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Mockingbird

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Capo 5
CHORDS USED (actual names may vary)
    C   C2Fmaj4   G   G6   G7   F    Am   D   C/B    E   EmEm#7 B7  
e--0--0---0---3--3--3--1--0--2--0--0--0--0----2--|
B--1--1---1---0--0--0--1--1--3--1--0--0--0----0--|
G--0--0---0---0--0--0--2--2--2--0--1--0--0----2--|
D--2--0---3---0--2--3--3--2--0--0--2--2--1----1--|
A--3--3---2---2--x--x--3--0-----2--2--2--2----2--|
E---------1---3--3--3--1-----------0--0--0-------|
Intro:
C2-C,C,C2-C,Fmaj4 x2
Verse 1:
                        CFmaj4                  C    C2  C  
There are days I don’t believe the words I say
Like a Flife that I’m not Cliving
                   F                C     G  G6-G7  
A song that I’m not singing but to you
Verse 2:
                        CFmaj4               C    C2  C  
There are times that I believe I’m satisfied
Like an Fintimate conCnection
                   F             C     G  G6-G7  
Despite this bad reception with you
Pre-chorus:
Cause I Amcan’t afford to Dpay
For Ammost of what I Dsay
So Amit’s a C/Blucky Cthing
That the Ftruth’s public doEmain
Chorus:
And AmI am like a Emockingbird
I’ve got Fno new song to Csing
And AmI am like an Eamplifier
I just Ftell you what I’ve Gheard
        Fmaj4         C  
Oh, I’m like a mockingbird
Verse 3:
    Fmaj4                CFmaj4                  C    C2  C  
And yes, it’s true that I need this more than you
Like Fone whose name is Cmany
                        F          C    G  G6-G7  
Have mercy, please don’t send me away
Pre-chorus 2:
And AmI’ll do all I Dcan
To Ambe a better Dman
Oh AmI’ll clean C/Bup this Cact
And be Fworse than we Estarted
Chorus
Bridge:
     Em(Em#7-Em)x4 hammer on
Em   B7    C    G  D
Em   B7    C    D
Chorus 
Outro:
   C  C2-   CFmaj4
         I'm like a mockingbird (x2)
   C  C2-   CFmaj4  C  

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Mockingbird

by Derek Webb

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Capo 5

CHORDS USED (actual names may vary)

C C2 G G6 G7 F Am D C/B E Em B7

Fmaj4 Em#7

e--0--0---0---3--3--3--1--0--2--0--0--0--0----2--|

B--1--1---1---0--0--0--1--1--3--1--0--0--0----0--|

G--0--0---0---0--0--0--2--2--2--0--1--0--0----2--|

D--2--0---3---0--2--3--3--2--0--0--2--2--1----1--|

A--3--3---2---2--x--x--3--0-----2--2--2--2----2--|

E---------1---3--3--3--1-----------0--0--0-------|

Intro:

C2 C C C2 C

-,,-,Fmaj4 x2

Verse 1:

C C C2 C

Fmaj4

There are days I don’t believe the words I say

F C

Like a life that I’m not living

F C G G6 G7

A song that I’m not singing but to you

Verse 2:

C C C2 C

Fmaj4

There are times that I believe I’m satisfied

F C

Like an intimate connection

F C G G6 G7

Despite this bad reception with you

Pre-chorus:

Am D

Cause I can’t afford to pay

Am D

For most of what I say

Am C/B C

So it’s a lucky thing

F E

That the truth’s public domain

Chorus:

Am E

And I am like a mockingbird

F C

I’ve got no new song to sing

Am E

And I am like an amplifier

F G

I just tell you what I’ve heard

Fmaj4

Oh, I’m like a mockingbird

Verse 3:

C C C2 C

Fmaj4 Fmaj4

And yes, it’s true that I need this more than you

F C

Like one whose name is many

F C G G6 G7

Have mercy, please don’t send me away

Pre-chorus 2:

Am D

And I’ll do all I can

Am D

To be a better man

Am C/B C

Oh I’ll clean up this act

F E

And be worse than we started

Chorus

Bridge:

(Em#7-Em)x4 hammer on

Em B7 C G D

Em B7 C D

Chorus

Outro:

C C2 C

- Fmaj4

I'm like a mockingbird (x2)

C C2 C C

- Fmaj4

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