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Bye Bye Blackbird
Joe Cocker 
(Capo 1st fret)
   APack up all my cares and woes
   EFeeling low, herAe I go
ABye Amaj7bye blackbirEdE7  
    BmWhere somebody waits for BmM7me
    Bm7Sugar sweet, so iE7/Bs she
EBye byE7e blackbirdA  A7  
   ANo one seems to love or understaGnd meF#  
   Bm  Bm7And all the hard luck  stories    Bm7-    E7/Bthey DmkeEsus4ep handing me
   AWhere somebody shines the light
   GI'll be coming on home toF#night
    Bm  EBye bye blackbiArdE  
[Solo]
Nobody seems to love or understand me
And all the hard luck stories they keep on handing me
Where somebody shines the light
I'm coming on home tonight
Bye bye blackbird...
                         D7  A7

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Bye Bye Blackbird

by Joe Cocker

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

BmM7

Bm7

E7/B

Esus4

Bye Bye Blackbird

Joe Cocker

(Capo 1st fret)

Pack up all my cares and woes

E A

Feeling low, here I go

A Amaj7 E E7

Bye bye blackbird

Bm BmM7

Where somebody waits for me

Bm7 E7/B

Sugar sweet, so is she

E E7 A A7

Bye bye blackbird

A G F#

No one seems to love or understand me

Bm Bm7 Bm7 E7/B Dm Esus4

And all the hard luck stories - they keep handing me

Where somebody shines the light

G F#

I'll be coming on home tonight

Bm E A E

Bye bye blackbird

[Solo]

Nobody seems to love or understand me

And all the hard luck stories they keep on handing me

Where somebody shines the light

I'm coming on home tonight

Bye bye blackbird...

D7 A7

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