(verse)
D5                  A5              B5
When I would play my song
G5                  D5      A5
You used to sing along.
D5              A5             B5
I always seem to forget
G5                A5               D5
How fragile are the very strong.

D5           A5          B5
I'm sorry I can't steal you
G5          D5          A5
I'm sorry I can't stay
D5             Bb5              B5
So I put band-aids on your knees
G5            A5           D5
And watch you fly away

(chorus)
G5                  B5    A5       D5
I'm sending you away tonight
G5                      B5             A5
I'll put you on a bird's strong wing
G5               B5        A5                  D5
I'm saving you the best way I know how
G5                         A5                     D5
I hope again one day to hear you sing

(verse)
You know we're not so far away
Get on a boat, get on a train
And if you ever think you're drowning
I'll try to slow the rain
In two years or so
Drop me a line
Write me a letter
I hope to find you're doing better, better than today, better everyday

(chorus)
I'm sending you away tonight
I'll put you on a bird's strong wing
I'm saving you the best way I know how
I hope again one day to hear you sing
I'm saving you the only way that I know how
I hope again one day to hear you sing
G5                      Bb5                    B5             D5              G5            D5
I hope again one day to see you bring your smile back around again