The Meadow Lark chords by Owl City

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard

♫ Intro:

D


♫ Verse 1:

 D             G      D
Upon a winding forest road
  D             G        A
I met a soldier far from home
  Bm            G  D
I saw he was my enemy
     G                A     D
So I aimed at him and he at me
   D                G        D
Prepared was I, but loath to shoot
    D             G       A
And he, uncertain what to do
  Bm                 G      D
A cold sweat formed upon my brow
       G                  A         D
But we both kept rank and stood our ground
    D                 G       D
And then, the curious thing occurred
   D               G    A
On wings arrived a tiny bird
    Bm              G      D
And troubled not by war or peace
    A             G   D
She sang for us a melody

♫ Chorus:

      G     D         Bm    A
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        G       Bm      A
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      G     D         Bm    A
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        G                       A       D    G  A D
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh


♫ Verse 2:

  E               A     E
I did not move or look away
E                A         B
Lest my life, my foe would take
    C#m            A       E
Yet in his eyes, I saw his fright
       A            B        E
Just a boy like me afraid to die
    E               A      E
The meadowlark sang on and on
     E                A          B
Then more arrived and joined the song
    C#m          A     E
And as I held my rival stare
  A                 B          E
A tremendous chorus filled the air
     E               A        E
Then in my heart, as clear as day
  E              A       B
I heard a gentle whisper say
   C#m           A     E
My son, if my disciple be
     A                   B  E
Show grace and love your enemy


♫ Chorus:

      A     E         C#m   B
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        A       C#m     B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      A     E         C#m   B
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        A                       B       D   B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh


♫ Verse 3:

     F#                  B    F#
With swell of birds sung all around
F#           B     C#
Lowered I my rifle down
    D#m            B      F#
And as my foe took aim at me
  B                   C#     D    E
I showed him yield on bended knee
   F#                B          F#
He faltered then and shook with fear
    F#               B       C#
And from his eye, he wiped a tear
    D#m           B        F#
His gaze was as a brothers bond
    B                   C#     F#
And then, he turned and he was gone


♫ Chorus:

      B     F#        D#m   C#
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        B       D#m     C#
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      B     F#        D#m   C#
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
        B                       C#      D#m
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
        B                       C#      F#
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh


♫ Outro:

   F#               B        F#
If I should live to see more days
  F#               B        C#
I pray the Lord to guide my ways
     D#m              B  F#
With grace to love my enemy
    B                C#        F#
For grace, my Savior showed to me
     D#m              B  F#
With grace to love my enemy
    B                C#        B
For grace, my Savior showed to me

Chords used in The Meadow Lark by Owl City:
D, G, A, Bm, E, B, C#m, F#, C#, D#m