Biography:
Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama.
Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as a producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre. His first major credit was the title song for the play Butterflies Are Free; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well.
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[Intro]
C Dm C Dm
[Verse]
C Dm/C
Everything has its season
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Everything has its time
F C/E Dm C/F G
Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Cats fit on the windowsill
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Children fit in the snow
Gm Gm/F Eb
Why do I feel I don't fit in
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Anywhere I go?
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Verse]
C Dm/C
Every man has his daydreams
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Every man has his goal
F C/E Dm C/F G
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Thunderclouds have their lightning
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Nightingales have their song
Gm Gm/F Eb
And don't you see I want my life to be
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Something more than long?
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Verse]
C Dm/C
So many men seem destined
Cmaj7 Bb/C
To settle for something small
F C/E Dm C/F G
But I won't rest until I know I'll have it all
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
So don't ask where I'm going
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Just listen when I'm gone
Gm Gm/F Eb
And far away you'll hear me singing
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Softly to the dawn
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Alternate verse 2 lyrics]
C Dm/C
Every man has his daydreams
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Every man has his goal
F C/E Dm C/F G
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Rain comes after thunder
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Winter comes after fall
Gm Gm/F Eb
Sometimes I feel I'm not after
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Anything at all
[Alternate verse 3 lyrics]
C Dm/C
So maybe some misty day you'll
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Waken to find me gone
F C/E Dm C/F G
And far away, you'll hear me singing to the dawn
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
And you'll wonder if I'm happy there
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
A little more than I've been
Gm Gm/F Eb
And the answer will come back to you
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Like a laughter on the wind
C Dm C Dm
[Verse]
C Dm/C
Everything has its season
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Everything has its time
F C/E Dm C/F G
Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Cats fit on the windowsill
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Children fit in the snow
Gm Gm/F Eb
Why do I feel I don't fit in
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Anywhere I go?
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Verse]
C Dm/C
Every man has his daydreams
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Every man has his goal
F C/E Dm C/F G
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Thunderclouds have their lightning
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Nightingales have their song
Gm Gm/F Eb
And don't you see I want my life to be
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Something more than long?
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Verse]
C Dm/C
So many men seem destined
Cmaj7 Bb/C
To settle for something small
F C/E Dm C/F G
But I won't rest until I know I'll have it all
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
So don't ask where I'm going
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Just listen when I'm gone
Gm Gm/F Eb
And far away you'll hear me singing
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Softly to the dawn
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Em Em7 F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C Dm/C G/B Am C/G
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F C/E Gm C Dm C Dm
Gotta find my corner of the sky
[Alternate verse 2 lyrics]
C Dm/C
Every man has his daydreams
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Every man has his goal
F C/E Dm C/F G
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Rain comes after thunder
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
Winter comes after fall
Gm Gm/F Eb
Sometimes I feel I'm not after
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Anything at all
[Alternate verse 3 lyrics]
C Dm/C
So maybe some misty day you'll
Cmaj7 Bb/C
Waken to find me gone
F C/E Dm C/F G
And far away, you'll hear me singing to the dawn
Bb Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
And you'll wonder if I'm happy there
Ab Abmaj7 Dm7
A little more than I've been
Gm Gm/F Eb
And the answer will come back to you
C7 Bb F/A C/G
Like a laughter on the wind
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