Verse
F Dm
If I was not afraid to meet
Bb F
then I might live in peace
A Dm
I'd give away my wooden ears
G7 Bb F
help you teach your frozen lips to speak
F Dm
You have not stolen here
Bb F
but you can hardly sleep
A Dm
The horns and shells you've gathered here
G7 Bb C Am/C Am Am/C
one day the one you battle might be me
Dm F
Blackbird go lost
Bb F C Am/C Am Am/C
I will bring her back to you in spring
Dm F
She won't change at all
Bm F C Am/C Am Am/C
let your sparrow fall to what might be
F Dm
And when you've done your howling
Bb F
and done with everything
A Dm
if she is gone for months again
G7 Bb F
will you still say you watch for sparrow wings
F Dm
You have not stolen dear
Bb F
but I can plainly see
A Dm
the horns and shells you're holding here
G7 Bb C Am/C Am Am/C
one day the one you battle might be me
Dm F
Blackbird go lost
Bb F C Am/C Am Am/C
I will bring her back to you in spring
Dm F
She won't change at all
Bb F C Am/C Am Am/C
let your sparrow fall to what might be
Dm F
She won't change at all
Bb F
let your sparrow fall
Dm F
She won't change at all
Bb F
let your sparrow fall