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                       BLACKBIRD
                      NORMA JOHN
INTRO:
NONE
VERSE:
BBmlackbird, blackbird, don’t sDing to me
 GDon’t sBming below my wDindow
FGly somewhere else, don’t bBmother Dme
 GDon’t sBming below my wDindow
CHORUS:
YGou sang when Dhe was in my bed
YGou sang when my heDart sang now
NGow you remind me of sBmomething I’ll never have
So bDlackbird, dAon’t sGingBm  
BlDackbird, dAon’t sDing
VERSE:
BBmlackbird, blackbird, I Dam now alone
 GSomewhere else go mBmake your hDome
DGon’t nestle here, Bmgo find lDovers of your own
GI am Bmnow alDone
CHORUS:
YGou sang when Dhe was in my bed
YGou sang when my heDart sang now
NGow you remind me of sBmomething I’ll never have
So bDlackbird, dAon’t sGingBm  
BlDackbird, dAon’t sGingBm  
So bDlackbird, dAon’t sDing
INSTRUMENTAL:
G A F#m D
G A F#m D
G A F#m Bm
A Bm D A D
CHORUS:
YGou sang when Dhe was in my bed
YGou sang when my heDart sang now
NGow you remind me of sBmomething I’ll never have
So bDlackbird, dAon’t sGingBm  
BlDackbird, dAon’t sGingBm  
So bDlackbird, dAon’t sDing

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Blackbird

by Norma John

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F#m

BLACKBIRD

NORMA JOHN

INTRO:

NONE

VERSE:

Bm D

Blackbird, blackbird, don’t sing to me

G Bm D

Don’t sing below my window

G Bm D

Fly somewhere else, don’t bother me

G Bm D

Don’t sing below my window

CHORUS:

G D

You sang when he was in my bed

G D

You sang when my heart sang now

G Bm

Now you remind me of something I’ll never have

D A G Bm

So blackbird, don’t sing

D A D

Blackbird, don’t sing

VERSE:

Bm D

Blackbird, blackbird, I am now alone

G Bm D

Somewhere else go make your home

G Bm D

Don’t nestle here, go find lovers of your own

G Bm D

I am now alone

CHORUS:

G D

You sang when he was in my bed

G D

You sang when my heart sang now

G Bm

Now you remind me of something I’ll never have

D A G Bm

So blackbird, don’t sing

D A G Bm

Blackbird, don’t sing

D A D

So blackbird, don’t sing

INSTRUMENTAL:

G A F#m D

G A F#m Bm

A Bm D A D

CHORUS:

G D

You sang when he was in my bed

G D

You sang when my heart sang now

G Bm

Now you remind me of something I’ll never have

D A G Bm

So blackbird, don’t sing

D A G Bm

Blackbird, don’t sing

D A D

So blackbird, don’t sing

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