,
G+G D6D6 C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 G+G
She'll see me the way you see me.