Owl City - The Meadow Lark: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Meadow Lark" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D# G# D# Upon a winding forest road D# G# A# I met a soldier far from home Cm G# D# I saw he was my enemy G# A# D# So I aimed at him and he at me D# G# D# Prepared was I, but loath to shoot D# G# A# And he, uncertain what to do Cm G# D# A cold sweat formed upon my brow G# A# D# But we both kept rank and stood our ground D# G# D# And then, the curious thing occurred D# G# A# On wings arrived a tiny bird Cm G# D# And troubled not by war or peace A# G# D# She sang for us a melody Chorus: G# D# Cm A# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh G# Cm A# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh G# D# Cm A# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh G# A# D# G# A# D# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh F A# F I did not move or look away F A# C Lest my life, my foe would take Dm A# F Yet in his eyes, I saw his fright A# C F Just a boy like me afraid to die F A# F The meadowlark sang on and on F A# C Then more arrived and joined the song Dm A# F And as I held my rival stare A# C F A tremendous Chorus filled the air F A# F Then in my heart, as clear as day F A# C I heard a gentle whisper say Dm A# F My son, if my disciple be A# C F Show grace and love your enemy Chorus: A# F Dm C Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh A# Dm C Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh A# F Dm C Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh A# C D# C Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh G C G With swell of birds sung all around G C D Lowered I my rifle down Em C G And as my foe took aim at me C D D# F I showed him yield on bended knee G C G He faltered then and shook with fear G C D And from his eye, he wiped a tear Em C G His gaze was as a brothers bond C D G And then, he turned and he was gone Chorus: C G Em D Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh C Em D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh C G Em D Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh C D Em Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh C D G Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh G C G If I should live to see more days G C D I pray the Lord to guide my ways Em C G With grace to love my enemy C D G For grace, my Savior showed to me Em C G With grace to love my enemy C D C For grace, my Savior showed to me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Cm  D  D#  Dm  Em  F  G  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Meadow Lark" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Meadow Lark" by Owl City.