Vic Chesnutt - Injured bird

Y^Aou arr^Eived a^Ds I was leaving^A You w^Eere filled with that^D popular ^Afeeling I ^Ecould^D tell by the walk^A I ^Ehave ^Dheard about the wa^Alk ^DThink to yourself^A , like^D when you're in be^Ad So^Emething clo^Dbbered me in th^Ae head Am ^D I ready ^A to ^Eleave, you said^D I ^Ahave ^Eexhausted this vie^Dw I^A have ^Eexhausted this view^A

I was^D flattered but ambiv^Aalent I was captive^D and I was spent^A I was^D wounded the other day ^A But^E you You ^D couldn't^A see me: I'm^E really me^A

Of ^Eall the stories^D I've heard^A The ^E one with the^D injured bird^A S^Eeems to^D me most ^A true It ^Eseems t^Do me most^A true You^D kept i^At warm, and ^Dsafe in a box^A A ^Egrass and old^D shattered bent cardboard^E box Then^D you let the^D cat o^Ever the fe^Dnce It^A doesn't get^E any ^Dbetter than^A this It doesn't ge^Et any^D better tha^An this

I was^D wounded the other day^A But^E you You^D couldn't ^A see me: I'm^E really me^A