Intro: C5 A5 E5 G5 E | ------------------------------------------------- | B | 1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- | G | -0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- | D | --2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0- | A | 3-----------0-----------2------------------------ | E | ------------------------------------3------------ | C5 A5 E5 G5 Oh! my mama, she gave me these feathered breaths C5 A5 E5 G5 Oh! my mama, she told me, "Use your voice, my little bird!" C5 A5 E5 G5 She said "sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! sing! melodies" C5 A5 E5 G5 And she sang! sang! sang! sang! sang! those melodies C5 A5 E5 G5 Oh! my mama, she did give me fancy feet I'll be dancin' on C5 A5 E5 G5 And I'll tap, tap, tap my toes into those creaking floor boards C5 A5 E5 G5 Oh! My mama she took my little hand and held on tight C5 A5 E5 G5 All the mamas give the waters of their wells! C5 A5 E5 G5 All the mamas give the babies this very dirt we're walking on C5 A5 E5 G5 Oh! My mama, she gave me these feathered breaths C5 A5 E5 G5 And your mama, she gave you these feathered breaths too C5 A5 And when the sky drops all those feathers E5 G5 And when the birds sing in the morning C5 I'll be a mama A5 I'll have a daughter E5 I'll be a mama G5 I'll have a daughter C5 And I'll give her melodies A5 I'll give her melodies E5 And I'll give her melodies G5 I'll give her melodies C5 And I'll give her melodies A5 I'll give her melodies E5 And I'll give her melodies G5 I'll give her melodies C5 A5 E5 G5 And She'll be my little bird C5 A5 And then she'll fly E5 she'll fly G5 she'll fly
