Innocence Mission - Birdless Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Something will shine in the backyard.
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Blue lanterns or Saint Gerard,
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Who is lost in the snow.
 
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Something will shine on the ground.
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My Father will bend His ear to
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the ground.
 
[Chorus]
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When we are lost in Carlisle,
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When we are birdless,
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Flowerless in the spring
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And we cannot sing.
 
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[Verse 2]
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Oh Father John in the driveway,
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When we walk out he will bless us,
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With his hands on our heads.
 
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All down the sidewalk there are these
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Chalk ballerinas the neighbours
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Drew with arms to the sky.
 
[Chorus]
Cm                      Gm
When we are lost in Carlisle,
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When we are birdless,
           C
Flowerless in the spring
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And we cannot sing.
 
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Where are we going tomorrow,
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Where are we going?
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Oh I can only say
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we will be found.
 
[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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Something will shine in the backyard.
                          Am
Blue lanterns or Saint Gerard,
                    G
Who is lost in the snow.