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| G D/F# | Em | F C | Dsus4 | x4
[Verse 1]
G D/F# Em
If I leave here to morrow
F C Dsus4
Would you still remember me
G D/F# Em
For I must be travelin' on now
F C Dsus4
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see
G D/F# Em
But if I stay here with you girl
F C Dsus4
Things just couldn't be the same
G D/F# Em
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
F C Dsus4
And this bird you cannot change, oh
[Chorus]
F C Dsus4
And the bird you cannot cha-ange
F C Dsus4 D
And this bird you cannot cha - ange
F C Dsus4 D
Lord knows I can't cha - ange
[Interlude]
| G D/F# | Em | F C | Dsus4 | x2
[Verse 2]
G D/F# Em
Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah, yeah
F C Dsus4
Though this feeling I can't change
G D/F# Em
But please don't take it so badly
F C Dsus4
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
G D/F# Em
But if I stay here with you, girl
F C Dsus4
Things just couldn't be the same
G D/F# Em
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
F C Dsus4
And this bird you'll never change, oh
[Chorus]
F C Dsus4
And the bird you cannot change
F C Dsus4
And this bird you cannot change
F C Dsus4 D
Lord knows I can't cha ange
F C Dsus4
Lord, help me, I can't cha-a-a-a-ange
G Bb C
Lord, I can't change
G Bb C
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah
[Solo]
| G | Bb | C | C | x37
(fade out)