C
There’s a fable that we tell about a little boy
Am
Bright eyed young inside and full of joy
C
He went out and got himself a new toy
Am
The old train got wet and rusted
C
He found a love in the wings of a red bird
Am
The bird picked him up and gave him laughter
C
When the winter came back the bird flew away
Am
The little boy had no place to stay
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
C
and you
C
Am
C
Chapter two’s about a girl with a pretty smile
Am
She dressed nice with lips stained with alcohol
C
She wants to talk to him in the next room
Am
She liked his readiness to come and cure it all
C
They kissed on a bench underneath the red bird
Am
Lips so soft, they sucked every word
C
When she woke up the bird had nested
Am
All her bad thoughts had made her brain tested
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
C
and you
C
Chapter three the boy sells his hopes and dreams
Am
You can’t live like like a man wearing ripped jeans
C
He gets a job as a clerk in a corner store
Am
A red bird comes in through the front door
C
The boy stares at a crack on the dirty wall
Am
The bird’s lips are stained with alcohol
C
The boy checks out and climbs into a rusty car
Am
A red bird is perched on a distant start
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
C
and you
F
G
F
G
F
G
C
C
Am
C
Chapter four the boy wastes his life away
Am
The girl made plans for another day
C
She went to the store and picked out a red bird
Am
She brought it home and hung on its every word
C
There’s a boy across the street playing with his trains
Am
Beside him is a man with growing pains
C
A red bird picks them up and brings them laughter
Am
They didn’t wake up that’s happily ever after
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
C
and you
C
Am
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
F
G
Don’t blame it on the starlight
F
G
Don’t blame it on the stars
F
G
Just blame the whole damn thing on me
C