Songbird - chords and lyrics

Assuming your guitar is tuned in correctly - you can press play and strum (or pluck) along to this.
Originally written by Christine McVie and performed by Fleetwood Mac, here is Songbird - sung by Hayley Westenra - off her Greatest Hits cd.
At the end of the chords and lyrics, I've added Eva Cassidy's version if you'd like a comparison.
Enjoy...




Songbird - chords and lyrics

Intro: G C G C    G C D

      C               G
For you there'll be no crying
      C    G
For you     the sun will be shining
              Am                   Em
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you
       C            G
It's alright, I know it's right

Chorus:
             D                    C
And the songbirds keep singing like they
Em
Know the score
         C                             D
And I love you, I love you,    I love you
                 G
Like never before

Instrumental: (not on Hayley's version)
C G    C G    D C Em    C D G

     C                   G
To you, I would give the world
     C          G 
To you, I'd     never be cold
             Am                    Em
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you
     C                 G
It's alright, I know it's right

Chorus:

C                  G     C                 G
  Like never before     like never before


and here is Eva Cassidy's version...



For another version that has that 'something' special in it's simplicity, you can't miss out viewing Bab's cover of Songbird. I wish I could play it like she does...
And check out that wood grain on her guitar!

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