E        C#m        A          E
Walking along on a path in the mountains
E       C#m         E      B
I saw a bird flying way up high
E             C#m           A            E
Gold were its wings in that time of the morning
D           E          D     A          E
Flashing at me as they flew through the sky

[Verse 2]
E        C#m        A                   E
Its beauty was such that I felt I must have it
E             C#m         E            B
Chased it all day, nearly entered the night
E        C#m         A           E
Finally angered that I couldn't catch it,
D          E        D   A       E
Determined I would stop it in flight

[Verse 3]
E           C#m       A               E
I found a stone by a mountain stream flowing
E            C#m           E           B
Rounded and smooth by the waters fast flow
E           C#m       A          E
It felt so warm and alive in my hand
D           E        D   A       E
It was an arrow, my arm was the bow.

[Verse 4]
E                  C#m          A               E
Then a flashing of wings and a cry pierced the air
E                   C#m         E            B
It fluttered and it fell on the rocks at my feet
E           C#m           A             E
Weeping It left it, the thing that had fallen
D                 E          D    A       E
Blood stained my hands and tears wet my cheeks

[Verse 5]
E          C#m         A         E
Later that night as I lay in my bed
E            C#m      E            B
I heard the sound of wings in the air
E               C#m          A           E
The room became bathed in a warm golden glow
D            E          D A         E
I opened my eyes and a woman stood there

[Verse 6]
E           C#m           A          E
Didn't you know when you hurt me so cruelly
E          C#m   E           B
I was your love, I was your friend
E             C#m          A         E
You couldn't stand it that I was so free
D             E     D  A    E
Now you will never see me again


E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Alternative version in C:

F6 10323x  xx0211  or xx3231

C        Am        F6          C
Walking along on a path in the mountains
C       Am          C      G
I saw a bird flying way up high
C             Am            F           C
Gold were its wings in that time of the morning
Bb          C          Bb   F           C
Flashing at me as they flew through the sky