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Tabbed originally by: yorick298
Corrected by: Naonis (12/8/18)
Piano chord diagrams of the initial chords:
C: C/E/G
C/Bb: Bb/E/G
Dm: D/A/F
[Intro]
 C/  C/Bb/  Dm/  Dm  Dm/G  
 C/  C/Bb/  Dm/  Dm  Dm/G  
[Verse]
CWord came C/Bbthrough in a DmletteDm/Gr
COne of us C/Bbchanging our Dmminds
You Dm/Gwon't neCed to guess whC/Bbo, since I Dm7/Ausually dDm7-5/Abo not send
FLetters to me that F/Gare mAb6ine
CTold him Gm/BbI saw this Dmcoming
ThDm/Gat I'd pCractically pGm/Bbacked up my tDmhings
I Dm/Gwas glCad at the tGm/Bbime that I'd sF/Aaid I was fFm/Abine but
All F6honesty knows: I wasn't rFm6/Abeady, no
[Chorus]
Fsus2And so C11/Ehere we go Dm11bluebirDm11/Gd
CBack to the Am7sky on Am7/Byour owEmn
Fsus2Oh, leC11/Et him go bDm11luebird
Fsus2Ready to fly
G7sus4You and I, here we CgoGm/Bb  Dm  
HDm/Gere we gCoGm/Bb  Dm  Dm/G  
[Verse]
CThis pair of Gm/Bbwings worn and Dmrusted
Dm/GFrom tCoo many yGm/Bbears by my sDmide
ThDm/Gey can cCarry me sGm/Bbwear to be
F/ASturdy and Fm/Abstrong but see
Dm7/FTurning them on sDm7/Gtill means goDm7-5/AbodbyeDm7-5/Eb  
[Chorus]
And Fso C/Ehere we go bDm7luebiDm7/Grd
C/GGather your Am7strength and Emrise up
Fsus2Oh, leC11/Et him go bDm11luebiDm11/Erd
Fsus2Oh, leC11/Et him C11/Ago bluDm11ebirdC11/E  C11  
Fsus2Oh, leC11/Et him C11/Ago bluDm11ebirdDm11/A  
[Outro]
Fsus2Ready to fly, G7sus4you and I
Here we gCoC/Bb  Dm  
HDm/Gere we gCoGm/Bb  Dm  
HDm/Gere, we CgoGm/Bb  F/A  Fm9/Ab  C  

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Bluebird

by Sara Bareilles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

Dm/G

Dm7/A

Dm7-5/Ab

F/G

Ab6

Gm/Bb

F/A

Fm/Ab

Fm6/Ab

Fsus2

C11/E

Dm11

Dm11/G

Am7

Am7/B

G7sus4

Dm7/F

Dm7/G

Tabbed originally by: yorick298

Corrected by: Naonis (12/8/18)

Piano chord diagrams of the initial chords:

C: C/E/G

C/Bb: Bb/E/G

Dm: D/A/F

[Intro]

C C/Bb Dm Dm Dm/G

/ / /

C C/Bb Dm Dm Dm/G

/ / /

[Verse]

C C/Bb Dm Dm/G

Word came through in a letter

C C/Bb Dm

One of us changing our minds

Dm/G C C/Bb Dm7/A Dm7-5/Ab

You won't need to guess who, since I usually do not send

F F/G Ab6

Letters to me that are mine

C Gm/Bb Dm

Told him I saw this coming

Dm/G C Gm/Bb Dm

That I'd practically packed up my things

Dm/G C Gm/Bb F/A Fm/Ab

I was glad at the time that I'd said I was fine but

F6 Fm6/Ab

All honesty knows: I wasn't ready, no

[Chorus]

Fsus2 C11/E Dm11 Dm11/G

And so here we go bluebird

C Am7 Am7/B Em

Back to the sky on your own

Fsus2 C11/E Dm11

Oh, let him go bluebird

Fsus2

Ready to fly

G7sus4 C Gm/Bb Dm

You and I, here we go

Dm/G C Gm/Bb Dm Dm/G

Here we go

[Verse]

C Gm/Bb Dm

This pair of wings worn and rusted

Dm/G C Gm/Bb Dm

From too many years by my side

Dm/G C Gm/Bb

They can carry me swear to be

F/A Fm/Ab

Sturdy and strong but see

Dm7/F Dm7/G Dm7-5/Ab Dm7-5/Eb

Turning them on still means goodbye

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 Dm7/G

And so here we go bluebird

C/G Am7 Em

Gather your strength and rise up

Fsus2 C11/E Dm11 Dm11/E

Oh, let him go bluebird

Fsus2 C11/E C11/A Dm11 C11/E C11

Oh, let him go bluebird

Fsus2 C11/E C11/A Dm11 Dm11/A

Oh, let him go bluebird

[Outro]

Fsus2 G7sus4

Ready to fly, you and I

C C/Bb Dm

Here we go

Dm/G C Gm/Bb Dm

Here we go

Dm/G C Gm/Bb F/A Fm9/Ab C

Here, we go

About Bluebird Chords by Sara Bareilles

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