1st verse sung a capella - Original B - Here capo 4th fret
G Em G
When I was eight I had a friend, with a pirate smile,
G Am D
make believe and play pretend, we were innocent and wild.
Em G
Hopped a fence and slammed the gate,
Em G
running down my alleyway,
C Am F G
in time to watch Sally's pigeons fly.
G Em G
We loved to watch them dive and soar, circle in the sky,
G Am D
free as a bird from three to four, and never knowing why.
Em G
Neighbors pulled their wash back in,
Em G
and put away my Barbie and Ken,
C Am F
look out overhead while Sally's pigeons fly.
Em C G Em
I had a fool's confidence that the world had no boundaries, but
Em C G D
instincts and common sense that come in different quantities.
G Em G
My heart began to skip to the beat of the boy next door,
G Am D
she had her eye across the street on someone shy and tall.
Em G
We lived our dreams and challenged fate,
Em G
in tears she told me she was late
C Am F
and Sally let his pigeons out to fly.
Em - C - G - Em - Em - C - G - D
G Em G
On the dresser sits a frame with a photograph
G Am D
two little girls in ponytails some twenty-one years back.
Em G
She left one night with just a nod,
Em G
was lost from some back alley job,
C Am F
I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly.
Em G
She never saw those birds again,
Em G
and me, I can't remember when
C Am F
a pirate smile hasn't made me cry,
C Am F
I close my eyes and Sally's pigeons fly.
G - Em - G
