Standard Tuning
Capo 5 (all chords based on capo 5)
I've spent many hours trying to figure out both the words and the chords, so chances are there are several
errors!
C* denotes a walk-up (Bass note: A, B, then C on second the 5th string)
C walk down in the chorus = C, B, A, G then back to A on the 5th string
The first line of chords in every verse (G and Dsus/F#) is strummed.
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Intro:
Am D
G G/B Em D
C D G
Verse 1:
G Dsus2/F# C G
We’ll roll on Montana morning
C* G Am7 D
I’ll quit my soarin when the rattlesnake sings
G Dsus2/F# C G
Blue dawn, my engine burning
C* G Am7 D
Lay down my body and unfasten my wings
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Verse 2:
G Dsus2/F# C G
Well darling I hear you crying
C* G Am7 D
I know my fall is flying high on your mind
G Dsus2/F# C G
Baby, I’m hardly dying
C* G Am7 D
Your heart and mine have long been living in time
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Instrumental
G Dsus2/F# C G C D (C in 2nd position) G
Verse 3
G Dsus2/F# C G
June morn, bluebells are blooming
C* G Am7 D
Come afternoon I’ve seen them all from afar
G Dsus2/F# C G
Night falls she moves the moon in
C G Am7 D
I’ll find my way home by a radiant star
Chorus
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D Em
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free