C              F
I let out from your back door
C                       Am
Kicked an old can fifty miles or more
C                          F
Written right there on the side of the can
C                                      G            C
"There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand"

C              F
I looked up and I looked back
C                       Am
Walked a hundred miles on the railroad track
C                          F
All's I can tell from where I stand
C                                      G            C
There's a little bird of heaven right here in my hand

C              F
Well love they tell me is a fragile thing
C                       Am
Its hard to fly on broken wings
C                          F
I lost my ticket to the promised land
C                                      G            C
Little bird of heaven right here in my hand

C              F
So toss it up or pass it round
C                       Am
Pay no mind to what you're carryin' round
C                          F
Or keep it close, hold it while you can
C                                      G            C
There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand

C              F
Fallen hearts and fallen leaves
C                       Am
Starlings light on the broken trees
C                          F
I find we all need a place to land
C                                      G            C
There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand