Red Bird Morning

A# D# Oh, you made me an actress on your screen A# F See, I'm closing in on Aberdeen A# D# But the snow's all gone and the grass is green A# F Unlike it was before F A# D# When I left you late at night for the northern roads A# F The old abandoned winter clothes A# D# Mike was in the back and you swore he'd know A# F Just how to get us out A# D# And I thought it was a lover's prayer A# F I said for you when I was there A# D# But the sacred fire burned my hair A# F Before it hit the ground D# A# It's a red bird morning in Aberdeen D# Oh, it's a red bird morning A# F The saddest sight I've ever seen A# D# See me smoking on a cigarette A# F Same kind that took our nana's breath A# D# It's the only flame that I have left A# F Will it be the death of me? A# D# If you see two red birds in the dew A# F It's our loved ones there to be with you A# D# It's the only way you'd love me too A# F So I'll burn another down D# A# It's a red bird morning in Aberdeen D# Oh, it's a red bird morning A# F The saddest sight I've ever seen