A5 , D5 , A5
A5
You came with the season, as the first swallow sang
A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
D5 B5 A5
dooodoodoo
A5
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
my feet sprouted wings and I flew all the way home
D5 B5 A5
dooodoodoo
F#5 D5 A5
My cheeks red like fire engines racing
F#5 D5 A5
straight to the heat of your skin
F#5 D5
and I know our days are numbered,
A5 D5
early bird of the summer
A5 E5 A5
you'll fly south just as the fall begins
A5
The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
D5 B5 A5
dooodoodoo
A5
You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
D5 B5 A5
dooodoodoo
F#5 D5 A5
The fields where we wandered were golden
F#5 D5 A5
Now only muddy my boots
F#5 D5
and I know I should recover,
A5 D5
you're a bird of the summer,
A5 E5 A5
I was wrong to try and capture you
A5 , D5 , A5 2x
F#5 , E5 , B5 , D5 , A5 , D5
Flight
F#5 , E5 , B5 , D5 , A5 , D5
Flight
A5
D5 , E5 , A5 2x
*******
F#5 D5 A5
Gone is the pale hand of winter
F#5 D5 A5
Here is the first flush of may
F#5 D5
And soon I will discover
A5 D5
whether birds of the summer
A5 E5 A5
fly in circles or just fly away