Intro:

Dmaj7  Bm6, Bmaj7  G#m6 (x4)

Verse 1:

Bm7
 Today, my bird flew away;
Am7
 Gone to find her big Blue Jay.
Bm7
 Starlight before she took flight,
  Am7                        C9
I sang a Lullaby Of Birdland everynight.

Bm7               C9
 I sang a lullaby everynight,
Bm7              C9
 Sang for my Ava everynight.

Chorus 1:

Em   C#m7b5           F#7       B7
 Ava was the morning, now she's gone,
Em        Cmaj7     Am7   D7
 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan.
Em      C#m7b5     F#7     B7
 In the sanctuary, she has found,
Em         Cmaj7  Am7       D7
 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound.

Bridge 1:

    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise,
    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise.

Verse 2:

Bm7
 With dread, I woke in my bed,
Am7
 To shooting pains up in my head.
Bm7
 Lovebird, my beautiful bird,
Am7                       C9
 Spoke until one day, she couldn't be heard.

    Bm7                      C9
She spoke until one day, she couldn't be heard.
Bm7       C9
 She just stopped singing.

Chorus 2:

Em   C#m7b5           F#7       B7
 Ava was the morning, now she's gone,
Em        Cmaj7     Am7   D7
 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan.
Em      C#m7b5     F#7     B7
 In the sanctuary, she has found,
Em         Cmaj7  Am7       D7
 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound.

Bridge 2:

    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise,
    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise.

Chorus 3:

Em   C#m7b5           F#7       B7
 Ava was the morning, now she's gone,
Em        Cmaj7     Am7   D7
 She's re-born like Sarah Vaughan.
Em      C#m7b5     F#7     B7
 In the sanctuary, she has found,
Em         Cmaj7  Am7       D7
 Birds sur-round, her sweet sound.

Bridge 2:

    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise,
    Bm7           C9
And Ava flies, in paradise.

Coda:

(with Vocal Ad Libs)

Bm7  C9

(Repeat to Fade)