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Bluebird Is Dead

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Bluebird Is Dead
ALittle C#7Darlin' of my F#m7lifeE  
DYou keep F7movin' cross my AmindF7  
AYou gave C#7me a sunny F#m7dayE  
DNow it F7looks as if I'll ApayE  A  
AWhy do they say Amaj7-- Bluebird is dead?
A7I can still see her, touch her, my DBluebird
D#dim7The love that she gave, I don't believAe, No, C#7No, I don't beF#m7lieveDm  F7  G7  D  F7  G  A  
ABluebird C#7came to me toF#m7nightE  
DWaiting F7patiently for AlightF7  
AShe said I C#7know that you will F#m7grieveE  
DBut my F7darlin' I must AleaveE  A  
AWhy do they say Amaj7-- Bluebird is dead?
A7I can still see her, touch her, my DBluebird
D#dim7The love that she gave, I don't believAe, No, C#7No, I don't bF#m7elieveDm  F7  G7  D  F7  G  A  
Middle 8**
D  A  D  A   G  A   F7 G7 A
ABluebird C#7say it is not F#m7soE  
DPlease I F7cannot hear you sApeakF7  
AIt must C#7be that you're so F#m7tiredE  
DIn the F7darkness of the AnightE  A  
AWhy do they say Amaj7-- Bluebird is dead?
A7I can still see her, touch her, my DBluebird
D#dim7The love that she gave, I don't belieAve, No, C#7No, I don't beF#m7lieveDm  F7  G7  D  F7  G  A  
**D and A  are played 12 blues style as power chords for four bars each until the G
when you return to strumming

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Bluebird Is Dead

by Electric Light Orchestra

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#m7

Amaj7

D#dim7

Bluebird Is Dead

A C#7 F#m7 E

Little Darlin' of my life

D F7 A F7

You keep movin' cross my mind

A C#7 F#m7 E

You gave me a sunny day

D F7 A E A

Now it looks as if I'll pay

A Amaj7

Why do they say -- Bluebird is dead?

A7 D

I can still see her, touch her, my Bluebird

D#dim7 A C#7 F#m7 Dm F7 G7 D F7 G A

The love that she gave, I don't believe, No, No, I don't believe

A C#7 F#m7 E

Bluebird came to me tonight

D F7 A F7

Waiting patiently for light

A C#7 F#m7 E

She said I know that you will grieve

D F7 A E A

But my darlin' I must leave

A Amaj7

Why do they say -- Bluebird is dead?

A7 D

I can still see her, touch her, my Bluebird

D#dim7 A C#7 F#m7 Dm F7 G7 D F7 G A

The love that she gave, I don't believe, No, No, I don't believe

Middle 8**

D A D A G A F7 G7 A

A C#7 F#m7 E

Bluebird say it is not so

D F7 A F7

Please I cannot hear you speak

A C#7 F#m7 E

It must be that you're so tired

D F7 A E A

In the darkness of the night

A Amaj7

Why do they say -- Bluebird is dead?

A7 D

I can still see her, touch her, my Bluebird

D#dim7 A C#7 F#m7 Dm F7 G7 D F7 G A

The love that she gave, I don't believe, No, No, I don't believe

**D and A are played 12 blues style as power chords for four bars each until the G

when you return to strumming

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