Tone: [D]
Capo: 1
[D] I don’t wanna drive a fancy [G]car today
I don’t wanna [Bm]ride in a [A]red cor -ve[Em]-vette
[D] I don’t wanna jog my [G]Saturday away
But I [Bm]don’t wanna [A]go home y[Em]yet
[D] Today is not the day to [G]jump out of a plane
I don’t wanna [Bm]parasail or [A]play rou - [Em]lette
[D] I don’t wanna risk it all or [G]go insane
But I [Bm]don't wanna [A]go home [Em]yet
I just want to…
[G]Watch the b[D]birds go by
From my [Gb7]handy foldable blue canvas t[Bm]throne
I wanna [G]watch them [D]fly and fly
And [Gb7]see them soar up into the [Bm]unknown[D7]unknown
But I’d…
[G]Feel just like a nerd, watching [Gm]birds
Watching me here all alone
[D] I don’t wanna break dance or [G]learn tai Kwon do
I don’t wanna [Bm]fish ‘til all the [A]fish are go[Em]gone
[D] I don’t wanna roller skate [G]even if it’s slow
I don’t wanna [Bm]pass out in a [A]mara -thon [C]
[D] I don’t like soccer, [G]baseball, track or field
I’m not [Bm]up for a [A]match of po[Em]polo
[D] I don’t wanna seek or [G]try to stay concealed
I'm also [Bm]not up for[A]for water polo[Em]polo
I just want to…
[G]Watch the b[D]birds up there
Track the [Gb7]migratory patterns that they’v[Bm]they’ve flown
I wanna [G]watch them [D]from my chair
With my [Gb7]binoculars, my latte and my p[Bm]phone [D7]
[G]Trying to spot a lark in the [Gm]park
Parked in nature all alone[D]alone
[A]Alone here with the doves and the [G]sparrows and the ospreys
The [Gbm]owlets, the eagles and m[G]my list
It’s just [A]me and Mr. Finch, the [G]robins, the kingfishers
The [Em]snipes, though I heard they don’t e[A]exist
[G]Each little species in its little way can teach me
What [Gbm]awaits you if you can get a[E7]away
I wanna…
[G]Watch the b[A]birds do what they will
[Gb7]Sorry if I’m ornithologically [Bm]prone
I wanna [G]watch from somewhere undisturbing, [D]quiet, calm and still
[Gb7]Sit right here and gaze at the un[Bm]unknown[D7]known
[G]I don’t wanna fly in [Gm]the sky, I just wanna be alone [G]
It’s not a big [D]deal or anything
[G]I just wann[Gm]wanna be alone [D]