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Bye Bye Blackbird

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                             Bye bye blackbird     Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
You can hear these chords on this Sound Cloud page:
Tuning:EADGBE
VERSE CHORD SHAPES
e|--Dm5--Faug5----Dm75---G9x--Gm6--Cmaj7x-----Bbdim6-----D55--C#7x---Asus4x-------C53--C76--Bbm6---F5--C#7x---C7x---|
B|--6--6----6---10-8--5-----5-----5--6---3-------3--5--6---6--4---5---|
G|--7--6----5---10-7--4-----6-----7--4---2-------5--5--6---5--6---3---|
D|--7--7----7---9--8--5-----5-----7--6---2-------5--5--8---7--4---5---|
A|--5--5----5---10-x--3-----x-----5--4---0-------3--x--8---8--6---3---|
E|--5--x----x---10-x--x-----x-----0--x---x-------3--x--6---x--x---x---|
CHORUS CHORD SHAPES      
e|-F1--Fmaj70-----Bb1--Gm73---C73--F#aug2-----Am7b53-----D#7x---C#74---|
B|-1--1-----3--3---5--3-----1-----4---6---|
G|-2--2-----3--3---3--3-----0-----6---4---|
D|-3--3-----3--3---5--4-----1-----5---6---|
A|-3--3-----1--5---3--x-----0-----6---4---|
E|-1--1-----1--3---3--x-----x-----x---4---|
[VERSE 1]
DmBlackFaugbird  Dm7black - G9bird Gmsinging the Cmaj7blues  Bbdimall    Dmday D5  
GmRight out-C#7side Amy   DmdoorD5  A7sus4  A7  
DmBlackFaugbird  Dm7black-G9bird Gmwhy do you Cmaj7sit    Bbdimand   Dmsay  D5  
Gm“There's no sun-C#7shine Ain  Dmstore”? D5  
C5All through the C7winter you Bbhung Bbma  -  Fround
C5Now I be-C7gin to feel BbhomeBbmward A7sus4bound A7  
DmBlackFaugbird   Dm7black-G9bird Gmgotta be Cmaj7on     Bbdimmy    DmwayD5  
GWhere there's G7sunshine gaC7lore. C#7  C7  
[CHORUS] 
FPack up Fmaj7all my Bbcare and Fwoe, Here I Gm7go     C7singing Flow  
FBye Gm7bye C#7black-C7bird C#7  C7  
Gm7Where somebody F#augwaits for me,  BbSugar's sweet Cso is C7she
Gm7Bye  C7bye FblackbirdE  F  
Am7b5No one here can love or under-D#7stand D7me
Gm7Oh what hard luck stories they all C#7hand C7me
FMake my Fmaj7bed and Bblight the Flight, Fmaj7I'll     a-Gm7rrive D#7late toD7night
GmBlackGm7bird   C  C7bye Fbye.    
[VERSE 2]
DmBlue-Faugbird  Dm7blue-G9bird  Gmcalling me Cmaj7far    Bbdima  -  Dmway D5  
GmI've been C#7longing Afor Dmyou D5  A7sus4  A7  
DmBlue-Faugbird  Dm7blue-G9bird  Gmwhat do I Cmaj7hear   Bbdimyou   Dmsay? D5  
Gm“Skies are C#7turn-Aing Dmblue” D5  
C5I'm like a C7flower that's Bbfa – Bbmding Fhere 
C5Where ev'ry C7hour is Bbone Bbmlong A7sus4tear A7  
DmBlue-Faugbird Dm7blue-G9bird Gmthis is my Cmaj7lu -   Bbdimcky   Dmday D5  
GNow my G7dreams will come C7true.  C#7  C7  
[CHORUS 2]
FMake my Fmaj7bed and Bblight the Flight, Fmaj7I'll     a-Gm7rrive D#7late D7tonight
GmBlackGm7bird     Cbye A7bye     D7  GmBlackGm7bird   C  C7bye Fbye.  

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Bye Bye Blackbird

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Faug

Dm7

Cmaj7

Bbdim

C#7

Asus4

Bbm

Fmaj7

Gm7

F#aug

Am7b5

D#7

A7sus4

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Bye bye blackbird Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1926---------------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

You can hear these chords on this Sound Cloud page:

Tuning:EADGBE

VERSE CHORD SHAPES

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim D5 C#7 Asus4 C5 C7 Bbm F C#7 C7

e|--5--5----5---x--6--x-----6-----5--x---x-------3--6--6---5--x---x---|

B|--6--6----6---10-8--5-----5-----5--6---3-------3--5--6---6--4---5---|

G|--7--6----5---10-7--4-----6-----7--4---2-------5--5--6---5--6---3---|

D|--7--7----7---9--8--5-----5-----7--6---2-------5--5--8---7--4---5---|

A|--5--5----5---10-x--3-----x-----5--4---0-------3--x--8---8--6---3---|

E|--5--x----x---10-x--x-----x-----0--x---x-------3--x--6---x--x---x---|

CHORUS CHORD SHAPES

F Fmaj7 Bb Gm7 C7 F#aug Am7b5 D#7 C#7

e|-1--0-----1--3---3--2-----3-----x---4---|

B|-1--1-----3--3---5--3-----1-----4---6---|

G|-2--2-----3--3---3--3-----0-----6---4---|

D|-3--3-----3--3---5--4-----1-----5---6---|

A|-3--3-----1--5---3--x-----0-----6---4---|

E|-1--1-----1--3---3--x-----x-----x---4---|

[VERSE 1]

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blackbird black - bird singing the blues all day

Gm C#7 A Dm D5 A7sus4 A7

Right out-side my door

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blackbird black-bird why do you sit and say

Gm C#7 A Dm D5

“There's no sun-shine in store”?

C5 C7 Bb Bbm F

All through the winter you hung a - round

C5 C7 Bb Bbm A7sus4 A7

Now I be-gin to feel homeward bound

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blackbird black-bird gotta be on my way

G G7 C7 C#7 C7

Where there's sunshine galore.

[CHORUS]

F Fmaj7 Bb F Gm7 C7 F

Pack up all my care and woe, Here I go singing low

F Gm7 C#7 C7 C#7 C7

Bye bye black-bird

Gm7 F#aug Bb C C7

Where somebody waits for me, Sugar's sweet so is she

Gm7 C7 F E F

Bye bye blackbird

Am7b5 D#7 D7

No one here can love or under-stand me

Gm7 C#7 C7

Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me

F Fmaj7 Bb F Fmaj7 Gm7 D#7 D7

Make my bed and light the light, I'll a-rrive late tonight

Gm Gm7 C C7 F

Blackbird bye bye.

[VERSE 2]

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blue-bird blue-bird calling me far a - way

Gm C#7 A Dm D5 A7sus4 A7

I've been longing for you

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blue-bird blue-bird what do I hear you say?

Gm C#7 A Dm D5

“Skies are turn-ing blue”

C5 C7 Bb Bbm F

I'm like a flower that's fa – ding here

C5 C7 Bb Bbm A7sus4 A7

Where ev'ry hour is one long tear

Dm Faug Dm7 G9 Gm Cmaj7 Bbdim Dm D5

Blue-bird blue-bird this is my lu - cky day

G G7 C7 C#7 C7

Now my dreams will come true.

[CHORUS 2]

F Fmaj7 Bb F Fmaj7 Gm7 D#7 D7

Make my bed and light the light, I'll a-rrive late tonight

Gm Gm7 C A7 D7 Gm Gm7 C C7 F

Blackbird bye bye Blackbird bye bye.

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