BIRD OF HAPPINESS

Singing Sam

(C)-(Em7)Goin down the (Am)road of life,
(C)-(Em7)Tryin' to see a (Am)little bit of light.
(C)-(Em7)Tryin' to catch a (Am)small bird
(C)That (Em7)always seems to es(Am)cape in the night.
Wooo (C)la, (Em7)la la la la (Am)la la.

Chorus:
(D)Reaching out for that (Bm)bird of happiness.
(D)That bird always gets away and (Bm)flies back to its nest.
(D)I don't really (A)know what's (G)right or what's (D)wrong.
I was lookin' as a (A)young man
Still (G)lookin' after I was (D)grown.
Wooo (C)la (Em7)la la la la (Am)la la.

(C)I been (Em7)livin'a (Am)dead life,
(C)-(Em7)Goin' down to the (Am)ground.
(C)-(Em7)Circle can't quit (Am)turnin'
(C)-(Em7)Till what's been lost has been (Am)found.
(C)La (Em7)la la la la (Am)la la.

[Repeat Chorus]

(C)So I finally (Em7)made up my (Am)mind.
(C)I was gonna open my (Em7)eyes and (Am)stop bein' blind.
(C)Then (Em7)one day someone (Am)told me about a man named Jesus.
(C)Had a talk with him, (Em7)He came in,
And now I'm gonna (Am)be with Him for all time.
Wooo (C)la (Em7)la la la la (Am)la la.

(D)Now I've found that (Bm)bird of happiness.
(D)That bird was a white dove and (Bm)Heaven is its nest.
(D)He came to (A)me and took a(G)way all my (D)fears.
Now I'm gonna (A)be with him for (G)all of my years.
Wooo (C)la (Em7)la la la la (Am)la la.

Listing of All Chords in This Song