I Saw a Bird Fly Away Lyrics - Dar Williams

I (G)asked the ha(A)bitual (D)party (Bm)goer
(G)just how (A)high she (D)thought she’d (Bm)get
(G)And I (A)asked the ethe(Bm)real (A)girls if (G)they were (A)floating (D)yet

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And (G)so I (A)asked the (Bm)light of the (A)day,
(G)what’s this (A)rush for (Bm)heav(A)en
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->And (G)I saw a (A)bird fly a(Bm)way(A), and I (G)could not (A)ask a(D)gain 


(G)(A)(Bm)(D)(G)(A)(D)

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The (G)tabloid (A)tainted (D)actress (Bm)knows the (G)myth of (A)higher (D)ground
The (G)thing she (A)got from (Bm)playing a (D)nun
she (G)got from (A)sleeping a(D)round

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And (G)so I (A)asked the (Bm)light of the (A)day,
(G)what’s this (A)rush for (Bm)hea(A)ven
And (G)I saw a (A)bird fly a(Bm)way(A), and I (G)could not (A)ask a(D)gain

 (G)He (A)fell in (Bm)the (A)mud and (G)he (A)became (Bm)en(A)lightened
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->(G)I (A)wonder (Bm)who’s (A)laughing (G)now(A)(D) 


And (G)I’ve been (A)running (D)uphill, (Bm)panting, (G)punching (A)at the (D)air
(G)Fighting (A)what’s been (Bm)pushing me (D)down like (G)I can (A)see it (D)there

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And (G)so I (A)asked the (Bm)light of the (A)day,
(G)what’s this (A)rush for (Bm)hea(A)ven
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And (G)I saw (A)all this (Bm)climbing, (A)climbing,
(G)just as (A)far from (Bm)hea(A)ven
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->And (G)I saw a (A)bird fly a(Bm)way(A), and I (G)started (A)climbing a(D)gain.
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(G)(A)(Bm)(D)(G)(A)(D)
(G)(A)
(Bm)Who’s (A)laughing (G)now(A)(D)

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(G)He (A)fell in (Bm)the (D)mud and (G)he (A)became (Bm)en(A)lightened,
(G)I (A)wonder (Bm)who’s (A)laughing (G)now(A)(D)


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I asked the habitual partygoer 
Just how high she thought she'd get, 
And I asked the ethereal girls 
If they were floating yet 

And so I asked the light of the day, 
What's this rush for heaven, 
And I saw a bird fly away, 
And I could not ask again. 

The tabloid-tainted actress knows 
The myth of higher ground. 
The thing she got from playing a nun 
She got from sleeping around. 

And so I asked the light of the day, 
What's this rush for heaven, 
And I saw a bird fly away, 
And I could not ask again.

He fell in the mud and
He became enlightened
I wonder who's laughin' now

And I've been running uphill, 
Panting, punching at the air, 
Fighting what's been pushing me down, 
Like I can see it there. 

And so I asked the light of the day, 
what's this rush for heaven, 
And I saw a bird fly away, 
and I could not ask again. 

And I saw all this climbing, climbing, 
just as far from heaven, 
And I saw a bird fly away, 
and I started climbing again.

Who's laughing now
He fell in the mud and 
He became enlightened,
I wonder...who's laughing now