Yellow Bird
Abbey Lincoln
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D Fdim D A7 Yellow bird, up high in bananaD treeD Fdim D D A7 Yellow bird, you sitD D7 all alone like meG G/F# Em7 D Did your lady friend leaveD7M D6 the nest againA7 Em7 A7 D D7M That is very sad, makes me feel soD7 badG G/F# Em7 D F#m Bm7 You can fly away, in the sky awayA7 Em7 A7 D You're more lucky than meContinues after the adD D7 G Em7 A7 I also have a pretty girlEm7 Gdim D she's not with me todayD D7 G Em7 They're all the same, the pretty girlsA7 Gdim A7 A7/13 They tend the nest, then theyA7 D fly awayD Fdim D A7 Yellow bird, up high in bananaD treeD Fdim D A7 Yel - low bird, you sit allD D7 alone like meG G/F# Em7 D D7M D6 Better fly away, in the sky awayA7 Em7 A7 D D7M Picker coming soon, pick from nightD7 to noonG G/F# Em7 D D7M Black and yellow you, like bananaD6 tooA7 A7 A7/13 A7 D They might pick you some dayD D7 G Em7 A7 Wish that I were a yellow birdEm7 Gdim D I fly away with youD D7 G Em7 But I am not a yellow birdA7 Gdim A7 A7/13 A7 D So here I sit, nothing else to doD Fdim D Fdim Yellow bird, yellowD Fdim D bird, yellow bird