Written by Carole King
Introd: G7M D7M G7M D7M G7M D7M Like some night bird, homeward wingin'. He seeks the sheltered nest G7M D7M G7M D7M Like the sailor's lost horizon. He needs some place to rest A/B G/A The songs that he's been singin'. No longer make much sense G6 F#m Em A11 And those strangers' cold perceptions they've killed his confidence. D7M G7M Nightingale. She sails away upon a sea of song D7M G7M Nightingale. She serenades his lonely, lonely life along Em Bm Em Bm When his tired voice is broken, his golden hope is gone Em Bm A11 She makes a lost soul's simple longing, somehow not so wrong D7M G7M D7M G7M Nightingale Nightingale G7M D7M G7M D7M He was strong, but he was taken. By the thought of his success G7M D7M G7M D7M Those spotlight shadows, how they lured him and took him like all the rest A/B G/A But that old dream don't look good now no, it don't seem quite the same G6 F#m Em A11 He needs to hear a tender word, won't you sing him home again D7M G7M Nightingale. She sails away upon a sea of song D7M G7M Nightingale. She serenades his lonely, lonely life along Em Bm Em Bm When his strength is slowly goin' his pride is all but gone Em Bm A11 She makes a foolish dreamer listen to one last song D7M G7M D7M G7M Nightingale Nightingale