The Leatherwing Bat Chords by Peggy Seeger

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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ I said [Bb] the leather wing back I'll tell you the reason that the reason that I fly by night
I lost my heart delight out of [C] that little on my [Bbm] day out of that little on my day out
of that little on my day hey little _ lead
I _ _ said _ _ _ the morning dove I'll tell you how to regain your love quarter night quarter day
never give me time to say your name
out of [C] that little on my day [Bbm] out of that little on my day out of that little on my day hey little lead _
I _ said _ _ _ _ _ the robin as she flew when I was a young girl I had to if one got restless wanted to go
I'd have a new string to my bow
out of that _ _ little on my day out of that little on my day hey little _ lead
_ I _ _ _ said the woodpecker sitting on a pine told that pretty girl she was mine
she spread her wings away when she and ever since then I'm a pecking on the tree
out of that little on my day out of that _ _ little on my day hey little lead
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_ _ _ _ the jaybird talking to himself meat and bread laying on the shelf wouldn't be afraid to bet my life
that little girl's gonna be my wife
out of that little on my day out of that little on my day out of that little on my day hey little lead
that little lady who _ _ _ _ _ slaps up the second [C] of the hollow gum tree [Bbm] once I courted a fair lady she proved false from me fled
and ever since then my head's been red
out of that little on my day out of that little on my day out of that little on my day hey little lead
that little lady oh
I _ _ _ _ _ said the owl her head so wide long day and a lonesome night but I heard a pretty girl say she poured all night and sleep all day
out of that _ _ _ little on my day out of that little on my day hey little _ lead
that little lady oh _ _ _ _
I said the old lady goose I had one and I turned him loose he flew back many times for hard to kick me around my own backyard
out of that little on my day out of that little on my day out of that little on my day hey little lead
_ that little lady oh _ _
_ _ _ I said the rooster is shaking his comb my little hen won't come home my little hen just won't play so I clap my wings and crow for day
out of that little on my day out of that little on my day out of that little on my day hey little _ lead
_ that little lady oh _ _ _ _ _ _
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