Key: D
Introduction:
C#m G#m
In the delta sun, down in Arkansas
F#m E C#m B
It's the great god bird with it's alter call
C#m G#m
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
F#m E C#m B
On the great bayou were they saw it fall
F#m E C#m B
It's the great god bird down in Arkansas
A E A E
And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall
A G#m F#m E B F#m
And paradise might close from its safe flight flawed
A G#m F#m E B(let
It's the great god bird through it all
Bridge: (Same melody as intro with some variations)
C#m G#m
And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall
F#m E C#m B
And paradise might laugh when at last it falls
A E A E
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
A G#m F#m E B F#m
It's the great god bird with it's alter call
A G#m F#m E B F#m
Yes, it's the great god bird with it's alter call
A G#m F#m E B
Yes, it's the great god bird through it all.
Outro: (Also a variation of the intro)