Verse
C#
Our dream daughter
F#
Candle on the altar
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
Blue eye on the left, your mother's brown on the right
C#
You grew taller
F#
Taller than I am
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
In white light from her breast, I touched your hand
[Chorus]
A#m9 Fm9
Who are you?
F# C# F#
Who would you have been?
A#m9 G#m6 F#
Blue jay stuck in my kitchen
[Verse 2]
C#
One wing open
F#
I took off in slow motion
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
Cross-eyed, I did my best to climb
C#
The clouds broke
F#
Well, heaven took my throat
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
With two hands and a gentle eye, she let me die
[Chorus]
A#m9 Fm9
Who are you?
F# C# F#
Who would you have been?
A#m9 G#m6 F#
Blue jay stuck in my kitchen
[Verse 3]
C#
Just cold water
F#
The shadow's getting longer
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
Though bright nights, hold my breath, silver on the right
C#
I took all the blankets
F#
And slept out in the yard
D#m D#m/C# G#7/C F# C#
Moon fall, I swear I saw gold behind the stars
[Chorus]
A#m9 Fm9
Who are you?
F# C# F#
Who would you have been?
A#m9 G#m6 F#
Blue jay stuck in my kitchen