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Blackwinged Bird

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Nice song that has been written and performed by Emm Gryner. This version is a closer 
to the "Blackwinged Bird" performed by Nina Persson (The Cardigans) for The Cake Sale 
album.
ANight cant comDe quick enoughA  
My faults sDhine in the sunC#m  
          F#mA train bridge oDf spies
watches all the cars colliEde
AI      roll my gDreen sleeves over ruAby
I dont blamDe you for doing it to meC#m  
         F#mReal girls donDt take aim
like kings do these daysE  
I made my mind up Dto be a black-winged birdA  
Never turn my head for hDow things wereA  
Leave the bluest skies for Dboys to burnC#m7  
C#m7And Ill soar on my Dway
                  A                         Bm       C#m
DSad as the state of things we cant change
ANow were papeDr dolls all aflaAme
In houses Dthat all look the sameC#m  
F#mRows of regDret
An arson for a wildernessE  
AI hide my saiDnts in the willoAw trunk
Yeah You Dstarted me on this junkC#m  
     F#mNow my black lungs are bDlue
But I’m still singing to you.E  
I’m still singing to youF#m  
Solo:   (F#m)     D     A      Ex2
I made my mind up to Dbe a black-winged birdA  
Never turn my head for hDow things wereA  
Leave the bluest skies for Dboys to burnE  
(F#m)     D     A  E  
Aaaaaaaaaahhh                   (fade in)

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Blackwinged Bird

by Emm Gryner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

C#m7

Nice song that has been written and performed by Emm Gryner. This version is a closer

to the "Blackwinged Bird" performed by Nina Persson (The Cardigans) for The Cake Sale

album.

A D A

Night cant come quick enough

D C#m

My faults shine in the sun

F#m D

A train bridge of spies

watches all the cars collide

A D A

I roll my green sleeves over ruby

D C#m

I dont blame you for doing it to me

F#m D

Real girls dont take aim

like kings do these days

D A

I made my mind up to be a black-winged bird

D A

Never turn my head for how things were

D C#m7

Leave the bluest skies for boys to burn

C#m7 D

And Ill soar on my way

A Bm C#m

Sad as the state of things we cant change

A D A

Now were paper dolls all aflame

D C#m

In houses that all look the same

F#m D

Rows of regret

An arson for a wilderness

A D A

I hide my saints in the willow trunk

D C#m

Yeah You started me on this junk

F#m D

Now my black lungs are blue

But I’m still singing to you.

F#m

I’m still singing to you

F#m D A E

Solo: () x2

D A

I made my mind up to be a black-winged bird

D A

Never turn my head for how things were

D E

Leave the bluest skies for boys to burn

F#m D A E

()

Aaaaaaaaaahhh (fade in)

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