C C6 A7/C# G/D Em7 G/D D D6 G Em

[Verse]
G                  C            G
Birds flying south to the one I love,
             Bm7      C
Birds flying high and free,
              C#           G/D     Em7
Don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G           D           G  Em7
Looking the way you see me.

G                 Gmaj7       C     G
And winds blowing warm to the one I love,
             Bm           C
Winds please kiss her for me,
                  C#     Gmaj7         Em7
But don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G           D           G  Em7
Looking the way you see me.

    D                 C        G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D                       G        D/F# Em7
And however since she's been gone,
     D                   C                G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7               Amaj7     D Em7
And tell her I'm happy alone.

G                   C           G
That river of tears that I have cried,
           Bm        C
River flow on to the sea,
                  C#
But don't tell my darling,
A    G                  Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
           G          D           G
For she'll see me the way you see me.

[Break] 
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 G Bm7 C C6 A7/C# G Em7 G D G D/F# Em7

[Verse]
    D              C           G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D                            G    Em7
And however since she's been gone,
     D                  Cmaj7               G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7                     D    Dm
And tell her I'm happy alone.

G                   C      G
River of tears that I have cried,
      Bm                C
River flowin' on to the sea,
                  C#
But don't tell my darling,
         Gmaj7          Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
           G          D           Em D
For she'll see me the way you see me,
       G          D6          C  G/B Am7 G
She'll see me the way you see me.