High On a Wire

Em7/B A7 Am7 G

VERSE 1
Those are birds
That sing them songs.
Been doing that
All along .

Those are birds
That sing them songs
Quite alright
To sing along

VERSE 2
High on a wire
They sure looked tired.
From that flying
All Around.

High on a wire
They sure looked tired
Chased away
by a Fire.

CHORUS 1
D C G //
We’ve been burnin’ this place down.
Just like they said we would.
Got to move now
to higher ground.
A7 // D7 //
The river’s rising all around.

VERSE 3
Up in a tree
They build a nest
Looks like now there’s
Thirty-three

Up in a tree
They dance around
And sing their songs
Because their free

CHORUS 2
D C G //
Sixty-five million years ago
Her grandma once roamed these same lands.
Had a big tail and very small hands.
Never played in no rock-n-roll band.

VERSE 4
Those are birds
That sing them songs.
Been doing that
All Along.

Those are birds
That sing them songs.
If you want
Just sing along.

Paul Lyons – San Francisco, CA – 6/2024

Paul Lyons on guitar. Bird recording is from the Kickapoo river in Wisconsin at dusk.