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Hummingbird

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Step 1 / 26Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Key: Dm/F
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------6---5-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------7---6-----------------------|
D|-------3-----------------3-5-------3-----------6---5-----------------------|
A|-3h5-5---5-3-----3h5-5-5-----3h5-5---5-3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------3-1-------------------------3-1-6---5-------------------------|
| h   hammer-on
[Verse 1]
DmSometimes I get im-Bbpatient 
but she Dmcools me without G7words 
and she Dmcomes so sweet and Eb9softly 
my Bbhummingbird and A7have you heard
that I Dmthought my life had Bbended
but I Dmfind that it's just be-G7gun 
cause she Dmgets me where I live 
I'll give Eb9all I have to give 
I'm Bbtalking about that Bb/Chumming-Fsusbird F  
[Chorus]
oh she's Bblittle and she loves me F/A  
too much for C/Gwords to Fsay 
when I C/Esee her in the Ebmorning Dsleeping 
she's Bblittle and she loves me F/A  
to my C/Glucky Fday
hummingbird F/Gdon't fly aBb/Cway C  A7  
[Verse 2]
When I'm Dmfeeling wild and Bblonesome
she Dmknows the words to G7say
and she Dmgives me a little under-Eb9standing 
in her Bbspecial way 
and I just A7have to say 
in my Dmlife I loved a Bbwoman
because she's Dmmore than I de-G7serve 
and she Dmgets me where I live 
I'll give Eball I have to give 
I'm Bbtalking about that Bb/Chumming-Fbird 
[Chorus]
oh she's Bblittle and she loves me F/A  
too much for C/Gwords to Fsay
when I C/Esee her in the Ebmorning Dsleeping
she's Bblittle and she loves me F/A  
to my lC/Gucky Fday
hummingbird dF/Gon't fly awaBb/CyC  
[Coda (repeat and fade)]
Don’t fly aBbway – Fay - Caway

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Hummingbird

by B.B. King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb9

Bb/C

Fsus

F/A

C/G

C/E

F/G

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Key: Dm/F

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------6---5-----------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------7---6-----------------------|

D|-------3-----------------3-5-------3-----------6---5-----------------------|

A|-3h5-5---5-3-----3h5-5-5-----3h5-5---5-3-----------------------------------|

E|-------------3-1-------------------------3-1-6---5-------------------------|

| h hammer-on

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

Sometimes I get im-patient

Dm G7

but she cools me without words

Dm Eb9

and she comes so sweet and softly

Bb A7

my hummingbird and have you heard

Dm Bb

that I thought my life had ended

Dm G7

but I find that it's just be-gun

cause she gets me where I live

Eb9

I'll give all I have to give

Bb Bb/C Fsus F

I'm talking about that humming-bird

[Chorus]

Bb F/A

oh she's little and she loves me

C/G F

too much for words to say

C/E Eb D

when I see her in the morning sleeping

Bb F/A

she's little and she loves me

C/G F

to my lucky day

F/G Bb/C C A7

hummingbird don't fly away

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb

When I'm feeling wild and lonesome

Dm G7

she knows the words to say

Dm Eb9

and she gives me a little under-standing

in her special way

and I just have to say

Dm Bb

in my life I loved a woman

Dm G7

because she's more than I de-serve

and she gets me where I live

I'll give all I have to give

Bb Bb/C F

I'm talking about that humming-bird

[Chorus]

Bb F/A

oh she's little and she loves me

C/G F

too much for words to say

C/E Eb D

when I see her in the morning sleeping

Bb F/A

she's little and she loves me

C/G F

to my lucky day

F/G Bb/C C

hummingbird don't fly away

[Coda (repeat and fade)]

Bb F C

Don’t fly away – ay - away

About Hummingbird Chords by B.B. King

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