INTRO: ^{Bm E Bm E} VERSE 1: There's a ^Bmhigh flying bird,^E way up in the ^Bmsky now. ^E Yes, and I ^Bmwonder if she looks ^F#7down as she ^Bmflies on by. Well she's ^Griding on the hour, so ^Aeasy in the ^F#7sky. CHORUS: Lord, look at ^Bmme, yeah ^Eooo I'm rooted like a ^Bmtree, hell, yes I ^Eam now. I got to ^Bmsit down, ^Acan't cry ^Goh lord, I'm ^F#7gonna die- ^Bmblues. VERSE 2: Oh when I ^Bmused all love of mine, ^E he worked in the ^Bmmine, lord. ^E Oh well, he ^Bmnever saw the sun,^F#7 but he never stopped trying.^Bm Well ^Gthen one day, my ^Aman went up and ^F#7died. CHORUS: My man up and ^Bmdied.^E My man up and ^Bmdied, oh yes he ^Edid now. Well, he ^Bmwanted to ^Afly and the ^Gonly way to ^F#7fly was to^Bm die. ^E VERSE 3: There's a ^Bmhigh flying bird ^E way up in the ^Bmsky now. ^E Yes, and I ^Bmwonder if she looks ^F#7down as she ^Bmflies on by. She's ^Griding on the air so ^Aeasy in the ^F#7sky. CHORUS: Lord, look at ^Bmme, yeah ^Eooo I'm rooted like a ^Bmtree, hell, yes I ^Eam now. I got to ^Bmsit down, ^Acan't cry ^Goh lord, I'm ^F#7gonna die- ^Bmblues.^E OUTRO: Yeah, I'm gonna die now.^{Bm E} I got to ^Bmsit down, ^Acan't cry ^Goh lord, I'm ^F#7gonna die ^Bmblues.