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You came with the season, as the first swallow sang
A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
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Bm
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dooodoodoo
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We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
my feet sprouted wings and I flew all the way home
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Bm
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dooodoodoo
F#m
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My cheeks red like fire engines racing
F#m
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straight to the heat of your skin
F#m
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and I know our days are numbered,
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early bird of the summer
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you'll fly south just as the fall begins
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The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
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Bm
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dooodoodoo
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You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
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Bm
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dooodoodoo
F#m
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The fields where we wandered were golden
F#m
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Now only muddy my boots
F#m
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and I know I should recover,
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you're a bird of the summer,
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I was wrong to try and capture you
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F#m
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Flight
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Flight
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*******
F#m
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Gone is the pale hand of winter
F#m
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Here is the first flush of may
F#m
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And soon I will discover
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whether birds of the summer
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fly in circles or just fly away