D
[Verse 1]
D G
I don't wanna drive a fancy car today
Bm A Em
I don't wanna ride in a red corvette
D G
I don't wanna jog my Saturday away
Bm A C
But I don't wanna go home yet
D G
Today is not the day to jump out of a plane
Bm A Em
I don't wanna parasail or play roulette
D G
I don't wanna risk it all or go insane
Bm Asus2 Cadd9
But I don't wanna go home yet
[Chorus]
G D
I just want to watch the birds go by
F#7 Bm
From my handy foldable blue canvas throne
G D
I wanna watch them fly and fly
F#7 Bm D7
And see them soar up into the unknown
G Gm D
But I'd feel just like a nerd, watching birds, watching me here all alone
[Verse 2]
D G
I don't wanna break dance or learn taekwondo
Bm A Em
I don't wanna fish till all the fish are gone
D G
I don't wanna roller skate even if it's slow
Bm A C
I don't wanna pass out in a marathon
D G
I don't like soccer, baseball track or field
Bm A Em
I'm not up for a match of polo
D G
I don't wanna seek or try to stay concealed
Bm Asus2 Cadd9
I'm also not up for... water polo
[Chorus]
G D
I just wanna watch the birds up there
F#7 Bm
Track the migratory patterns that they've flown
G D
I wanna watch them from my chair
F#7 Bm D7
With my binoculars, my latte and my phone
G Gm D
Trying to spot a lark in the park parked in nature all alone
[Bridge]
A G
Alone here with the doves and the sparrows and the ospreys
F#m G
The owlets, the eagles and my list
A G
It's just me and Mr. Finch, the robins, the kingfishers
Em A
The snipes, though I heard they don't exist
G
Each little species in its little way can teach me
F#m E7
What awaits you if you can get away
[Chorus]
G A7
I wanna watch the birds do what they will
F#7 Bm
Sorry if I'm ornithologically prone
G D
I wanna watch from somewhere undisturbing, quiet, calm and still
F#7 Bm D7
Sit right here and gaze at the unknown
[Outro]
G Gm G
I don't wanna fly in the sky, I just wanna be alone.
D
It's not a big deal or anything
G Gm D
I just wanna be alone
