Intro Am C/G D/F# F Dm Dm/C G/B G Am G/B C Dm E AmVerse 1:
Am There's a man on the roadside Am Standing in the shadow of a stop sign Am When you think there's nowhere left for you to go Am That's when you cling tight to the devil you know and you knowInterlude Am C/G D/F# FF C Let's go down to the river Dm Where the water runs still and deep F C Dm Scatter the ashes of the mess I used to be F C Drink 'til there's nothing left Dm Lay on the shore and take a good deep breath F C Dm Shapes in the sand, warm sun shining through the leaves F C Am A bird in the hand, now that's a miracle that I can believeVerse 2:
Am There are rats in the silos Am Drowning themselves in your sorrows Am You can have your cake and eat it too Am Now that the wall's too thick for you to chew your way out through out through out throughInterlude Am C/G D/F# Bird in the hand (in the hand) F Dm Dm/C G/B G Bird in the hand (in the hand) G Am G/B C Dm Bird in the hand (Lord, understand) E Bird in the hand (Lord, understand) Bird in the hand Solo Am C/G D/F# F Dm Dm/C G/B G Am G/B C Dm EF C Let's go down to the river Dm Where the water runs still and deep F C Dm Scatter the ashes of the mess I used to be F C Drink 'til there's nothing left Dm Lay on the shore and take a good deep breath F C Dm Shapes in the sand, warm sun shining through the leaves F C D A bird in the hand, now that's a miracle that I can believeOutro Am Now that's a miracle I can believe Am Now that's a miracle I can believe Am Now that's a miracle I can believeF C Let's go down to the river Dm Where the water runs still and deep F C Dm Scatter the ashes of the mess I used to be F C Drink 'til there's nothing left Dm Lay on the shore and take a good deep breath F C Dm Shapes in the sand, warm sun shining through the leaves F C Am A bird in the hand, now that's a miracle that I can believe