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[Intro]
G Gm G Gm
[Verse 1:]
GmDown came a blackbird
Set on a fence
GmTalking in riddles
Making no sense
Cause she's gCone
You're baby's goGmne
GmDown came a blackbird
Perched on pole
GmTook out a mirror
And said, "Son, behold"
Cause she's goCne
Your baby's gDone
[Chorus:]
GGone like a dollar spent on a drink
Head hanging over the kitchen sink
GGone like the wind through a cabin door
Never gonna blow that way no more
GGone like the song of a mockingbird
GLaughing at every little thing he heard
GGone like a dream in a puff of smoke
She ain't coming back
And it ain't no joke
She's gCone
Your baby's Dgone
[Verse 2:]
GmDown came a blackbird
Set by the fire
GmSaid the future's coming at you
Like a freight train
GmAnd you're walking a wire
Cause she's Cgone
You're baby's gDone
[Chorus:]
GGone like a dollar spent on a drink
Head hanging over the kitchen sink
Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke
She ain't coming back
And it ain't no joke
She's Cgone
Your baby's goDne
[Bridge:]
She Emsays she doesn't want a man
Who hangs around the house
Who dAmoesn't say a word
Unless he's shooting off his mouth
There's goGt to be a better way
To bCe a lovin' wife
If she Dstays here
She'll end up her waitress for life
GmDown came a blackbird
GmSet on a fence
GmTalking in riddles
GmAnd making absolutely perfect sense
Cause she's gCone
Your baby's gDone
[Chorus:]
GGone like a dollar spent on a drink
Head hanging over the kitchen sink
Gone like the wind through a cabin door
Never gonna blow that way no more
GGone like the song of a mockingbird
Laughing at every little thing he heard
Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke
She ain't coming back
And it ain't no joke
She's gCone
Your baby's gDone
GDown came a blackbird
GmDown came a blackbird

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Down Came A Blackbird

by Lila McCann

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Gm G Gm

[Verse 1:]

Down came a blackbird

Set on a fence

Talking in riddles

Making no sense

Cause she's gone

You're baby's gone

Down came a blackbird

Perched on pole

Took out a mirror

And said, "Son, behold"

Cause she's gone

Your baby's gone

[Chorus:]

Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hanging over the kitchen sink

Gone like the wind through a cabin door

Never gonna blow that way no more

Gone like the song of a mockingbird

Laughing at every little thing he heard

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She ain't coming back

And it ain't no joke

She's gone

Your baby's gone

[Verse 2:]

Down came a blackbird

Set by the fire

Said the future's coming at you

Like a freight train

And you're walking a wire

Cause she's gone

You're baby's gone

[Chorus:]

Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hanging over the kitchen sink

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She ain't coming back

And it ain't no joke

She's gone

Your baby's gone

[Bridge:]

She says she doesn't want a man

Who hangs around the house

Who doesn't say a word

Unless he's shooting off his mouth

There's got to be a better way

To be a lovin' wife

If she stays here

She'll end up her waitress for life

Down came a blackbird

Set on a fence

Talking in riddles

And making absolutely perfect sense

Cause she's gone

Your baby's gone

[Chorus:]

Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hanging over the kitchen sink

Gone like the wind through a cabin door

Never gonna blow that way no more

Gone like the song of a mockingbird

Laughing at every little thing he heard

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She ain't coming back

And it ain't no joke

She's gone

Your baby's gone

Down came a blackbird

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