[Verse 1]
F
F Columbines are coming up down by the gate
FFor an ounce of sugar water on a broken plate
Dm BbAnd I've dressed up my best dolls to celebrate
Eb C Eb You're coming home from the
Gm Hummingbird
C FHighway
[Verse 2]
FThe hour has come and the hour has passed
Just when I think they got you at last
Dm Bb EbAnd the pirates have tied you to the galleon's mast
C Eb You're coming home from the
Gm Hummingbird
CHighway
[Chorus]
F Am Every time you round the bend
Bb CI'll jump into your arms again
DmYou know my kind
I'm the
AmHummingbird's friend
Bb C FI'll help you find your way back home
[Verse 3]
FYou're laying out the treasures you brought for me
Cinnamon bark from a cinnamon tree
Dm BbAnd a stone that you saw clear at the bottom of the sea
Eb Bb C Eb Gm C Back from the hummingbird highway
[Verse 4]
FBut I never could imagine
I never could have guessed
FYou're opening the clasp on a tiny golden chest
Dm Bb EbIt's a hummingbird's shell in a hummingbird's nest
Bb C Eb Gm C Back from the hummingbird highway
[Chorus]
F Am Every time you round the bend
Bb CI'll jump into your arms again
DmYou know my kind
AmI'm the hummingbird's friend
Bb CI'll help you find your way
[Verse 5]
DmAnd the hummingbird you know he doesn't sing
AmThe humming comes from his flapping wings
Bb CAnd he only likes the sweetest things
FOnly likes the sweetest things
[Verse 6]
FI'm putting out cinnamon rolls while they're hot
F I'm pouring out tea from a china blue pot
DmAnd I don't think you're happy no
BbI know that you're not
Eb Bb C Eb But can't blame it on the
GmHummingbird
CHighway
[Verse 7]
FYou say it's the older you feel it's the older I get
FYour highest of highs and your deepest regret
Dm BbAnd no one ever says if you've gotten there yet
Eb C Eb Can't blame it on the
GmHummingbird
CHighway
[Verse 8]
DmCause you know
I know sometimes instead
AmYou just get lost inside your head
Bb BbAnd sometimes can't get out of bed
C Now you're getting out of bed
F AmAnd here you come around the bend
Bb CThe virus sends you back again
DmI'll raise my flag I'm
Am Loving
Bird's friend
Bb CI hope you find your way
[Chorus]
F Am Every time you're around the bend
Bb C Dm AmI'll jump into your arms again and we'll fly
Bb C FWe'll fly we'll fly
AmEvery time you're out of bend
Bb CI'll jump into your arms again
Dm AmYou know my kind our loving best friend
Bb C FI'll help you find your way back home
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