Chords for Backyard Bluegrass Sessions: Della Mae

One, two, three.
♪ Whoo [C] _ _
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whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo ♪
♪ Turtle dove, you wake me with a melancholic cry ♪
♪ [C] As the sun greets the sky and the dawn defeats [G] the night ♪
♪ Do [D] you try to wake [Em] me from my sleep ♪
♪ [C] To open [G] the window, [D] little me?
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♪ Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo ♪
♪ You sit there watching as I lay my head to rest ♪
♪ [C] And not when my sadness tries to [G] confess ♪
[D] Is it all above [Em] me as I [C] dream?
Oh, turtle [G] dove, I [D] am not quite free
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_ Why don't you bring your feathers and fly into the light?
You [C] know I would fall like a crusty spirit [G] in my [D] place
I'm a feather [E] heavy on the ground [C] but when I [G] close my eyes [D] I'm heavy
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[D] _ _ _ _ Oh,
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_ _ turtle dove, tell me what more do [A] you see?
[C] Is anyone _ else at all [G] I can [D] see?
Do feathers fail, do [Em] they fall, do they [G] fly?
To find, feel, but plenty [D] of peace [G] of mind
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[Em] _ [C] To find, [G] feel, but [D] plenty of [Em] peace of mind
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