F C Dm A# C
[Part 1]
F
Once we tried to record the singin birds
C
Cable stretched for miles from yr door
Dm
Near the landin of the planes i never felt so plain
A# C
Birds never sang the same again
F
I take the train in the mornin when it's still night out
C
A night owl sings for the moonlight crowd
Dm
On the frozen path to yr bedroom door
A# C
I walked beside u between sycamore
F
I never told u this but on christmas
C
I saw you sellin trees on Avenue A
Dm
Winter wind knows yr paper skin
A# C (hold for however long you'd like)
Went to paris once -- i've never been
[Part 2]
F
Theres a certain slant of light on madison tonight
C
It shines on vines that grow in rows roun
Dm
Telephone wires never tire
A# C
Of carryin midnight crows
F
Does the book of nightmares call across
C
The valley of not knowing
Dm
The wayward vine of wintertime
A# C
And where on earth it is growing
F
And are yr typewriter words for january third
C
The key to the secret venue
Dm
Perhaps you've heard singin of the birds
A# C F
You cant change a person ever darlin can you?
