Artis: Anderson .Paak
Song: The Bird
Intro
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Hook
[Am]
A bird with the word came to me
[Dm]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[C]
And now I look what's taking over me
[C]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[F7]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[F7]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[Dm]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[Dm]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
[Am]
A bird with the word came to me
[Dm]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[C]
And now I look what's taking over me
[C]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[F7]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[F7]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[Dm]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[Dm]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Verse 1
[Am]
I'm repping for the longest cycle, mmm
[Dm]
My uncles had to pay the cost, mmm
[C]
My sister used to sing to Whitney, mmm
[C]
My mama caught the gambling bug, mmm
[F7]
We came up in a lonely castle, mmm
[Dm]
My papa was behind them bars, mmm
[F]
We never had to want for nothing, mmm
[Dm]
Said all we ever need is love, mmm
[Am]
We see the same things
[Dm]
We sing the same songs
[C]
We feel the same grief
[C]
Bleed the same blood
[F]
You grew up in the home beside me
[Dm]
I always had a friend to call
[C]
How could I make it here without you? Mmm
[F]
I pray I leave before you're gone
Hook
[Am]
A bird with the word came to me
[Dm]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[C]
And now I look what's taking over me
[C]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[F7]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[F7]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[Dm]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[Dm]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
[Am]
A bird with the word came to me
[Dm]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[C]
And now I look what's taking over me
[C]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[F7]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[F7]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[Dm]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[Dm]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Outro
[C]
Hey, my little youth is crying
[C]
I'm almost home, almost home
[C/A]
Up North with the Mayans, mmm
[C/A]
Working my fingers to the bone
[F7]
See I do the best I can, mmm
[F7]
Mama was a farmer, mmm
[Dm]
Papa was a goner, mmm
