(G)In (F#)to a (Dm)cab a (E)ret, (Cm)one (D7)fa tal (C#)day, (Cmaj7)a (G)lit tle song bird (D7)flew;

(G)’found (F#)it so (Dm)ver y (E)gay, (Cm)he (D7)thought he’d (C#)stay, (Cmaj7)just to (B)get (Gm)a (A7)bird’s (D9)eye (G6)view.

(G)When he (Em)heard the jazz band (A9)play ing, he was (Em)hap py as a (A9)lark;

(A9)to each (D)meas ure he kept (B)sway ing (B7)and he (Em7)stayed till (A7)af ter (D9)dark.

Then (G)back (F#)to the (Dm)land he (E)knew, (Cm)thrilled (D7)through and (C#)through, (Cmaj7)he (B)sailed (Gm)on (A7)in (C)the (D9)air;

(G)called (F#)all the (Dm)oth er (E7)birds, (Cm)and (D7)in these (C#)words, (Cmaj7)start ed (B)gur (Bb7)gling (A7)then (D)and (G)there:

(D7sus)I’m a (G)lit tle jazz bird, and I’m (D7)tell ing you to be one, (G7)too,

(D7)for a (G)lit tle jazz bird is in (D7)heav en when it’s sing ing (Bm)“blue.”

I say it with re gret,

but you’re out of (G)date;

you ain’t heard noth ing yet,

(Em)till you syn (A9)co (D7)pate.

(D7)When the (G)go ing is rough you will (D7)find your trou bles all have (G7)flown,

(D7)if you (G)war ble your stuff like the (D7)moan ing of a sax o (G)phone.

Just (Em)try my (Am)rec i pe,

and I’m sure you’ll a (B7)gree

(D7)that a (G)lit tle jazz bird is the (D7)on ly kind of bird to (G)be!

(D7)I’m a (G)lit tle jazz bird, and I’m (D7)tell ing you to be one, (G7)too,

(D7)for a (G)lit tle jazz bird is in (D7)heav en when it’s sing ing (Bm)“blue.”

I say it with re gret,

but you’re out of (G)date;

you ain’t heard noth ing yet,

(Em)till you syn (A9)co (D7)pate.

(D7)When the (G)go ing is rough you will (D7)find your trou bles all have (G7)flown,

(D7)if you (G)war ble your stuff like the (D7)moan ing of a sax o (G)phone.

Just (Em)try my (Am)rec i pe,

and I’m sure you’ll a (B7)gree

(D7)that a (G)lit tle jazz bird is the (D7)on ly kind of bird to (G)be!

(D7)I’m a (G)be!