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Blackbird

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Eminor

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[Intro]
   Em    C           Bmx2
Em A G
[Verse]
EmShe's black and red and built just like a spy plane
EmExtracting information from my mind
DThe photograph she takes into her mainCframe
EmFor your eyes only lonely cold war time (Dof mine)
[Pre-Chorus]
DNow after all the city falls just like the night or an angel does
[Chorus]
GLeave me here alone to collect my things
CShe sees music in the terror she bringEms
And like a Dtechnicolor dCream
The light in Emyour eyes blinded Dme
DFrom the perch she softly smiled
My blackbird softly Emsmiled
   Em    C           Bmx2
Em A G
[Verse]
EmShe's built for speed and made for keeping secrets
EmStalking dark and in these skies
DFrom miles above no other ones can deCtect her
EmMy blackbird blows a kiss that ends Dmankind
[Pre-Chorus]
DAnd all this time there is no crime of treason that she hasn't seen
[Chorus]
GLeave me here alone to collect my things
CShe sees music in the terror she bringEms
And like a Dtechnicolor dCream
The light in Emyour eyes blinded Dme
DFrom the perch she softly smiled
My blackbird softly Emsmiled
[Bridge]
Em C Em C Am
EmSR7C1 Gblackbird from the Amheavens Emabove
She's the Conly one, Gonly Dspy I ever loveEmd
She's the Gonly spy I Dever loved
[Pre-Chorus]
DNow after all the city falls just like the night or an angel does
[Chorus]
GLeave me here alone to collect my things
CShe sees music in the terror she bringEms
And like a Dtechnicolor Cdream
The light in Emyour eyes blinded Dme
DFrom the perch she softly smiled
My blackbird softly Emsmiled
[Outro]
Em C G
Em C G
D Em C
EmSR7C1 Gblackbird from the Amheavens Emabove
She's the Conly one, Gonly Dspy I ever loveEmd

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Blackbird

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C Bm

Em A G

[Verse]

She's black and red and built just like a spy plane

Extracting information from my mind

D C

The photograph she takes into her mainframe

Em D

For your eyes only lonely cold war time (of mine)

[Pre-Chorus]

Now after all the city falls just like the night or an angel does

[Chorus]

Leave me here alone to collect my things

C Em

She sees music in the terror she brings

D C

And like a technicolor dream

Em D

The light in your eyes blinded me

From the perch she softly smiled

My blackbird softly smiled

Em C Bm

Em A G

[Verse]

She's built for speed and made for keeping secrets

Stalking dark and in these skies

D C

From miles above no other ones can detect her

Em D

My blackbird blows a kiss that ends mankind

[Pre-Chorus]

And all this time there is no crime of treason that she hasn't seen

[Chorus]

Leave me here alone to collect my things

C Em

She sees music in the terror she brings

D C

And like a technicolor dream

Em D

The light in your eyes blinded me

From the perch she softly smiled

My blackbird softly smiled

[Bridge]

Em C Em C Am

Em C G Am Em

SR71 blackbird from the heavens above

C G D Em

She's the only one, only spy I ever loved

G D

She's the only spy I ever loved

[Pre-Chorus]

Now after all the city falls just like the night or an angel does

[Chorus]

Leave me here alone to collect my things

C Em

She sees music in the terror she brings

D C

And like a technicolor dream

Em D

The light in your eyes blinded me

From the perch she softly smiled

My blackbird softly smiled

[Outro]

Em C G

D Em C

Em C G Am Em

SR71 blackbird from the heavens above

C G D Em

She's the only one, only spy I ever loved

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