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[Verse 1]
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White bird with a black tail,[A7sus4/6]
Eyes dark and face pale,[A7sus4/6]
You know what your future holds,[A7sus4/6]
Ov – er your [Csus2#11] side of [D/F#]the road![A7sus4/6]
[Verse 2]
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White bird with a black tail,[A7sus4/6]
You look like an open sail,[A7sus4/6]
Made me look up from my shoes,[A7sus4/6]
To show me what [Csus2#11] you stand[D/F#] to lose![A7sus4/6]
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White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird,
…With your [D/F#]face so pale,
White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird,
…W[D/F#]here’d you get that tail?
White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird, with a [D/F#]black tail!
[Verse 3]
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White feathers dipped in tar,[A7sus4/6]
It’s hard to tell how old you are,[A7sus4/6]
Wondering how much you know,[A7sus4/6]
A – bout all [Csus2#11] of us [D/F#] be – low![A7sus4/6]
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Half of you is heavenly,[A7sus4/6]
Showing off your purity,[A7sus4/6]
The rest of you is from the street,[A7sus4/6]
Like a line [Csus2#11] where they [D/F#]both meet![A7sus4/6]
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White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird,
…With your [D/F#]face so pale,
White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird,
…W[D/F#]here’d you get that tail?
White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird,
[D/F#]
…With your face so pale——,
White bird, white [Csus2#11] bird, with a [D/F#]black tail!
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