Intro: Am C G Am Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird G Em Am Singing with all his heart and soul? C G Am He's got a blood red spot on his wing G Am And all the rest of him's black as coal C G Am Of all the colours I ever did see G Em Am Red and black are the ones I dread C G Am For when a man spills blood on the coal G Am They carry him down from the coal mines dead Instrumental: Am D/A Am Em Am G D Am G Dsus2 Am C G Am Oh, fly away you red-winged bird G Em Am Leave behind the miner's wife C G Am She'll dream about you when you're gone G Am She'll dream about you all her life C G Am Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird G Em Am Singing with all his heart and soul? C G Am He's got a blood red spot on his wing G Am And all the rest of him's black as coal