Fmaj7
And for my opening line
                  Em7
I'm not trying to indicate my state of mind
           Fmaj7
I turn you on
                Em7
I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from crying
       Fmaj7
Pretty music when you hear it
        Em7           Fmaj7
Keep on trying to get near it
         Em7             Fmaj7
A little rhythm for your spirit
Am                  Gm
Oh well that's what it's for
      Fm        Gm
C'mon in here's the door

[Chorus]
Fmaj7                   Em7
I've seen a sparrow get high
Fmaj7                     Em7
And waste his time in the sky
Fmaj7                  Em7
He thinks it's easy to fly
          Fmaj7                 Em7
He's just little bit freer than I

[Verse 2]
             Fmaj7
Now here's a mystery
              Em7
Maybe you can help to make it clear to me
                 Fmaj7
When you're fast asleep
                       Em7
Then what is it that's lightin' up the dreams you see
          Fmaj7       Em7
Only your tears can't conceal it
          Fmaj7           Em7
Only your prayers may not reveal it
        Fmaj7           Em7
You got soul so you can feel it
         Am           Gm
And when you make the scene
            Fm         Gm
Then you'll know what I mean

[Chorus]
Fmaj7                   Em7
I've seen a sparrow get high
Fmaj7                     Em7
And waste his time in the sky
Fmaj7                  Em7
He thinks it's easy to fly
          Fmaj7                 Em7
He's just little bit freer than I

[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 Em7 x2

[Verse]
                 Fmaj7
Down here on the ground
                        Em7
When you fine folks are givin' you the run-around
               Fmaj7
Keep your game up uptight
                     Em7
And if you must just take your secrets underground
Fmaj7                       Em7
Now politicians will try to speech you
Fmaj7                        Em7
Mad color watchers will try to teach you
Fmaj7                       Em7
Very few will really try to reach you
          Am          Gm
If you're lost in the stack
       Fm           Gm
That's okay come on back

[Chorus]
Fmaj7                  Em7
Now I'd be the last to deny
Fmaj7                    Em7
That I'm just an average guy
Fmaj7                                  Em7
Don't you know each little bird in the sky
Fmaj7                           Em7
Is just a little bit freer than I

[Verse]
         Fmaj7                         Em7
Ordinary Joe, although they say you're just a lazy so and so
                   Fmaj7
What they think is real
                  Em7
Is nothing but an animated puppet show
             Fmaj7
So don't let time and space confuse you
                        Em7
Don't let name and form abuse you
         Fmaj7            Em7
Well let Big Joe Williams blues you
       Am           Gm
In the light of the sun
        Fm           Gm
You can see how they run

[Chorus]
Fmaj7                   Em7
I've seen a sparrow get high
Fmaj7                     Em7
And waste his time in the sky
Fmaj7                  Em7
He thinks it's easy to fly
          Fmaj7                 Em7
He's just little bit freer than I

[Outro]
Fmaj7 Em7 x2
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 x2