Nightbird
Key: C#English
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Verse
Bm Some old Ahotel room in GMemphis
Bm I see the Acity through the Grain
Bm I'm just Achasing Gme my D/F#time
Em And remembering some Apain
Bm See there Aonce was a Gboy
Bm And on the Astreet he'd Gsurely die
Bm So the Anightbird Gtook him in D/F#
Em And she taught him how to fly A
Chorus
A See the nightbird Gsoftly fly
Why does she fly Dalone?
Is the moonlight Ejust a flame Cfor her Gmemory?
Now she's Dgone C#m
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Verse
Bm ATwo bit bars and Ghonky tonks
Bm Any Apleasure can be Gfound
Bm You can Aget just Gwhat you D/F#want
Em If you lay your money Adown
Bm And lonely Asailors do their Gdrinking
Bm My my my Ahow the brave Gmen do die
Bm And the Anightbird Gsells her D/F#pleasures
Em Bringing tears to my Aeyes
Chorus
A See the nightbird Gsoftly fly
Why does she fly Dalone?
Is the moonlight Ejust a flame Cfor her Gmemory?
Now she's Dgone C#m
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Verse
Bm So AI guess I'll Ggo out walking
Bm Lord Alet the rain keep Gfalling down
Bm I guess AI'll go Gchase some D/F#memories
Em On the dark side of Atown
Chorus
A See the nightbird Gsoftly fly
Why does she fly Dalone?
Is the moonlight Ejust a flame Cfor her Gmemory?
Now she's Dgone C#m