Biography:
The Stray Birds, an American folk band, started as a duo of acoustic buskers in early 2010 when Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven (originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania) met with their instruments, their voices, and their songs
When the band take the stage, the spotlight falls on three voices raised in harmony above the raw resonance of wood and strings. It is a sound drawn from the richness of American folk music traditions, spun with a stirring subtlety and grace.
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Standard Tuning
Capo 5 (all chords based on capo 5)
I've spent many hours trying to figure out both the words and the chords, so chances are there are several
errors!
C* denotes a walk-up (Bass note: A, B, then C on second the 5th string)
C walk down in the chorus = C, B, A, G then back to A on the 5th string
The first line of chords in every verse (G and Dsus/F#) is strummed.
Hope this helps out! Please help improve this tab!
Intro:
Am D
G G/B Em D
C D G
Verse 1:
G Dsus2/F# C G
We’ll roll on Montana morning
C* G Am7 D
I’ll quit my soarin when the rattlesnake sings
G Dsus2/F# C G
Blue dawn, my engine burning
C* G Am7 D
Lay down my body and unfasten my wings
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Verse 2:
G Dsus2/F# C G
Well darling I hear you crying
C* G Am7 D
I know my fall is flying high on your mind
G Dsus2/F# C G
Baby, I’m hardly dying
C* G Am7 D
Your heart and mine have long been living in time
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Instrumental
G Dsus2/F# C G C D (C in 2nd position) G
Verse 3
G Dsus2/F# C G
June morn, bluebells are blooming
C* G Am7 D
Come afternoon I’ve seen them all from afar
G Dsus2/F# C G
Night falls she moves the moon in
C G Am7 D
I’ll find my way home by a radiant star
Chorus
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D Em
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Capo 5 (all chords based on capo 5)
I've spent many hours trying to figure out both the words and the chords, so chances are there are several
errors!
C* denotes a walk-up (Bass note: A, B, then C on second the 5th string)
C walk down in the chorus = C, B, A, G then back to A on the 5th string
The first line of chords in every verse (G and Dsus/F#) is strummed.
Hope this helps out! Please help improve this tab!
Intro:
Am D
G G/B Em D
C D G
Verse 1:
G Dsus2/F# C G
We’ll roll on Montana morning
C* G Am7 D
I’ll quit my soarin when the rattlesnake sings
G Dsus2/F# C G
Blue dawn, my engine burning
C* G Am7 D
Lay down my body and unfasten my wings
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Verse 2:
G Dsus2/F# C G
Well darling I hear you crying
C* G Am7 D
I know my fall is flying high on your mind
G Dsus2/F# C G
Baby, I’m hardly dying
C* G Am7 D
Your heart and mine have long been living in time
Chorus:
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
Instrumental
G Dsus2/F# C G C D (C in 2nd position) G
Verse 3
G Dsus2/F# C G
June morn, bluebells are blooming
C* G Am7 D
Come afternoon I’ve seen them all from afar
G Dsus2/F# C G
Night falls she moves the moon in
C G Am7 D
I’ll find my way home by a radiant star
Chorus
Am D G G/B D C
Look for me with the birds of the borderland
G Em D
I lived my song
Em D C (C walk down)
I lived it long
Am D G G/B Em D
I’ve gone with the birds of the borderland
C D C
I know what it means to fly free
C D Em
I know what it means to fly free
C D G
I know what it means to fly free
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