Winter Birds

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D|--0--------------------3-----------------2-----------------| A|--1-----------1--------------------0-----------------3-----| F|--------0-----------0--------0-----------------2-----------| C|-----2-----------2--------0-----------0-----0-----------0--| G|--3--------3-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------5--------5--------0--------0--------| D|--2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------| A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----| F|--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------| C|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| The stream can't contain such the withering rain, From the pasture, the fence it is leaning away. The clouds crack and growl like some great cat on the prowl. Crying out, "I am, I am" over and over again. The days grow short as the nights grow long. 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D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2-----------------2----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------0----------| F|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--------0----------------| C|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----0-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------5--------5--------5----| --------------| --------0-----| --0-----------| -----------0--| --------------| -----5--------| Here the sprightly chickadee, gone now is the Willow Wren. 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As green to gold and gold to brown, D|--------------------------------------------------------------2-----| A|--2-----------2--------2-----------2--------0-----------0-----------| F|--------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------0-----------------| C|-----2-----------2--------2-----------2--------0-----------0-----0--| G|--0--------0-----------0--------0-----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------5--------5--------0-----| ------------| ------3-----| 2-----------| ---------0--| ------------| ---0--------| the leaves will fall to feed the ground. And in their fall ing make no sound. Oh, my la dy, lady I am loving you now. D|--2--------------2-----------------2--| A|--------------------------------------| F|-----------2-----------------2--------| C|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----| G|--------------------------------------| C|--0-----0-----------0-----0-----------| I've gathered all my money and I'm goin' to town to buy my lady a long and flowing gown. 'Cause come tomorrow morning we're off to the county fair. I'll find a yellow flower and I will lace it in her hair. Oh, my la dy, lady I am loving you now. 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