My Songbird Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
My Songbird
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Jesse Winchester
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Songbird in a
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golden
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cage she'd
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prefer the
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blue
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How I crave the
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liquor
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of her
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song
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Poor bird who has
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done no
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harm what harm
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could she
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do
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She shall be my
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prisoner
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her life
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long
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songbird wants her
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freedom
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don't you think I
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know
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find it
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in
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self to
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let my songbird
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go
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just can't
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let her
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go
Oh Lord when your
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jeweler's
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eye peers
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into my
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soul
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Oh Lord I am
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over
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come with
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shame
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puri
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fy heal
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me with a
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word
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Lord I beg a
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gift I
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dare not
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claim
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songbird wants her
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freedom
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don't you think I
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know
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find it
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in
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self to
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let my songbird
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just can't
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let her
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go
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Songbird?
- The song My Songbird was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
