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Bye bye blackbird Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
You can hear these chords on this Sound Cloud page:
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Tuning:EADGBE
VERSE CHORD SHAPES
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim D5 C#7 Asus4 C5 C7 Bbm F C#7 C7
e|--5--5----5---x--6--x-----6-----5--x---x-------3--6--6---5--x---x---|
B|--6--6----6---10-8--5-----5-----5--6---3-------3--5--6---6--4---5---|
G|--7--6----5---10-7--4-----6-----7--4---2-------5--5--6---5--6---3---|
D|--7--7----7---9--8--5-----5-----7--6---2-------5--5--8---7--4---5---|
A|--5--5----5---10-x--3-----x-----5--4---0-------3--x--8---8--6---3---|
E|--5--x----x---10-x--x-----x-----0--x---x-------3--x--6---x--x---x---|
CHORUS CHORD SHAPES
F Fmaj7 Bb Gm7 C7 F#aug Am7b5 D#7 C#7
e|-1--0-----1--3---3--2-----3-----x---4---|
B|-1--1-----3--3---5--3-----1-----4---6---|
G|-2--2-----3--3---3--3-----0-----6---4---|
D|-3--3-----3--3---5--4-----1-----5---6---|
A|-3--3-----1--5---3--x-----0-----6---4---|
E|-1--1-----1--3---3--x-----x-----x---4---|
[VERSE 1]
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blackbird black - bird singing the blues all day
Gm C#7 A Dm D5 A7sus4 A7
Right out-side my door
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blackbird black-bird why do you sit and say
Gm C#7 A Dm D5
“There's no sun-shine in store”?
C5 C7 Bb Bbm F
All through the winter you hung a - round
C5 C7 Bb Bbm A7sus4 A7
Now I be-gin to feel homeward bound
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blackbird black-bird gotta be on my way
G G7 C7 C#7 C7
Where there's sunshine galore.
[CHORUS]
F Fmaj7 Bb F Gm7 C7 F
Pack up all my care and woe, Here I go singing low
F Gm7 C#7 C7 C#7 C7
Bye bye black-bird
Gm7 F#aug Bb C C7
Where somebody waits for me, Sugar's sweet so is she
Gm7 C7 F E F
Bye bye blackbird
Am7b5 D#7 D7
No one here can love or under-stand me
Gm7 C#7 C7
Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me
F Fmaj7 Bb F Fmaj7 Gm7 D#7 D7
Make my bed and light the light, I'll a-rrive late tonight
Gm Gm7 C C7 F
Blackbird bye bye.
[VERSE 2]
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blue-bird blue-bird calling me far a - way
Gm C#7 A Dm D5 A7sus4 A7
I've been longing for you
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blue-bird blue-bird what do I hear you say?
Gm C#7 A Dm D5
“Skies are turn-ing blue”
C5 C7 Bb Bbm F
I'm like a flower that's fa – ding here
C5 C7 Bb Bbm A7sus4 A7
Where ev'ry hour is one long tear
Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5
Blue-bird blue-bird this is my lu - cky day
G G7 C7 C#7 C7
Now my dreams will come true.
[CHORUS 2]
F Fmaj7 Bb F Fmaj7 Gm7 D#7 D7
Make my bed and light the light, I'll a-rrive late tonight
Gm Gm7 C A7 D7 Gm Gm7 C C7 F
Blackbird bye bye Blackbird bye bye.
