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Birds Lament

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Emajor

90BPM

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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|-E5-0-------Em-0----Em6-0--------|-Bsus2-2--------B2--------------|
B|--0--------0-----2--------|--2--------4--------------|
G|--4--------0-----0--------|--4--------4--------------|
D|--2--------2-----2--------|--4--------4--------------|
A|--2--------2-----2--------|--2--------2--------------|
E|--0--------0-----0--------|--------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  

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Birds Lament

by Moondog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em6

Bsus2

E5 Em Em6 Bsus2 B

e|--0--------0-----0--------|--2--------2--------------|

B|--0--------0-----2--------|--2--------4--------------|

G|--4--------0-----0--------|--4--------4--------------|

D|--2--------2-----2--------|--4--------4--------------|

A|--2--------2-----2--------|--2--------2--------------|

E|--0--------0-----0--------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

About Birds Lament Chords by Moondog

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