Never Learn To Fly
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[Intro: ]A Am E A Am
E E5+ E6 E7 A
When I was a little child, I once found a bird lying on the ground.
Am E A Am
It would not ever fly again.
E E5+ E6 E7 A
I held the bird up in my hands, I shed my tears over the lovely song that
Am E A Am
not longer could be heard.
C#m A
Uhh…..Never learn to fly. (2x)
E E5+ E6 E7 A
With dirty hands I dug a hole and gently laid the bird to rest in soil:
Am E A Am
a wound in the tear stained mud.
E E5+ E6 E7
My tears wore rain as I revealed the secrets of a tree.
A Am E A Am
A cross of bark to speak through wooden grains:
C#m A
Uhh…..Never learn to fly. (2x)
F#m A/E D#m7/5- D7+
I sang a song which I remembered my grandma used to sing
C#m B4 F#/Bb A
for me, when I was sick and laid in bed.
F#m A/E D#m7/5- D7+
Then I cursed that day for showing me my own mortality
C#m B4 F#/Bb A A B Bbm F# Fm D# D#m C#
for then I knew that all that lives turns cold. Cold and dead.
C#m B A B A B A B C#m
And.........now time has passed by beneath my wings.
C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m C G/B
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Am
That was then I'm older now, but still I can't forget that rainy day.
I raged against the ending times, though some day soon my son will maybe
Cm
find the tree I cleansed of skin.
No chain-sling will ever climb its rotten limbs.
(C#m A) 2x
And when the time has come for me to die, I want to lie beside that bird.
C#m A
Uhh…..Never learn to fly. (4x)
E E5+ E6 E7 A
When I was a little child, I once found myself dying on the ground
Am E
and now I'll never ...fly...
How to play Never Learn To Fly
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.