Bird Of The Summer

(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

     F#m            D            A
My cheeks red like fire engines racing
   F#m           D             A
straight to the heat of your skin
        F#m              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

     F#m             D             A
The fields where we wandered were golden
    F#m   D        A
Now only muddy my boots
        F#m            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

( A   D   A )  (2x)

F#m   E   Bm   D   A   D
Flight
F#m   E   Bm   D   A   D
Flight

( A )
( D   E   A ) (2x)

 F#m         D            A
Gone is the pale hand of winter
 F#m         D              A
Here is the first flush of may
     F#m            D
And soon I will discover
         A            D
whether birds of the summer
        A                E   A
fly in circles or just fly away