Tift Merritt - Bird of freedom

^C Where were ^Emyou ^F When the plane went d^Cown ^F When the president was ^Cborn ^Am When they ^Gfounded this ^Ftown ^Am She was standing out^C back She could ^Dmhardly hear the b^Fand

My^C bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her hand ^C My bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her^C hand ^{Bb F C}

Have you ^Emseen ^F The parade in her ^Ceye ^F Hungry and ^Chot ^Am Like the^G fourth of Ju^Fly ^Am What is it about ^Cher That you ^Dmdon't under^Fstand

My^C bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her^C hand My bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her^C hand ^{Bb F C Bb F G}

^FDon't look back now ^Cboys ^G As she ^Fwaves and she gets^C small ^Em With those sweet wings that^F beat ^Em Those sweet wings^F at night ^Em How those sweet wi^Fngs fly ^C It ain't ^Bbno choice ^Fat all ^{C Bb F}

Are you ^Ccool and ^Emdry ^F Are you keeping ^Cwarm ^F Shadow ^Cboxing ^Am This^G thunder^F-storm ^Am Write me and ^Ctell me Where we ^Dmfit in what is^F planned

Me and my^C bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her^C hand My bird of^Bb freedom ^F With a gun in her^C ha^Bbnd__^F_