Intro: A D A
A
You came with the season, as the first swallow sang
a brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
D Bm A
dooodoodoo
A
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
my feet sprouted wings and I flew all the way home
D Bm A
dooodoodoo
Gbm D A
My cheeks red like fire engines racing
Gbm D A
straight to the heat of your skin
Gbm D
and I know our days are numbered,
A D
early bird of the summer
A E A
you'll fly south just as the fall begins
A
The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
D Bm A
dooodoodoo
A
You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
D Bm A
dooodoodoo
Gbm D A
The fields where we wandered were golden
Gbm D A
Now only muddy my boots
Gbm D
and I know I should recover,
A D
you're a bird of the summer,
A E A
I was wrong to try and capture you
Interlude: A D A
Gbm, E, Bm, D, A, D
Flight
Gbm, E, Bm, D, A, D
Flight
Interlude:
A
D, E, A - 2x -
Gbm D A
Gone is the pale hand of winter
Gbm D A
Here is the first flush of may
Gbm D
And soon I will discover
A D
whether birds of the summer
A E A
fly in circles or just fly away