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Well here it is, my first tab( and probably last!). Had to write up all the lyrics 
too so you lot better enjoy it! Didn't realize this tabbing stuff is hard work....
Great song from talented Irishman. Well done Declan!
Tips:
The B minor in the verse has no root note. You can also use  D chord instead of Bm if you prefer. 
I mix up this song with bar and higher chords etc to get the sound right. If 
you've got some money from the dole buy his cd and support Declan O Rourke!!
enjoy:-)
Verse 1:
If I wAas a bolt of DlightninAg I would Dshoot right Adown and splBmit the skAy
 in twAo and I would Dbe so bAright  i Dwould light Aup the darkesBmt nightA  
Well maybe BmI'll come back as Aone, i thiBmnk it would be lots of Afun
To zap the Bmearth and strike Athe sea witBmh a billion bolts of eAnergy
(count 6 beats I think!)
Verse 2:
And if AI was a bird Dout on Athe wing Dthe sweetest Asong you'd hBmear me siAng
I woulAd whistle souDnds like Asecret wDords in a laAnguage no oneBms ever heAard
The tune aBmround your ear wouAld ring so Bmmesmerizing you would Athink
 that I wBmas something quite Aabsurd, moBmre like an angel than Aa bird
(count 6 beats)
Chorus:
But toAday I dC#mon't want to be Danything else C#mbut myselfBm  
Cause toDday i am a little bit of Aall these things
Theres a Dlittle bit of all these tAhings in me
I got Dall right here in mAy hand
i'm a Dlightning, bird, wind, Ariver, man.
(count 6 beats)
Verse 3:
And if AI was a gust Dof wind Ai'd blow Daround the Aworld three tBmimes or sAo
I woulAd pick up halDf and miAllion leaDves and make Aa sculpture Bmon the brAeeze
So beautiBmful that god himseAlf would waBmnt to know how do as wAell
Hed'd offBmer me a handsome pArice just tBmo be the wind in paradAise
(count 6 beats)
Verse 4:
And if AI was a river DI would Abe a ragDing river wiAld and freeBm  A  
I woulAd find my way Daround Aanything Djust to get Awhere I was gBmoingA  
So treacherBmous would be my raAth you'd neBmver try to cross my paAth
I'd run so Bmfast into the seaA, you'd see Bmthe waves from mercurAy
(count 6 beats)
Chorus:
But toAday I dC#mon't want to be Danything else C#mbut myselfBm  
Cause toDday i am a little bit of Aall these things
Theres a Dlittle bit of all these tAhings in me
I got Dall right here in mAy hand
i'm a Dlightning, bird, wind, Ariver, man.
(count 6 beats)
Chorus:
Yes toAday I dC#mon't want to be Danything else C#mbut myselfBm  
Cause toDday i am a little bit of Aall these things
Theres a Dlittle bit of all these tAhings in me
I got Dall right here in mAy hand
i'm a Dlightning, bird, wind, Ariver, man.n.
A.....
Woo ooooohhh hey yahoo ohhhh
Woooohh ooooooo

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Lightning Bird Wind River Man

by Declan O'Rourke

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C#m

Well here it is, my first tab( and probably last!). Had to write up all the lyrics

too so you lot better enjoy it! Didn't realize this tabbing stuff is hard work....

Great song from talented Irishman. Well done Declan!

Tips:

The B minor in the verse has no root note. You can also use D chord instead of Bm if you prefer.

I mix up this song with bar and higher chords etc to get the sound right. If

you've got some money from the dole buy his cd and support Declan O Rourke!!

enjoy:-)

Verse 1:

A D A D A Bm A

If I was a bolt of lightning I would shoot right down and split the sky

A D A D A Bm A

in two and I would be so bright i would light up the darkest night

Bm A Bm A

Well maybe I'll come back as one, i think it would be lots of fun

Bm A Bm A

To zap the earth and strike the sea with a billion bolts of energy

(count 6 beats I think!)

Verse 2:

A D A D A Bm A

And if I was a bird out on the wing the sweetest song you'd hear me sing

A D A D A Bm A

I would whistle sounds like secret words in a language no ones ever heard

Bm A Bm A

The tune around your ear would ring so mesmerizing you would think

Bm A Bm A

that I was something quite absurd, more like an angel than a bird

(count 6 beats)

Chorus:

A C#m D C#m Bm

But today I don't want to be anything else but myself

D A

Cause today i am a little bit of all these things

D A

Theres a little bit of all these things in me

D A

I got all right here in my hand

D A

i'm a lightning, bird, wind, river, man.

(count 6 beats)

Verse 3:

A D A D A Bm A

And if I was a gust of wind i'd blow around the world three times or so

A D A D A Bm A

I would pick up half and million leaves and make a sculpture on the breeze

Bm A Bm A

So beautiful that god himself would want to know how do as well

Bm A Bm A

Hed'd offer me a handsome price just to be the wind in paradise

(count 6 beats)

Verse 4:

A D A D A Bm A

And if I was a river I would be a raging river wild and free

A D A D A Bm A

I would find my way around anything just to get where I was going

Bm A Bm A

So treacherous would be my rath you'd never try to cross my path

Bm A Bm A

I'd run so fast into the sea, you'd see the waves from mercury

(count 6 beats)

Chorus:

A C#m D C#m Bm

But today I don't want to be anything else but myself

D A

Cause today i am a little bit of all these things

D A

Theres a little bit of all these things in me

D A

I got all right here in my hand

D A

i'm a lightning, bird, wind, river, man.

(count 6 beats)

Chorus:

A C#m D C#m Bm

Yes today I don't want to be anything else but myself

D A

Cause today i am a little bit of all these things

D A

Theres a little bit of all these things in me

D A

I got all right here in my hand

D A

i'm a lightning, bird, wind, river, man.n.

.....

Woo ooooohhh hey yahoo ohhhh

Woooohh ooooooo

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