| G | D/F# | Em | Em | F | C | Dsus4 | Dsus4 |
| | | | | | | | x4 |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| If I | leave here to | morrow |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| Would you | still remember | me |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| For I must | be travelin’ | on now |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| ‘Cause there’s too many | places I’ve got to | see |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| But if I | stay here with | you girl |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| Things just | couldn’t be the | same |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| ‘Cause I’m as | free as a | bird now |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| And this | bird you cannot | change, oh |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| And the | bird you cannot | change |
| F | C | Dsus4 | D |
| And this | bird you cannot | cha | nge |
| F | C | Dsus4 | D |
| Lord k | nows I can’t | cha | age |
| G | D/F# | Em | Em | F | C | Dsus4 | Dsus4 |
| | | | | | | | x2 |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| Bye, | bye, baby, it’s been a | sweet love |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| Though this | feeling I can’t | change |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| But please don’t | take it so | badly |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| ‘Cause lord | knows I’m to | blame |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| But if I | stay here with | you, girl |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| Things just | couldn’t be the | same |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| ‘Cause I’m as | free as a | bird now |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| And this | bird you’ll never | change, oh |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| And the | bird you cannot | change |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| And this | bird you cannot | change |
| F | C | Dsus4 | D |
| Lord | knows I can’t | cha | nge |
| F | C | Dsus4 |
| Lord, | help me, I can’t | cha-a-a-a-ange |
| G | Bb | C |
| | Lord, I can’t c | hange |
| G | Bb | C |
| Won’t you | fly | high, | free bird, yeah |
