Levon Helm - Golden bird

^EWalking a^C#mlong on a p^A6ath in the m^Eountains ^EI saw a ^C#mbird flying ^Eway up ^B7high ^EGold were its ^C#mwings in that ^Atime of the ^Emorning ^DFlashing at ^Eme as they ^Dflew ^Athrough the ^Esky

^EIts beaut^C#my was such ^A6that I felt ^EI must have it ^EChased i^C#mt all day, n^Eearly e^B7ntered the night ^EFinally angere^C#md that I could^An't catch it^E, ^DDetermined I^E would stop^D it i^An flight ^E

^EI found a^C#m stone by a^A6 mountain st^Eream flowing ^ERounded ^C#mand smooth b^Ey the w^B7aters fast flow ^EIt felt so war^C#mm and alive in^A my hand ^{E D}It was an ar^Erow, my arm^D was ^Athe bow. ^E

^EThen a fl^C#mashing of w^A6ings and a c^Ery pierced the air ^EIt flutt^C#mered and it ^Efell on^B7 the rocks at my feet ^EWeeping It lef^C#mt it, the thin^Ag that had f^Eallen ^DBlood staine^Ed my hands ^Dand t^Aears wet my ^Echeeks

^ELater tha^C#mt night as ^A6I lay in my ^Ebed ^EI heard ^C#mthe sound of^E wings ^B7in the air ^EThe room becam^C#me bathed in a ^Awarm golden ^Eglow ^DI opened my ^Eeyes and a ^Dwoman^A stood there^E

^EDidn't yo^C#mu know when^A6 you hurt me^E so cruelly ^EI was yo^C#mur love, I w^Eas your^B7 friend ^EYou couldn't s^C#mtand it that I^A was so free^{E D}Now you will^E never see ^Dme ag^Aain ^E

^CWalking a^Amlong on a ^F6path in the ^Cmountains ^CI saw a ^Ambird flying ^Cway up ^Ghigh ^CGold were its ^Amwings in that ^Ftime of the ^Cmorning ^BbFlashing at ^Cme as they ^Bbflew ^Fthrough the ^Csky