{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1476296,"song":"Birdman","artist":"McDonald and Giles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11266977-birdman-chords-by-mcdonald-and-giles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1476296?type=chord","rating":4.62961,"votes":3,"content":"\"Birdman\" [involving \"The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)\", \"The Workshop\",\r\n    \"Wish-Bone Ascension\", \"Birdman Flies!\", \"Wings In The Sunset\",\r\n    \"Birdman - The Reflection\"] (I. McDonald / P. Sinfield)\r\n\r\n        [Introduction]\r\n        Vocal chords:\r\n\r\n[tab]-2--2--4--3--3-----------6--4--2--2--2--5--4--|\r\n-5--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--2--4--5--5--|\r\n-4--4--4--4--4-----5--4--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|\r\n----------------2-----------------2--2--2-----|\r\n-0--------------------------2--2--------------|\r\n----4--0--3--0-----------0-----------------0--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n        Improv on E\r\n\r\n        [\"The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)\"]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLong ago in Warnerstone, a man he dreamed a singular scheme,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nHad no wish to join the fish, but inside I'd love to fly.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSat in bed and scratched his head, so absurd to fly like a bird,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nTime flew past until at last, late one night he saw the light.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCareful hands threw up the plans, shapes and things like cu-ri-ous wings,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHieroglyphics most prolifics, numbered chalks with all of the pops,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow the work starts ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [\"The Workshop\"]\r\n\r\n        [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nToiled through days on stretched and strained, umpteen screws and nails too[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHarness leathers and rainbow feathers, hinges and joints that led him up far[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab]        sax solo: | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch] |\r\n        (add elec guitar 2nd time, add sawing wood 3rd time, bass riff changes[/tab]\r\n        4th time)\r\n\r\n        | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Bb[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n        [\"Wishbone Ascension\"]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the golden throne beside, he saw that all the work was done,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis face aglow, ran up the road, to wish that it would hold him still.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCast his eyes on distant skies, and slowly moved his arms,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSlowly up, then slowly down,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nFaster up, then faster down,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nFaster up, then faster down,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Dsus4[/ch]              [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]Ddim[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n--1-------2-----------3--------4---------5----6------7--------8-------|\r\n--1-------3-----------3--------3---------3----7------7--------7-------|\r\n--2-------2-----------2--------2---------2----7------7--------7-------|\r\n--3-------0-----------0--------0---------0----0------0--------0-------|\r\n--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n  Till at last with a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground;[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]     [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n---------9--------10--------11---12-----13---14--3--------|\r\n---------7--------10--------10---11-----12---13--0--------|\r\n---------7--------11--------11---12-----13---14--0--------|\r\n---------0--------0---------0----0------0----0---0--------|\r\n-------------------------------------------------2--------|\r\n-------------------------------------------------3--------|\r\n  With a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [Instrumental: \"Birdman Flies!\"]\r\n        Do the whole thing 8x in 3/4:\r\n\r\n[tab]     Gm       (4x)  Bb       (4x)  F        (4x)\r\n||-------------||-------------||-------------||\r\n||---------3---||------3------||---------1---||\r\n||*-----3-----*||*--3--------*||*-----2-----*||\r\n||*--5--------*||*--------3--*||*--3--------*||\r\n||-------------||-------------||-------------||\r\n||-------------||-------------||-------------||[/tab]\r\n\r\n        Then (in 4/4):\r\n\r\n[tab]                 (4x)  Bm/G# (= G#dim7)\r\n||----------------||\r\n||----------------||\r\n||*--------------*||\r\n||*--------3--5--*||\r\n||---1--3---------||\r\n||----------------||[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [\"Wings in the Sunset\"]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nWeary from his journey, Birdman set for homeward,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Ab[/ch]         [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Ab6[/ch]      [ch]Ab6[/ch]/3 [ch]Ddim[/ch] ([ch]Bm/D[/ch] #6)\r\nGliding through the sunset, he very   gently  floated    down,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G/F[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nDown to  the ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [\"Birdman - The Reflection\"]\r\n        Repeat 8x:\r\n\r\n|  [ch]C[/ch]  |  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  |  [ch]C[/ch]  |  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  |  [ch]C[/ch]  |  [ch]Ab[/ch]  |  [ch]Ddim[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n        [\"Birdman - Coda\"]\r\n\r\n||:  [ch]C[/ch]  |  [ch]F[/ch]  :||(repeated lots of times),  [ch]C[/ch]  ||","plain_text":"\"Birdman\" [involving \"The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)\", \"The Workshop\",\n    \"Wish-Bone Ascension\", \"Birdman Flies!\", \"Wings In The Sunset\",\n    \"Birdman - The Reflection\"] (I. McDonald / P. Sinfield)\n\n        [Introduction]\n        Vocal chords:\n\n\n\n        Improv on E\n\n        [\"The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T)\"]\n\nA  E  A  E  A  E  A  E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        [\"The Workshop\"]\n\n        A  G  A  G  A  G  A  G  (2x)\n\n\n\n        A  G  A  G  A  G  A  G  (2x)\n\n\n\n        A  G  A  G  A  G  A  G  (2x)\n\n\n        4th time)\n\n        | A | A | A | A | D | D | G | G | Bb | F | D | D |\n\n        [\"Wishbone Ascension\"]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        [Instrumental: \"Birdman Flies!\"]\n        Do the whole thing 8x in 3/4:\n\n\n\n        Then (in 4/4):\n\n\n\n        [\"Wings in the Sunset\"]\n\n\n\n\n\n        [\"Birdman - The Reflection\"]\n        Repeat 8x:\n\n|  C  |  Fmaj7  |  C  |  Fmaj7  |  C  |  Ab  |  Ddim  |  G  |  G  |\n\n        [\"Birdman - Coda\"]\n\n||:  C  |  F  :||(repeated lots of times),  C  ||","chords":["A","E","F#","B","C","Fmaj7","G","A7","D7","E7","D","Bb","F","Dsus4","D5","Ddim","Bm","Dm","B7","C7","C#7","Gm","Bm/G","G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}