Biography:
Alela Diane Menig (born April 20, 1983, Nevada City, California, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. She grew up singing with her musician parents and performing in the school choir. She taught herself guitar, and began writing songs which blend tense, trance-like arpeggios with warm vocals and meditative lyrics about family and nature. Her first recordings were self-released in 2003 as Forest Parade. Her first solo public appearances were at the invitation of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom.
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Capo 3
C : 032010
Am : 002210
Em : 022000
G : 320003
[Intro]
C Am Em G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
G|-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|3-----------0-----------2------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3------------|
[Verse]
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she gave me these feathered breaths
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she told me, "Use your voice, my little bird!"
C Am Em G
She said "sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! melodies"
C Am Em G
And she sang! sang! sang! sang! sang! those melodies
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she did give me fancy feet I'll be dancin' on
C Am Em G
And I'll tap, tap, tap my toes into those creaking floor boards
[Chorus]
C Am Em G
Oh! My mama she took my little hand and held on tight
C Am Em G
All the mamas give the waters of their wells!
C Am Em G
All the mamas give the babies this very dirt we're walking on
C Am Em G
Oh! My mama, she gave me these feathered breaths
C Am Em G
And your mama, she gave you these feathered breaths too
[Verse]
C Am
And when the sky drops all those feathers
Em G
And when the birds sing in the morning
C
I'll be a mama
Am
I'll have a daughter
Em
I'll be a mama
G
I'll have a daughter
C
And I'll give her melodies
Am
I'll give her melodies
Em
And I'll give her melodies
G
I'll give her melodies
C
And I'll give her melodies
Am
I'll give her melodies
Em
And I'll give her melodies
G
I'll give her melodies
C Am Em G
And She'll be my little bird
C Am
And then she'll fly
[Outro]
Em
she'll fly
G
she'll fly
C : 032010
Am : 002210
Em : 022000
G : 320003
[Intro]
C Am Em G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
G|-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|3-----------0-----------2------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3------------|
[Verse]
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she gave me these feathered breaths
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she told me, "Use your voice, my little bird!"
C Am Em G
She said "sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! melodies"
C Am Em G
And she sang! sang! sang! sang! sang! those melodies
C Am Em G
Oh! my mama, she did give me fancy feet I'll be dancin' on
C Am Em G
And I'll tap, tap, tap my toes into those creaking floor boards
[Chorus]
C Am Em G
Oh! My mama she took my little hand and held on tight
C Am Em G
All the mamas give the waters of their wells!
C Am Em G
All the mamas give the babies this very dirt we're walking on
C Am Em G
Oh! My mama, she gave me these feathered breaths
C Am Em G
And your mama, she gave you these feathered breaths too
[Verse]
C Am
And when the sky drops all those feathers
Em G
And when the birds sing in the morning
C
I'll be a mama
Am
I'll have a daughter
Em
I'll be a mama
G
I'll have a daughter
C
And I'll give her melodies
Am
I'll give her melodies
Em
And I'll give her melodies
G
I'll give her melodies
C
And I'll give her melodies
Am
I'll give her melodies
Em
And I'll give her melodies
G
I'll give her melodies
C Am Em G
And She'll be my little bird
C Am
And then she'll fly
[Outro]
Em
she'll fly
G
she'll fly
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