| F | Bb | |
| Spread your wings for New Or | leans |
| Bbm | F | |
| Kentucky | bluebird, | fly away |
| And take a message to Martha, message to Martha |
| Bb | |
| She sings each night in | some cafe |
| F | Bbmaj7 | |
| In her | search to find | wealth and fame |
| C | C7 | F | |
| I hear Martha has | gone and changed her | name |
| It's a year since she was here |
| Kentucky bluebird, fly away |
| And take a message to Martha, message to Martha |
| Tell her I miss her more each day |
| As her train pulled out down the track |
| Martha promised she'd soon be coming back |
| C | Am | |
| Oh tell her how my heart just | breaks, in | two |
| F | |
| Since she journeyed | far |
| C | Am | |
| And even though her dreams of | fame fell | through |
| Bbmaj7 | C | |
| To | me she will always | be a star |
| Spread your wings for New Orleans |
| Kentucky bluebird, fly away |
| And take a message to Martha, message to Martha |
| Ask her to start for home today |
| When you find her please let her know |
| Rich or poor, I will always love her so |
| F | Bb | |
| Fly away, Ken | tucky bluebird (repeat and fade) |
| by: José Duarte |
| jtduarte1@gmail.com |