INTRO:
G Am7 Bm C (x2)
G Am7 Bm
I know why the caged bird sings
C G
It's for me, it's for me
G Am7 Bm C G G G9 Em
I know why the caged bird sings
Em Am7 Bm C G G G9 Em
Today I am helpless and time stands still
Em Am7 Bm C
G G G9 Em
And the world goes on racing as the world always will
Em Am7 Bm C
Days turn to weeks and weeks into months
C G G G9 Em
Leaving no answers and treasures lost
Em Am7 Bm
Now all that I have is all that I am
Bm C G G G9 Em
Not much more than a shell of a man
Em Am7 Bm
There's no revelations no wisdom no rhymes
Bm C G G G9 Em
No freedom no pleasure no songs that are mine
Em Am7 Bm
I'm a ship lost at sea in the waves and disease
Bm C G G G9 Em
Chaos above me and Neptune beneath
Em Am7 Bm
I can't see the stars that guide the way
Bm C G G G9 Em
This night's just begun and dawn's so far away
Em Am7 Bm
What will happen?
Bm C G G G9 Em
What will happen?
Em Am7 Bm
What will happen?
Bm C G G G9 Em
What will happen?
Em Am7 Bm
Chaos above me
Bm C G G G9 Em
And Neptune beneath
Em Am7 Bm
Chaos above me
Bm C G G G9 Em
And Neptune beneath
INTERLUDE (quietly, slowly, and understated):
G Am7 Bm C (x2)
G Am7 Bm C
No, life is never fair. It owes me nothing
G Am7 Bm C
Just when I had it all I lost everything
G Am7 Bm C
But somehow God is good and God is loving
G Am7 *Bm C
Just when I lost it all I gained everything
G Am7 Bm
I know why the caged bird sings.
C G
It's for me, it's for me
G Am7 Bm
I know why the caged bird sings
C G
It's for me, it's for me.
G Am7 Bm
I know why the caged bird sings
OUTRO:
G Am7 Bm C (x5 and end on G)