Eb  Eb/D  Cm     F      Bb  F/A
  Well I saw a bird today
              Gm  Gm/F   Eb 
Flying from a bush 
         Cm          F    F4   F 
And the wind blew it away
        Dm      G          C  
And the black-eyed mother Sun 
            G/B            Am
Scorched the butterfly at play 
Am/G    F      Dm
Velvet Veined   
         G     G/F
I saw it burn

Eb         Cm                Bb 
   With a wintry storm-blown sigh
Ab           Fm              Bb Eb Eb/G
   A silver cloud blew right on by
                    Bb  Gm
And, taking in the morning 
   F   F4  F     
I sang 
       Bb  Bb/A Gm Gm/F Eb
O Requiem

Eb   Eb/D  Cm    F      Bb 
  Well, my lady told me: Stay
           F/A           Gm  Gm/F Eb Cm 
I looked aside and walked away
        F       F4   F
Along the Strand

      Dm      G     C 
But I didn't say a word,
         G/B               Am 
As the train time-table blurred 
 Am/G   F    Dm 
Close behind 
           G   G/F
The Taxi stand

Eb                      Cm
  Saw her face in the tear-drop
              Bb
Black cab window
Ab                  Fm
  Fading in to the traffic,
         Bb Eb
Watched her go
             Eb/G Bb  Gm 
And taking in the morning,
         Eb   F       F4  F
Heard myself singing
       Bb
O Requiem

Bb      Bb/A Gm 
Here I go      again
Gm             Gm/F Eb 
It's the same old      story

( Eb  Eb/D  Cm )
( F  Bb  F/A  Gm )
( Gm/F  Eb  Cm )
( F  F4  F ) 
( Dm  G  C )
( G/B  Am  Am/G )
( F  Dm  G  G/F )

Eb  Eb/D  Cm     F     Bb 
  Well, I saw a bird today
          F/A            Gm Gm/F Eb Cm
I looked aside and walked away
               F     F/A
Along the Strand