Intro EM9 A9/E Verse 1 EM9 A9/E When I was a girl, I had a favourite story EM9 A/D Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind B/D# D#m7 C#m7 Her voice could match the angels' in its glory, D9 But she was blind, F#m7/B The lark was blind. EM9 A9/E the king of the rivers took her to his palace, EM9 A/D Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid, B/D# BM7/D# C#m7 G Bsus7 And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed Chorus EM9 F#m7/E "Sing for me, my meadowlark EM7 F#m7/E Sing for me of the silver morning. EM9 F#m7/E Set me free, my meadowlark C#m F#m/A B Bsus And I'll buy you a priceless jewel, B C#m F#m/A B Bsus And cloth of brocade and crewel, B F#m G#m Bm7 EM9 And I'll love you for life if you will AM7/E Sing for me." Verse 2 EM9 AM7/E Than one day as the lark sang by the water EM9 A/D The god of the sun heard her in his flight B/D# BM7/D# C#m7 A9/C# And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her C#m7 D9 The gift of sight, F#m7/B He gave her sight. EM9 AM9/E And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendour EM7 A9/D Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong B/D# BM7/D# C#m7 A9/C# And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender, C#m G9 F#m/B "Come along, Chorus 2 EM9 F#m7/E Fly with me, my meadowlark, EM9 F#m7/E Fly with me on the silver morning. EM7 F#m7/E Past the sea where the dolphins bark, C#m F#m/A B Bsus We will dance on the coral beaches, B C#m F#m/A B Bsus Make a feast of the plums and peaches, B F#m G#m Bm7 EM9 Just as far as your vision reaches, AM7/E Fly with me." Bridge G#7 C#m D9 But the meadowlark said no, C#m D9 Bm For the old king loved her so, G Em7 A D/A A She couldn't bear to wound his pride. C#m D9 C#m D9 So the sun god flew away and when the king came down that day, A#m G#m9 A#m He found his meadowlark had died. F#m6/B Every time I heard that part I cried. Chorus EM7 AM7/E And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy. EM9 A/D Oh, just when I thought my heart was finally numb, B/D# BM7/D# C#m7 A9/C# A beautiful young man appears before me C#m7 D9 Singing "Come F#m7/B Oh, won't you come?" EM9 AM7/E And what can I do if finally for the first time EM9 A/D The one I'm burning for returns the glow? B/D# BM7/D# C#m7 A9/C# If love has come at last it's picked the worst time C#m7 G9 B7sus Still I know I've got to go. Final Chorus EM9 F#m/E Fly away, meadowlark. EM9 F#m7/E Fly away in the silver morning. EM9 F#m/E If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark, C#m F#m/A B So it's off where the days won't bind me. C#m F#m/A B I know I leave wounds behind me, F#m G#m Bm9 EM9 But I won't let tomorrow find me D9/E E/D Back this way. A/C# E/B A G#m Bm7(sus4) A/B Before my past once again can blind me, N.C Fly away. And we won't wait to say goodbye, A/E AM7/E F#m G#m G9 B9sus My beautiful young man EM9 AM7/E E9 and I.
