F C Dm A# C


[Part 1]

F
Once we tried to record the singin birds
C
Cable stretched for miles from yr door
         Dm
Near the landin of the planes i never felt so plain
A#                   C
Birds never sang the same again
F
I take the train in the mornin when it's still night out
  C
A night owl sings for the moonlight crowd
       Dm
On the frozen path to yr bedroom door
         A#               C
I walked beside u between sycamore
        F
I never told u this but on christmas
         C
I saw you sellin trees on Avenue A
Dm
Winter wind knows yr paper skin
        A#                 C (hold for however long you'd like)
Went to paris once -- i've never been


[Part 2]

         F
Theres a certain slant of light on madison tonight
   C
It shines on vines that grow in rows roun
Dm
Telephone wires never tire
   A#               C
Of carryin midnight crows
         F
Does the book of nightmares call across
    C
The valley of not knowing
    Dm
The wayward vine of wintertime
    A#                   C
And where on earth it is growing
           F
And are yr typewriter words for january third
    C
The key to the secret venue
   Dm
Perhaps you've heard singin of the birds
         A#              C           F
You cant change a person ever darlin can you?