Intro: Dmaj7 Bm6 Bmaj7 G#m6 Bm7 Today, my bird flew away, Am7 Gone to find her big Blue Jay. Bm7 Starlight before she took flight, Am7 C9 I sang a Lullaby Of Birdland everynight. Bm7 C9 I sang a lullaby everynight, Bm7 C9 Sang for my Ava everynight.
Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 Ava was the morning, now she's gone, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan. Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 In the sanctuary, she has found, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound. Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise, Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise. Bm7 With dread, I woke in my bed, Am7 To shooting pains up in my head. Bm7 Lovebird, my beautiful bird, Am7 Spoke until one day, C9 She couldn't be heard. Bm7 She spoke until one day, C9 She couldn't be heard, Bm7 C9 She just stopped singing. Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 Ava was the morning, now she's gone, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan. Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 In the sanctuary, she has found, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound. Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise, Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise. Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 Ava was the morning, now she's gone, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan. Em C#m7b5 F#7 B7 In the sanctuary, she has found, Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound. Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise, Bm7 C9 And Ava flies, in paradise.