Artist: Willie Nelson
[INTRO]
[C] [C6] [A7/C#] [G/D] [Em7] [G/D] [D] [D6] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
[G]Birds flying south [C]to the one I [G]love,
Birds flying [Bm7]high and [C]free,
Don't tell my [C#]darling that [G/D]you saw [Em7]me,
[G]Looking the [D]way you see [G]me.[Em7]
[G]And winds blowing [Gmaj7]warm to the [C]one I [G]love,
Winds please [Bm]kiss her for [C]me,
But don't tell my [C#]darling[Gmaj7] that you saw [Em7]me,
[G]Looking the [D]way you see [G]me.[Em7]
The [D]way you see me is [C]how I've [G]been,
[D]And however since she's [G]been gone[D/F#] , [Em7]
Just [D]tell her you saw me [C]like I'd like to [G]be,
[A7]And tell her I'm [Amaj7]happy alon[D]e.[Em7]
[G]That river of tears [C]that I have [G]cried,
River flow [Bm]on to the [C]sea,
But don't tell my [C#]darling,
[A]That [G]you flowed from my [Em7]eyes,
For she'll [G]see me the [D]way you see [G]me.
[BREAK]
[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] [G] [Bm7] [C] [C6] [A7/C#] [G] [Em7] [G] [D] [G] [D/F#] [Em7]
[VERSE]
The [D]way you see me [C]is how I've [G]been,
[D]And however since she's been [G]gone,[Em7]
Just [D]tell her you saw me[Cmaj7] like I'd like to be[G] ,
[A7]And tell her I'm happy [D]alone[Dm] .
[G]River of tears that [C]I have [G]cried,
River [Bm]flowin' on to the [C]sea,
But don't tell my [C#]darling,
That you [Gmaj7]flowed from my [Em7]eyes,
For she'll [G]see me the [D]way you see [Em]me,[D]
She'll [G]see me the [D6]way you see [C]me.[G/B] [Am7] [G]
[C] [C6] [A7/C#] [G/D] [Em7] [G/D] [D] [D6] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
[G]Birds flying south [C]to the one I [G]love,
Birds flying [Bm7]high and [C]free,
Don't tell my [C#]darling that [G/D]you saw [Em7]me,
[G]Looking the [D]way you see [G]me.[Em7]
[G]And winds blowing [Gmaj7]warm to the [C]one I [G]love,
Winds please [Bm]kiss her for [C]me,
But don't tell my [C#]darling[Gmaj7] that you saw [Em7]me,
[G]Looking the [D]way you see [G]me.[Em7]
The [D]way you see me is [C]how I've [G]been,
[D]And however since she's [G]been gone[D/F#] , [Em7]
Just [D]tell her you saw me [C]like I'd like to [G]be,
[A7]And tell her I'm [Amaj7]happy alon[D]e.[Em7]
[G]That river of tears [C]that I have [G]cried,
River flow [Bm]on to the [C]sea,
But don't tell my [C#]darling,
[A]That [G]you flowed from my [Em7]eyes,
For she'll [G]see me the [D]way you see [G]me.
[BREAK]
[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] [G] [Bm7] [C] [C6] [A7/C#] [G] [Em7] [G] [D] [G] [D/F#] [Em7]
[VERSE]
The [D]way you see me [C]is how I've [G]been,
[D]And however since she's been [G]gone,[Em7]
Just [D]tell her you saw me[Cmaj7] like I'd like to be[G] ,
[A7]And tell her I'm happy [D]alone[Dm] .
[G]River of tears that [C]I have [G]cried,
River [Bm]flowin' on to the [C]sea,
But don't tell my [C#]darling,
That you [Gmaj7]flowed from my [Em7]eyes,
For she'll [G]see me the [D]way you see [Em]me,[D]
She'll [G]see me the [D6]way you see [C]me.[G/B] [Am7] [G]
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