Misc Originals – Annie Booker - Bird Town (Guitar)

      Fm              Ab
The Jagged Lands And Pale Soft Sands

       Eb
Of My Bird Town By The Sea,

Fm                 Ab            Gdim
There It Stands Despite Time’s Turning Hands.

      Eb                          C#
That Place, That Place It Made Me.

       Fm                 Ab
When Morning Falls, The Kittiwake Calls

       Eb
Its Enthusiastic Song.

Fm                Ab     Gdim
I Was Small, And Dearly Loved It All.

      Eb                   C#
That World And I We Were One.

Fm                      Ab
Home Is Where I Want To Be.

                Eb                        C#
That Breathing Blue Sea Is Always Calling Me.

         Fm                      Ab
Take Me Home, The Only One I’ve Known.

           Eb                    C#
I Won’t Outgrow However Far I’ve Flown.

        Fm                  Ab
However Warm The Nest, No Fledgling Can Rest

            Eb
When Their Instincts Call To Fly.

         Fm                 Ab           Gdim
Bravely Puffed Up Chest I Migrated South West.

            Eb             C#
I Waved My Little Town Goodbye.

        Fm                   Ab
Alone Bravado Flakes Leaving In Its Wake

         Eb
A Quiet Frightened Little Girl.

        Fm                   Ab       Gdim
My Foundations Quake, It Was Such A Mistake

           Eb             Fm
To Let My Fragile Wings Unfurl.

           C#        Fm
I Close My Eyes And Breathe,

         Bbm            C#
There Is Someone By The Sea.

     C#              Ab
I Am Her, And She Is Me.

      Eb             C#
I See Her And She Is Free.

Fm                      Ab
Home Is Where I Want To Be.

               Eb                        C#
That Breathing Blue Sea Is Always Calling Me.

             Fm                     Ab
So Far From Home, The Only One I’ve Known.

           Eb                     C#
I Can’t Outgrow However Far I’ve Flown.

         Fm                Ab
Two Feet On The Ground, I Look Around

           Eb
And Spot A Whole Flock Just Like Me.

          Fm                    Ab     Gdim
Far From Ocean Sound, But Maybe I Have Found

       Eb               C#
What I Need To Feel At Peace

     Fm                     Ab
The Greens And Blues Of My Long Loved Views

     Eb
Are Still Just Where They Were

              Fm                     Ab     Gdim
This Life Was made For Two, Now It’s Me And You

            Eb               C#
There’s No Place We Can’t Conquer.

         Fm                       Ab
And Now Home Is Where I’ll Always Be.

               Eb                          C#
That Breathing Blue Sea, It Lives Inside Of Me.

           Fm                         Ab
I’ve Been Home Since You Helped Me To Find,

           Eb                                C#
It’s Not A Place As Such, But More A State Of Mind.

         Fm                       Ab
And Now Home Is Where I’ll Always Be.

               Eb                          C#
That Breathing Blue Sea, It Lives Inside Of Me.

           Fm                         Ab
I’ve Been Home Since You Helped Me To Find,

           Eb                                C#
It’s Not A Place As Such, But More A State Of Mind.

           Eb                                C#
It’s Not A Place As Such, But More A State Of Mind.