E B E
There goes that little girl again
E B E
Her years have passed, but all in vain
A E
The birds have fallen from the trees
F#m Am E
And it is told in these old memories
[Interlude]
A D F#
[Verse 1]
B F# G#m D#m
Birds on the wing at the end of the day
E
The trees of green and brown you see
F#
Have suddenly turned grey
A D F#
B F# G#m D#m
Don't be too sad when you're waiting for death
E
The message on the garden wall says
F#
Mickey Mouse is bad
A D F#
[Chorus]
B C
Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her
E A E A
The broken arrows in the door, there's lots of Indians
B C
Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her
E A
The grass has grown above her hair
E A
The pretty patterned teddy bear
E C E
Aah, aah aah yeah yeah
[Interlude]
A D F#
[Verse 2]
B F# G#m D#m
Her baby cries in the heat of the night
E F#
Footsteps up the stairs her mother's there to hold her tight
A D F#
B F# G#m D#m
Happy young child and his dog running wild
E F#
Spring is in the air and they've been running for a mile
A D F#
[Bridge]
F# Em
Remember when that girl was 5 years old
B F#
Now she's grown older with the lie she told
[Interlude]
A D F#
[Verse 3]
B F# G#m D#m
Why did this happen, where did I do wrong?
E F#
I know that now I'm home I'm not too young and then I'm gone
A D F#
[Chorus]
B C
Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her
E A E A
The broken arrows in the door, there's lots of Indians
B C
Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her
E A
The grass has grown above her hair
E A
The pretty patterned teddy bear
E C E
Aah, aah aah yeah yeah
[Interlude]
A D F#
[Verse 4]
B F# G#m D#m
Birds on the wing at the end of the day
E
The trees of green and brown you see
F#
Have suddenly turned grey