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Bye Bye Blackbird

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Rab Noakes - Bye Bye Blackbird
CAPO: 1st Fret
## NOTE: On the guitar, this song is primarily    ##
##       played on the top 3 or 4 treble strings  ##
[INTRO:]    D   Dsus4    D      A       D     E7    D  A  
         A7     A6   A    A6   A D
         D     Asus2   B7   Em     Gm   A
         D   Dsus4 D   Asus2   B7   Em    A  D   A
[VERSE 1:]
DPacking up all my Dsus4care  Dand woe
AHere I go, Dsinging low
Bye-E7bye, DblackAbird
[VERSE 2:]
A7Where somebody waits for me
A6Sugar's sweet, Aso is she
Bye-A6bye AblackDbird
CHORUS:
No one here can love and underAsus2stand B7me
EmOh, what hard luck stories they all Gmhand Ame
[VERSE 3:]
DMake my bed and Dsus4light Dthe light
AI'll arrive B7late tonight
EmBlackbird, Abye-DbyeA  
[INSTRUMENTAL:]    D   Dsus4    D      A       D     E7    D  A  
                A7     A6   A    A6   A D
CHORUS:
No one here can love and underAsus2stand B7me
EmOh, what hard luck stories they all Gmhand Ame
[VERSE 4:]
DMake my bed and Dsus4light Dthe light
AI'll arrive B7late tonight
EmBlackbird, Abye-Dbye
[VERSE 5:]
Make my bed and Dsus4light Dthe light
AI'll be home B7late tonight
EmBlackbird, Abye-Dbye

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Bye Bye Blackbird

by Rab Noakes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Asus2

Rab Noakes - Bye Bye Blackbird

CAPO: 1st Fret

## NOTE: On the guitar, this song is primarily ##

## played on the top 3 or 4 treble strings ##

D Dsus4 D A D E7 D A

[INTRO:]

A7 A6 A A6 A D

D Asus2 B7 Em Gm A

D Dsus4 D Asus2 B7 Em A D A

[VERSE 1:]

D Dsus4 D

Packing up all my care and woe

A D

Here I go, singing low

E7 D A

Bye-bye, blackbird

[VERSE 2:]

Where somebody waits for me

A6 A

Sugar's sweet, so is she

A6 A D

Bye-bye blackbird

CHORUS:

Asus2 B7

No one here can love and understand me

Em Gm A

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me

[VERSE 3:]

D Dsus4 D

Make my bed and light the light

A B7

I'll arrive late tonight

Em A D A

Blackbird, bye-bye

D Dsus4 D A D E7 D A

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

A7 A6 A A6 A D

CHORUS:

Asus2 B7

No one here can love and understand me

Em Gm A

Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me

[VERSE 4:]

D Dsus4 D

Make my bed and light the light

A B7

I'll arrive late tonight

Em A D

Blackbird, bye-bye

[VERSE 5:]

Dsus4 D

Make my bed and light the light

A B7

I'll be home late tonight

Em A D

Blackbird, bye-bye

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