------------------------------------------------ Birds Flying Away - Mason Jennings tabbed by wantobeready_34@yahoo.com hosted at birdwingsbeat.com ------------------------------------------------ [tune down half step] Intro e---------------------------- b---------1------------------ G---------2----------1------- D------2--2----------2------- A---0-------------2--2------- E--------------0------------- Am E I left my country when i was 19, 1925 and drifted to a town on the Cuban coast met a women who became my life and oh, when i saw her darkness fled from me flew like a blackbird into the sun on the day she married me dear God, dear God i remember climbing up those shoulders coming up under you like a lion coming down, like we were dying dear God but now the drumbirds come for me oh now the drumbirds come for me and Lord give me forgiveness for all that i have done forgive me now for the weight i bear don't keep me on the run dear God, dear God i remember climbing up those shoulders coming up under you like a lion coming down, like we were dying dear God Outro Chords - outro based on these two chords e---8-----0--------- b--10-----9--------- G---9-----9--------- D---7-----9--------- A---0-----7--------- E------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Birds Flying Away - Mason Jennings tabbed by wantobeready_34@yahoo.com hosted at birdwingsbeat.com ------------------------------------------------