{t:Littlest Birds}
{st:The Be Good Tanyas (2000)}
{c:verse 1}
Well I [C]feel like an old hobo, I'm sad [G]lonesome and [C]blue,
I was [F]fair as the [C]summer day [G]now the summer [C]days are through.
You [F]pass through [C]places and [G]places [C]pass through you,
But you [F]carry 'em [C]with you on the [G]soles of your [C]travellin'
[F] [C]Shoes. [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
{c:bridge}
Well I [C]love you so
[F]dearly I [C]love you so [G]clearly, I [C]wake you
[F]up in the [C]mornin' so [G]early, Just to [C]tell you I
[F]got the [C]wanderin' [G]blues. [C]
I [F]got the [C]wanderin' [G]blues, And [C]I'm gonna
[F]quit these [C]ramblin' [G]ways one of [C]these
[F]days [C]soon,[G] [C]
[F] [C] And [G]I'll [C]sing :
{soc}
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
{eoc}
{c:instrumental}
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
{c:verse 2}
Well it's [C]times like
[F]these I [C]feel so [G]small and [C]wild, Like the
[F]ramblin' [C]footsteps of a [G]wanderin' [C]child.
[F]And i'm [C]lonesome as a [G]lonesome [C]whippoorwill,
[F]Singin these [C]blues with a [G]warble and a [C]trill.
[F]But i'm [C]not too [G]blue to [C]fly,
[F]No i'm [C]not too [G]blue to [C]fly 'cause
{soc}
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
{eoc}
{c:instrumental}
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
{c:bridge}
Well I [C]love you so
[F]dearly I [C]love you so [G]fearlessly, [C]I wake you
[F]up in the [C]mornin' so [G]early, Just to [C]tell you I
[F]got the [C]wanderin' [G]blues. [C]
I [F]got the [C]wanderin' [G]blues, And I [C]don't wanna
[F]leave you I [C]love you [G]through and [C]through.
[F] [C] [G]
{c:verse 3}
Oh I [C]left my
[F]baby on a [C]pretty blue [G]train, And I [C]sang my
[F]songs to the [C]cold and the [G]rain. [C] But I
[F]had the [C]wanderin' [G]blues, [C] And I
[F]sang those [C]wanderin' [G]blues. And [C]i'm gonna
[F]quit these [C]ramblin' [G]ways one of [C]these
[F]days [C]soon, [G] [C]
[F] [C] And [G]i'll [C]sing
{soc}
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
The [F]littlest [C]birds sing the [G]prettiest [C]songs.
{eoc}
{c:instrumental}
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
{c:outro}
[F]I don't [C]care if the [G]sun don't [C]shine,
[F]I don't [C]care if [G]nothin' is [C]mine.
[F]I don't [C]care if I'm [G]nervous with [C]you,
[F]I'll do my [C]lovin' in the [G]winter-[C]time.
