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Bye Bye Blackbird

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[Verse 1]
DmBlackFbird, Dm7blackbiG7rd Gm7singing the C7blues all Dmday
A7Rightout siDmde of A7my DmdoorA7  
DmBlackFbird BDm7lackbirG7d  Gm7Why do you C7sit and Dmsay
A7"There's no sunshine in sDmtore"
C7All thru the winter you Bbhung BbmaroFund
C7Now I begin to feel homeward bA7ound
DmBlackFbird Dm7BlackbiG7rd gGm7otta be C7on my Dmway
WG7here there's sunshine galC7oreBbm  C7  
[Chorus]
FPack up all my Bbcare and Fwoe Amhere I C7go Gm7singing lFow
BBdimye Bye Gm7BlackC7bird
GmWhere somebody Cwaits for Gmme C7sugar's Amsweet so is C7she
Bye Bye BFlackbird
NF7o one here can love and underCmstand Cdimme
GmOh what hard luck Bbmstories Fthey G7all Bbmhand C7me
FMake my bed and Bblight the lFight AmI'll aC7rrive Cmlate toniD7ght
GmBlackbird, C7bye FbyeC7  
[Verse 2]
DmBlueFbird Dm7BluebG7ird cGm7alling me C7far Dmaway
A7I've been Dmlonging A7for DmyouA7  
DmBlueFbird Dm7BluebG7ird WGm7hat do I C7hear you Dmsay
"A7Skies are turning to Dmblue"
C7I'm like a flower thatBb's Bbmfading Fhere
C7Where every hour is one long A7tear
DmBlueFbird Dm7BluebG7ird Gm7this is my lC7ucky Dmday
G7Now my dreams will come C7truBbmeC7  
[Chorus]
FPack up all my Bbcare and Fwoe Amhere I C7go Gm7singing lFow
BBdimye Bye Gm7BlackC7bird
GmWhere somebody Cwaits for Gmme C7sugar's Amsweet so is C7she
Bye Bye BFlackbird
NF7o one here can love and underCmstand Cdimme
GmOh what hard luck Bbmstories Fthey G7all Bbmhand C7me
FMake my bed and Bblight the lFight AmI'll aC7rrive Cmlate toniD7ght
GmBlackbird, C7bye FbyeC7  

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Bye Bye Blackbird

by Gene Austin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gm7

Bbm

Bdim

Cdim

[Verse 1]

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day

A7 Dm A7 Dm A7

Rightout side of my door

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Blackbird Blackbird Why do you sit and say

A7 Dm

"There's no sunshine in store"

C7 Bb Bbm F

All thru the winter you hung around

C7 A7

Now I begin to feel homeward bound

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Blackbird Blackbird gotta be on my way

G7 C7 Bbm C7

Where there's sunshine galore

[Chorus]

F Bb F Am C7 Gm7 F

Pack up all my care and woe here I go singing low

Bdim Gm7 C7

Bye Bye Blackbird

Gm C Gm C7 Am C7

Where somebody waits for me sugar's sweet so is she

Bye Bye Blackbird

F7 Cm Cdim

No one here can love and understand me

Gm Bbm F G7 Bbm C7

Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me

F Bb F Am C7 Cm D7

Make my bed and light the light I'll arrive late tonight

Gm C7 F C7

Blackbird, bye bye

[Verse 2]

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Bluebird Bluebird calling me far away

A7 Dm A7 Dm A7

I've been longing for you

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Bluebird Bluebird What do I hear you say

A7 Dm

"Skies are turning to blue"

C7 Bb Bbm F

I'm like a flower that's fading here

C7 A7

Where every hour is one long tear

Dm F Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7 Dm

Bluebird Bluebird this is my lucky day

G7 C7 Bbm C7

Now my dreams will come true

[Chorus]

F Bb F Am C7 Gm7 F

Pack up all my care and woe here I go singing low

Bdim Gm7 C7

Bye Bye Blackbird

Gm C Gm C7 Am C7

Where somebody waits for me sugar's sweet so is she

Bye Bye Blackbird

F7 Cm Cdim

No one here can love and understand me

Gm Bbm F G7 Bbm C7

Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me

F Bb F Am C7 Cm D7

Make my bed and light the light I'll arrive late tonight

Gm C7 F C7

Blackbird, bye bye

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