LITTLE JAZZ BIRD

(E)In to a cab a ret, (D)one fa tal day, a (Bb6)lit tle song bird (D7)flew;

(E)’found it so ver y gay, (D)he thought he’d stay, just to (B)get (Bb6)a (A7)bird’s (D7)eye (G)view.

When he (Em7)heard the jazz band (A7)play ing, he was (Em7)hap py as a (A7)lark;

to each (D)meas ure he kept (B)sway ing and he (A7)stayed til af ter (D7)dark.

Then (E)back to the land he knew, (D)thrilled through and through, he (Bb6)sailed on in the (D7)air;

(E)called all the oth er birds, (D)and in these words, start ed (B)gur (Bb6)gling (A7)then (D7)and (Bbmaj7)there:

(Ab)I’m a (G)lit tle jazz bird, and I’m (Am)tell ing you to (D7)be one (E9)too,

for a (G)lit tle jazz bird is in (Am)heav en when it’s (D7)sing ing (F#7)“blue.”

I say it (D7)with re gret,

(B)but you’re out of (Em)date;

you ain’t heard (A7)noth in’ yet,

(A7)till you syn co (D)pate.

When the (G)go ing is rough you will (Am)find your trou bles (D7)all have (E9)flown,

if you (G)war ble your stuff like the (Am)moan ing of a (D7)sax o (G7)phone.

Just try my (D)rec i pe,

(B)and I’m sure you’ll a (Em)gree

(D7)that a (Bm7)lit tle jazz bird is the (Am7)on ly kind of (Ab7)bird to (Bbmaj7)be!

(Abmaj7)I’m a (G)lit tle jazz bird, and I’m (Am)tell ing you to (D7)be one (E9)too,

for a (G)lit tle jazz bird is in (Am)heav en when it’s (D7)sing ing (F#7)“blue.”

I say it (D7)with re gret,

(B)but you’re out of (Em)date;

you ain’t heard (A7)noth in’ yet,

(A7)till you syn co (D)pate.

When the (G)go ing is rough you will (Am)find your trou bles (D7)all have (E9)flown,

if you (G)war ble your stuff like the (Am)moan ing of a (D7)sax o (G7)phone.

Just try my (D)rec i pe,

(B)and I’m sure you’ll a (Em)gree

(D7)that a (Bm7)lit tle jazz bird is the (Am7)on ly kind of (Ab7)bird to (Bbmaj7)be!

(Abmaj7)I’m a