D | / / / / | / / / / | D G I don’t wanna drive a fancy car today Bm A Em I don’t wanna ride in a red cor -vette D G I don’t wanna jog my Saturday away Bm A Em But I don’t wanna go home yet D G Today is not the day to jump out of a plane Bm A Em I don’t wanna parasail or play rou - lette D G I don’t wanna risk it all or go insane Bm A Em -nc- But I don't wanna go home yet I just want to… G D Watch the birds go by Gb7 Bm From my handy foldable blue canvas throne G D I wanna watch them fly and fly Gb7 Bm D7 And see them soar up into the unknown But I’d… G Gm Feel just like a nerd, watching birds Watching me here all alone D | / / / / | / / / / | D G I don’t wanna break dance or learn tai Kwon do Bm A Em I don’t wanna fish ‘til all the fish are gone D G I don’t wanna roller skate even if it’s slow Bm A C I don’t wanna pass out in a mara -thon D G I don’t like soccer, baseball, track or field Bm A Em I’m not up for a match of polo D G I don’t wanna seek or try to stay concealed Bm A Em -nc- I'm also not up for water polo I just want to… G D Watch the birds up there Gb7 Bm Track the migratory patterns that they’ve flown G D I wanna watch them from my chair Gb7 Bm D7 With my binoculars, my latte and my phone G Gm Trying to spot a lark in the park D Parked in nature all alone A G Alone here with the doves and the sparrows and the ospreys Gbm G The owlets, the eagles and my list A G It’s just me and Mr. Finch, the robins, the kingfishers Em A The snipes, though I heard they don’t exist G Each little species in its little way can teach me Gbm E7 What awaits you if you can get away I wanna… G A Watch the birds do what they will Gb7 Bm Sorry if I’m ornithologically prone G D I wanna watch from somewhere undisturbing, quiet, calm and still Gb7 Bm D7 Sit right here and gaze at the unknown G Gm G I don’t wanna fly in the sky, I just wanna be alone D It’s not a big deal or anything G Gm D I just wanna be alone
