A , D , AA
You came with the season, as the first swallow sang
A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
DBmA
dooodoodoo
A
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
my feet sprouted wings and I flew all the way home
DBmA
dooodoodoo
F#mDA
My cheeks red like fire engines racing
F#mDA
straight to the heat of your skin
F#mD
and I know our days are numbered,
AD
early bird of the summer
AEA
you'll fly south just as the fall begins
A
The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
DBmA
dooodoodoo
A
You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
DBmA
dooodoodoo
F#mDA
The fields where we wandered were golden
F#mDA
Now only muddy my boots
F#mD
and I know I should recover,
AD
you're a bird of the summer,
AEA
I was wrong to try and capture you
A , D , A 2x
F#m , E , Bm , D , A , D
Flight
F#m , E , Bm , D , A , D
Flight
AD , E , A 2x
*******
F#mDA
Gone is the pale hand of winter
F#mDA
Here is the first flush of may
F#mD
And soon I will discover
AD
whether birds of the summer
AEA
fly in circles or just fly away
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.