Intro: A D A A You came with the season, as the first swallow sang a brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name D Bm A dooodoodoo A We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow my feet sprouted wings and I flew all the way home D Bm A dooodoodoo Gbm D A My cheeks red like fire engines racing Gbm D A straight to the heat of your skin Gbm D and I know our days are numbered, A D early bird of the summer A E A you'll fly south just as the fall begins A The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill D Bm A dooodoodoo A You sent me a postcard from a town out of state, I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same D Bm A dooodoodoo Gbm D A The fields where we wandered were golden Gbm D A Now only muddy my boots Gbm D and I know I should recover, A D you're a bird of the summer, A E A I was wrong to try and capture you Interlude: A D A F#m, E, Bm, D, A, D Flight F#m, E, Bm, D, A, D Flight Interlude: A D, E, A - 2x - Gbm D A Gone is the pale hand of winter Gbm D A Here is the first flush of may Gbm D And soon I will discover A D whether birds of the summer A E A fly in circles or just fly away
