Bb    F
Bb                     F
   (The one thing that matters to me more than anything else is this idea of Denis being a bird)

[Verse 1]
Bb               F
 Can a bird ever truly rest?
Bb               F
 Can a bird ever truly rest?
       Bb
Can it sleep
       F
In the air?
      C                       Dm
Is it longing to be somewhere out of its tree
         Bb
Close to home?

[Verse 2]
Bb            F
 Can a memory truly rest?
Bb            F
 Can a memory fly the nest?
        Bb
Does it move
       F
In the air?
        C
Can you hold it for me
        Dm
Somehow just within reach
         Bb
When I'm old?

[Pre-Chorus]
     C
I'll never forget the spring in your step
   Dm
To get to where you had to get
      Bb
I can see the back of your head
          F
Then it's gone

[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue
     F               Dm
We remember how you flew
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Gm7             F
Denis was a bird

[Verse 3]
Bb                    F
 Does a thought ever truly rest?
Bb                    F
 Does a thought ever truly rest?
        Bb          F
Does it roam like a road
      C
Is it out there for me?
      Dm
Apple up in the tree
        Bb   F
Will it fall?

[Pre-Chorus]
      C
I can picture your take off and land

Like it was yesterdays land
Dm                  Bb
Teleport 'round the garden
            F
Then you're gone

[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue
         F               Dm
Like the ancient meadows knew
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Gm7           F
Denis was a bird

[Bridge]
C                        Dm        Bb
Nothing to save, no more weather delays
C                        Dm           Bb
Nothing to lose, no more troubles for you

[Pre-Chorus]
      C
I can still see you running around
                                         F
And if it stays in my mind then it's not gone

[Chorus]
       Bb
To the blue
     F               Dm
We remember how you flew
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Bb    F
Denis was a bird
            Gm7             F
Denis was a bird

[Outro]
     C
I'll never forget the spring in your step
                              F
To get to where you had to get