Nightflyer — Allison Russell
Chords and lyrics for Nightflyer by Allison Russell (key of D).
Intro
[D] [Em]
Chorus
[D]Yeah I’m a midnight rider
[D]Stone bonafide night flyer
[Em]I’m an angel of the morning too
[Em]The promise that the dawn will bring [D]you, you
Verse 1
[D]I’m the melody and the space between
[D]Every note the swallow sings
[Em]I’m 14 vultures circling
[A]I’m that crawling, dying thing
[D]I’m the smoke up above the trees, Good Lord
[D]The fire and the branch that’s burning, Lord
[Em]Maybe you were sleeping, Lord,
[A]But Mary she’s not weeping no more, [D]no, mmm
Chorus
[D]Yeah I’m a midnight rider
[D]Stone bonafide night flyer
[Em]I’m an angel of the morning too
[Em]The promise that the dawn will bring [D]you, you, [Em]you
Verse 2
[D]I’m the sick light of a hurricane’s eye
[D]I’m a violent lullaby
[Em]I’m six fireflies, one streetlight
[A]I’m a suffocating summer night [D]hmm mmm
[D]I’m each of his steps on the stairway
[D]I’m his shadow in the door frame
[Em]I’m the tap tap of a lunar moth
[A]I’m the stale beer on his breath [D]hmm mmm
[D]His soul is trapped in that room
[D]But I crawled back in my mother’s womb
[Em]Came back out with my gold and my greens
[A]Now I see everything
[D]Now I feel everything good lord
[D]What the hell could they bring to stop me Lord?
[Em]Nothing from the earth, nothing from the sea
[A]Not a God Almighty thing
Chorus
[D]Yeah I’m a midnight rider
[D]Stone bonafide night flyer
[Em]I’m an angel of the morning too
[Em]The promise that the dawn will bring [D]you, you, [Em]you
Verse 3
[D]I’m the wounded bird, I’m the screaming hawk
[D]I’m the one who can’t be counted out
[Em]I’m the dove thrown into battle
[A]I can roll and shake and rattle [D]hmmm mmm
[D]I’m the moon’s dark side, I’m the solar flare
[D]The child of the Earth, the child of the Air
[Em]I am The Mother of the Evening Star
[A]I am the Love that Conquers All
Chorus
[D]Yeah I’m a midnight rider
[D]Stone bonafide night flyer
[Em]I’m an angel of the morning too
[Em]The promise that the dawn will [D]bring you
Chorus
[D]Yeah I’m a midnight rider
[D]Stone bonafide night flyer
[Em]I’m an angel of the morning too
[Em]The promise that the dawn will [D]bring you, you, you....fade out
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