[Verse]
C G
Sad yellow bird
C G
Coal smudged eyes
C G D
Twice bitten ten times shy
C G
Gold gilded cage
C G
Door open wide
C G
Can't trust your wings
 D
Too scared to fly

[Chorus]
C G
Who broke your will now honey
C G
Who stole your dreams like money
C G D
Who made you think, you weren't worth keeping around
C G
I know you're still worth saving
C G
Give a poor boy a chance to take that
C G D
Weight of the world you've been dragging around.
 C
Lay it on down
G D
Lay it on down.

[Chords under solo (pentatonic in E)]
C G C G C G D

[Verse]
C G
You flew for a while
C G
With kingpins and kings
C G D
They snapped their fingers and you'd sing
C G
They take what they want
C G
Tell you sweet lies
C G D
In the cold bed of dawn leave you to cry

[Chorus]
C G
Who broke your will now honey
C G
Who stole your dreams like money
C G D
Who made you think, you weren't worth keeping around
C G
I know you're still worth saving
C G
Give a poor boy a chance to take that
C G D
Weight of the world you've been dragging around.
 C
Lay it on down
G D
Lay it on down.

[Chords under solo (pentatonic in E)]
C G C G C G D

[Outro]
C G
I know you're still worth saving
C G
Give a poor boy a chance to take that
C G D
Weight of the world you've been dragging around.
 C
Lay it on down
G D
Lay it on down.