Tom Rosenthal – Denis Was A Bird (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bb F
Bb                     F
   (The one thing that matters to me more than anything else is this idea of Denis being a bird)
[Verse 1]
Bb               F
 Can a bird ever truly rest?

Bb               F
 Can a bird ever truly rest?

       Bb
Can it sleep

       F
In the air?

      C                       Dm
Is it longing to be somewhere out of its tree

         Bb
Close to home?
[Verse 2]
Bb            F
 Can a memory truly rest?

Bb            F
 Can a memory fly the nest?

        Bb
Does it move

       F
In the air?

        C
Can you hold it for me

        Dm
Somehow just within reach

         Bb
When I'm old?
[Pre-Chorus]
     C
I'll never forget the spring in your step

   Dm
To get to where you had to get

      Bb
I can see the back of your head

          F
Then it's gone
[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue

     F               Dm
We remember how you flew

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Gm7             F
Denis was a bird
[Verse 3]
Bb                    F
 Does a thought ever truly rest?

Bb                    F
 Does a thought ever truly rest?

        Bb          F
Does it roam like a road

      C
Is it out there for me?

      Dm
Apple up in the tree

        Bb   F
Will it fall?
[Pre-Chorus]
      C
I can picture your take off and land
Like it was yesterdays land
Dm                  Bb
Teleport 'round the garden

            F
Then you're gone
[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue

         F               Dm
Like the ancient meadows knew

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Gm7           F
Denis was a bird
[Bridge]
C                        Dm        Bb
Nothing to save, no more weather delays

C                        Dm           Bb
Nothing to lose, no more troubles for you
[Pre-Chorus]
      C
I can still see you running around

                                         F
And if it stays in my mind then it's not gone
[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue

     F               Dm
We remember how you flew

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Bb    F
Denis was a bird

            Gm7             F
Denis was a bird
[Outro]
     C
I'll never forget the spring in your step

                              F
To get to where you had to get