Scattered Like Birds
Daniel Johnston
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G : 320033 C : x32010 D : xx0232 [Verse 1]G Listen to this storyC G It really happened! Yes, it did!G It was back in those days of gloryC G In my “Grievances” periodG I went down to the riverC G I have it all on filmG I had her on my mindC G I have her on film, too [Chorus]C G D G Scattered like birdsC G D G Scattered like birds [Verse 2]G There was a flock of ducks thereC G And I’m not kiddingG I walked towards themContinues after the adC G It was a weird feelingG And when I got too closeC G They broke into the sky [Chorus]C G D G Scattered like birdsC G D G Scattered like birds [Verse 3]G I approached her tooC G On that same roll of filmG An angel she wasC G And this I knewG But I sure was surprisedC G When I got too closeG She flew awayC G She flew away [Chorus]C G D G Scattered like birdsC G D G Scattered like birds [Verse 4]G And now-a-daysC G I sit and watchG Domestic familiesC G Stand and talkG Of happy landC G And kids and loveG I sit glassy-eyedC G But I can’t understandG I can’t comprehendC G Or gather my thoughts [Chorus]C G D G Scattered like birdsC G D G They’re scattered like birdsC G D G They’re scattered like birdsC G D G Scattered like birds