David Gray - Birds without wings

^Cadd9Wishing that something would ^Ghappen ^G/A A ^Cadd9change in this place ^{G G/A} Cause Im ^Cadd9tearing off the fancy wrapping ^{G G/A} Find an ^Cadd9empty package ^{G G/A Cadd9}Take for a while your ^Gtrumpet from your ^G/Alip ^Cadd9Loosen your hold, ^Gloosen your ^G/Agrip On your ^Cold ways that have ^Gfallen outta ^G/Astep In a ^Emchanging time ^{D D2 Cadd9}Hoist a new ^Gflag ^{G/A Cadd9}Hoist a new ^Gflag ^G/A

^Cadd9Angry sun burned ^Gdown ^{G/A Cadd9}Judging us all ^{G G/A Cadd9}Guilty of neglect and ^Gdisre^G/Aspect And ^Cadd9thinking small ^{G G/A}

^Cadd9Death by bor^Gdem ^{G/A Cadd9}Death by greed ^{G G/A} If we ^Cadd9cant stop ^Gta^G/Aking ^Cadd9More than we need ^{G G/A}

^Cadd9Death by boredom, ^Gdeath by ^G/Agreed If we ^Cadd9cant stop taking ^Gmore than we ^G/Aneed ^CWatching the pages of ^Ghistory ^G/Ableed While we ^Emwash our hands ^{D D2 Cadd9}Hoist a new ^Gflag ^{G/A Cadd9}Hoist a new ^Gflag ^G/A

Well, a^Cadd9cross the fractured landscape ^{G G/A} I ^Cadd9see the same things ^{G G/A Cadd9}Tired ideas ^{G G/A Cadd9}Birds without wings ^{G G/A A}Bir^Cds without ^Gwings ^ABir^Cds without ^Gwings

And ^Cadd9these are just thoughts ^{G G/A} On l^Cadd9ackluster times ^{G G/A} And ^Cadd9Ive no interest ^{G G/A} In ex^Cadd9cuses you can find ^{G G/A} Like you’v^Cadd9e had a hard da^Gy ^G/A Now you’^Cadd9re to tired to car^Ge ^G/A Now you’^Cadd9re to tired to car^Ge ^G/A Oh you’^Cadd9ve had a hard da^Gy ^G/A

Well, a^Cadd9cross the fractured landscape ^{G G/A} I^Cadd9 see the same things ^{G G/A Cadd9}Tired ideas, ^Gbroken val^G/Aues ^Cadd9Many with the notion that to ^Gshare is to ^G/Alose A ^Cadd9hollow people ^Gbound by a ^G/Alack Of ^Cadd9imagination and ^Gto much looking ^G/Aback ^CWithout the ^Dadd4courage to give a ^Gnew thing a ^Emchance ^Cadd9Grounded by this ^Gignor^G/Aance And the ^Dcat comes ^C We’re jus^At b^Cirds withou^Gt wings ^ABir^Cds without ^Gwings ^ABir^Cds without ^Gwings A* C G Birds