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My first tab ever. I use a different D shape. And the Cs and Ds are carried twice as long as all
the single chords shown.
Added strumming patterns - play along with song to get a feel for accent strumming.
6/8 Timing
Key Bb
Capo 3 (with G Shapes)
D shape 554030
[Intro]
G Em G Em
 C   C   G   Em   G   EmN.C. N.C.
[Verse]
There's an aching iGnsideEm  
Won't you help me GescapeEm  
From the places I ChideC  
The foreseeable GfateEm  
Show me the GworldEm  
And all the good I Gdon't seeEm  
Just want to be CheardC  
Can you do that Gfor meEm  
Can you do that Gfor meEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I've travelled Dthrough
DHell and high water to Cfind
A Cplace that I thought Gto be, lEmo-oo-ong GgoneEm  
This feeling of Dho-oo-opeD  
Is something I want to CholdC  
[Chorus]
So I'll follow the GbirdsongEm  
'Til I find my way Gback homeEm  
I'll follow the Cbirdsong
COh and I can hear them noGw
Ah Emoooo-oo-Goooo,   ah Emoooo-oo-GooooEm  
G Em
Moving so sGteadyEm  
Just like the waves oGn the shoreEm  
Slowly across the CsandC  
Each time more than GbeforeEm  
And above there are GbirdEms singing high Gover headEm  
The way that they see tDhe worldD  
When all I see CinsteadC  
Is the darkness that covers my GeyesEm  
One day I'll take to Gthe skiesEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I've travelled Dthrough
DHell and high water to Cfind
A Cplace that I thought Gto be, lEmo-oo-ong GgoneEm  
This feeling of Dho-oo-opeD  
Is something I want to CholdC  
[Chorus]
So I'll follow the GbirdsongEm  
'Til I find my way Gback homeEm  
I'll follow the Cbirdsong
COh and I can hear them noGw
[Outro]
Ah Emoooo-oo-Goooo,   ah Emoooo-oo-Goooo
         Em           G         Em   GN.C.
Ah oooo-oo-oooo,   ah oooo-oo-oooo

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Birdsong

by George Ogilvie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

My first tab ever. I use a different D shape. And the Cs and Ds are carried twice as long as all

the single chords shown.

Added strumming patterns - play along with song to get a feel for accent strumming.

6/8 Timing

Key Bb

Capo 3 (with G Shapes)

D shape 554030

[Intro]

G Em G Em

C C G Em G Em

N.C. N.C.

[Verse]

G Em

There's an aching inside

G Em

Won't you help me escape

C C

From the places I hide

G Em

The foreseeable fate

G Em

Show me the world

G Em

And all the good I don't see

C C

Just want to be heard

G Em

Can you do that for me

G Em

Can you do that for me

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause I've travelled through

D C

Hell and high water to find

C G Em G Em

A place that I thought to be, lo-oo-ong gone

D D

This feeling of ho-oo-ope

C C

Is something I want to hold

[Chorus]

G Em

So I'll follow the birdsong

G Em

'Til I find my way back home

I'll follow the birdsong

C G

Oh and I can hear them now

Em G Em G Em

Ah oooo-oo-oooo, ah oooo-oo-oooo

G Em

Moving so steady

G Em

Just like the waves on the shore

C C

Slowly across the sand

G Em

Each time more than before

G Em G Em

And above there are birds singing high over head

D D

The way that they see the world

C C

When all I see instead

G Em

Is the darkness that covers my eyes

G Em

One day I'll take to the skies

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause I've travelled through

D C

Hell and high water to find

C G Em G Em

A place that I thought to be, lo-oo-ong gone

D D

This feeling of ho-oo-ope

C C

Is something I want to hold

[Chorus]

G Em

So I'll follow the birdsong

G Em

'Til I find my way back home

I'll follow the birdsong

C G

Oh and I can hear them now

[Outro]

Em G Em G

Ah oooo-oo-oooo, ah oooo-oo-oooo

Em G Em G

N.C.

Ah oooo-oo-oooo, ah oooo-oo-oooo

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