There's a (Am)high flyin' bird, (D)way up in the (Am)sky now(D),
You know(Am) I wonder if she (D)looks down,(Em) as she flies on (Am)by?
Well,she's (F)flying on the air so (G)easy in the (E)sky.

Lord, look at(Am) me here(D),
I'm rooted like a (Am)tree here,(D) yes i am now.
I got those (Am)sit-down,
(G)can't cry (F)Oh Lord, im (E)gonna die (Am)blues.

You know the sun come around(D) and lights up the (Am)day now,(D)
And when(Am) he gets (D)tired you (Em)know he roles on his (Am)way
To the(F) east and to the west,
(G)You know he meets God every (E)day.

Lord, look at(Am) me here,(D)
I'm rooted like a (Am)tree here, (D)yes i am now.
I got those(Am) sit-down,
(G)can't cry(F) Oh Lord, im (E)gonna die(Am) blues.

Now (Am)I had a woman (D)
Lord, she lived down by the (Am)mine,(D)
She ain't (Am)never seen the (D)sun,
(Em)Oh Lord, never stopped (Am)crying.

Then (F)one day my woman ,
(G)Lord, she up and (E)died now.
Oh Lord, she up and (Am)died now(D).
She wanted to (Am)die(D),
And the (Am)only way for her to (G)fly(F) (E) was to die(Am).

There's a (Am)high flyin' bird, (D)flying way up in the (Am)sky,(D)
And I (Am)wonder if she(D) looks down(Em) as she goes on(Am) by?
Well, she's (F)flying so freely(G) in the (E)sky.

Lord, look at (Am)me here(D),
I'm rooted like a (Am)tree here(D),
Got those (Am)sit-down,(G) can't cry,
(F)Oh, Lord,(E) gonna die (Am)blues.