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High Flying Bird – Elton John

Elton John

High Flying Bird lyrics

Language
English
Level
Beginner
Released
1973
Genre
Pop
Length
4:13

  1. You wore a little cross of gold around your neck

  2. I saw it as you flew between my reason

  3. Like a raven in the night time when you left

  4. I wear a chain upon my wrist that bears no name

  5. You touched it and you wore it

  6. And you kept it in your pillow all the same

  7. My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

  8. I thought myself her keeper

  1. She thought I meant her harm

  2. She thought I was the archer

  3. A weather man of words

  4. But I could never shoot down

  5. My high-flying bird

  6. The white walls of your dressing room are stained in scarlet red

  7. You bled upon the cold stone like a young man

  8. In the foreign field of death

  9. Wouldn't it be wonderful is all I heard you say

  10. You never closed your eyes at night and learned to love daylight

  11. Instead you moved away

  12. My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

  13. I thought myself her keeper

  14. She thought I meant her harm

  15. She thought I was the archer

  16. A weather man of words

  17. But I could never shoot down

  18. My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

  19. I thought myself her keeper

  20. She thought I meant her harm

  21. She thought I was the archer

  22. A weather man of words

  23. But I could never shoot down

  24. My high-flying bird

  25. My high-flying, high-flying bird

  26. My high-flying, high-flying bird

  27. My high-flying, high-flying bird

  28. My high-flying, high-flying bird

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Key vocabulary

wore
past of wear; had on
cross
angry or annoyedA2
gold
yellow precious metalA2
neck
part connecting head and bodyA2
saw
cut with a toolB1
flew
went through the air
like
enjoy; similar to
raven
large black bird
when
at what timeB1
chain
linked metal ringsB1

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About this song

Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.

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High Flying Bird

You wore a little cross of gold around your neck

I saw it as you flew between my reason

Like a raven in the night time when you left

I wear a chain upon my wrist that bears no name

You touched it and you wore it

And you kept it in your pillow all the same

My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

I thought myself her keeper

She thought I meant her harm

She thought I was the archer

A weather man of words

But I could never shoot down

My high-flying bird

The white walls of your dressing room are stained in scarlet red

You bled upon the cold stone like a young man

In the foreign field of death

Wouldn't it be wonderful is all I heard you say

You never closed your eyes at night and learned to love daylight

Instead you moved away

My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

I thought myself her keeper

She thought I meant her harm

She thought I was the archer

A weather man of words

But I could never shoot down

My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms

I thought myself her keeper

She thought I meant her harm

She thought I was the archer

A weather man of words

But I could never shoot down

My high-flying bird

My high-flying, high-flying bird

My high-flying, high-flying bird

My high-flying, high-flying bird

My high-flying, high-flying bird