Birds Flying Away

Am Em I left my country when i was nineteen Am Em 1925 Am Em And drifted to a town on the Cuban coast Am Em Met a woman who became my life Am And oh when i saw her Em Darkness fled from me Am Em And flew like a blackbird into the sun Am Em On the day she married me Am Em Switch after the dear god. Dear god Am Em But now the drumbirds come for me Am Em Oh now the drumbirds come for me Am Lord give me forgiveness Em. For all that i've done Am Em Forgive me now of the weight i bear Am Em Don't keep me on the run Am Em Dear god Am Em I remember climbing up those shoulders Am Em Coming up under you like a lion Am Em Coming down like we were dying