Lyrics

For the Sake of the Song

Verse intro G Em7 CaddD Am7
I heard the bird singing high from the highest limb.
G Em7 CaddD Am7
She sang to the sky and then she sang it again.
G Dm7 Am7 Em7
She sang to the cloud that was passing on.
G Em7 CaddD Am7
She sang her heart out for the sake of the song.

When I was in Galway on that western shore.
We sang up the day then we sang some more.
We sang down the night. We snag up the dawn.
We sang like light, for the sake of the song.

CaddD G CaddD G
chorus/ For the sake of the song, for the sake of the song.
CaddD G D/F# Em
Now and forever. Here and gone.
CaddD G CaddD G
For the sake of the song, to the four winds thrown.
CaddD G D/F# Em
Now it’s all together and it’s all alone.

This city in winter moves in fits and starts.
I can’t find the center and I can’t find the heart.
Heard the street singer shout, singing so strong.
He sang his heart out for the sake of the song.

Somebody threw a quarter at his feet.
It landed on its side and it rolled down the street.
It rolled into the drain, and then it was gone.
He sang like rain, for the sake of the song.

Chorus twice