Key: G
Introduction:
Em C#m7(b5) F#7 B7
Lullaby of birdland that's what I
Em7 C7M Am7 D9
Always hear when you sigh
Bm7 Em7 Am7 Cº
Never in my word land could there be ways
G C9 F#m7(b5) B7
To reveal in a phrase how I feel
Em C#m7(b5) F#m7 B7
Have you ever heard two turtle doves
Em7 C7M A7M D9
Bill and coo when they love
Bm7 Em7 Am7 Cº
That's the kind of magic music we make
G D7 G G/F#
With our lips when we kiss
Bridge
E9 E7 Am Am7
And there's a weepy old willow
D9 Cº G G/F#
He really knows how to cry
E9 E7 Am Am7
That's how I'd cry on my pillow
D9 Cº G B7
If you should tell me farewell and good-bye
Em C#m7(b5) F#7 B7
Lullaby of birdland whisper low
Em7 C7M Am7 D9
Kiss me sweet, and we'll go
Bm7 Em7 Am7 Cº
Flyin' high in birdland, high in the sky up
G C9 F#m7(b5) B7
Above all because we're in love
E9 E7 Am Am7
And there's a weepy old willow
D9 Cº G G/F#
He really knows how to cry
E9 E7 Am Am7
That's how I'd cry on my pillow
D9 Cº G B7
If you should tell me farewell and good-bye
Bm7 Em7 Am7 Cº
That's the kind of magic music we make
G D7 G G/F#
With our lips when we kiss
Em C#m7(b5) F#7 B7
Lullaby of birdland whisper low
Em7 C7M Am7 D9
Kiss me sweet, and we'll go
Bm7 Em7 Am7 Cº
Flyin' high in birdland, high in the sky up
G C9 F#m7(b5) B7
Above all because we're in love
Am7 Cº
High in the sky up
G Am7 D9 Cº G C9 Am7 G#7 G
Above all because we're in love
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