Blackbirds Gretchen Peters
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of F#m)
Here's the passing hammer-on riffs:
[Em] [Esus4] [Em] [Em] [Em/A] [Em/B]
e |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| e |---0--0---0------| B |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| B |---0--0---0------| G |---0--0---0-h2-2--2-p0---| G |---0--0---0------| D |---2--2---2----------2---| D |---2--2---2------| A |---2--2------------------| A |---2--2---0-h2---| E |---0--0------------------| E |---0--0----------|
[C] [Cadd2] [C] [F] [Fadd2] [F]
e |---0--0---0--0---| e |---1--1---1--1---| B |---1--1---1--1---| B |---1--1---1--1---| G |---0--0---0--0---| G |---2--2---0-h2---| D |---2--2---0-h2---| D |---3--3---3--3---| A |---3--3---3--3---| A |---3--3---3--3---| E |---3--3---3--3---| E |---1--1---1--1---|
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em = 022000 F = 133211
Esus4 = 022200 Fsus2 = 133011
C = 332010 D = xx0232
Cadd2 = 330010 Em/A = x02000
h = hammer-on Em/B = x22000
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[Intro]
||: [Em]/ / [Esus4] / /__[Em]/ | [Em]/ / [Esus4] / /__[Em]/ :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
The bla[Em]ckbirds came at dusk and they r[C]oosted in the cane,[Cadd2] [C]
[F] Raised such a ruckus,[Fsus2] [F] that it sh[C]ook my windowpane,[Cadd2] [C]
And I'm cov[Em]ered up in dirt, and I st[C]ink of kerosene,[Cadd2] [C]
And no ma[F]tter what I [C]do, I can't get c[Em]lean! [Esus4] [Em] |[Em] / /[Esus4] / /__[Em]/ |
[Verse 2]
L[Em]ast thing I remember was your foo[C]tsteps in the hall,[Cadd2] [C]
Wh[F]isky in your voice, [Fsus2] [F] and a sho[C]tgun on the wall,[Cadd2] [C]
Now there's sh[Em]adows in the shadows, there's tro[C]uble in the cane,
And there's thi[F]ngs you do ..that y[C]ou just can't ex - p[Em]lain!
[Cborus]
Un - ea[C]sy lies the head, un - fai[Em]thful is the heart,
Un - gr[C]ateful, and un - lu[D]cky, and un - t[Em]rue,
And [C]no one saw me come, and [Em]no one saw me go,[Em/A] [Em/B]
[C] Only the blac[D]kbirds, [Em] ...and you![Esus4] [Em]
[Verse 3]
Come ha[Em]rvest in the cane fields the s[C]ky turns black with smoke,
So I to[F]ok our father's gun,[Fsus2] [F] and a he[C]avy piece of rope,[Cadd2] [C]
And I l[Em]eft you lying there, like rotten fr[C]uit upon the ground,[Cadd2] [C]
And I l[F]it a torch, and I bu[C]rned the whole thing d[Em]own!
[Cborus]
Un - ea[C]sy lies the head, un - fai[Em]thful is the heart,
Un - gr[C]ateful, and un - lu[D]cky, and un - t[Em]rue,
And [C]no one saw me come, and [Em]no one saw me go,[Em/A] [Em/B]
[C] Only the blac[D]kbirds, [Em] ...and you![Esus4] [Em]
[Break]
[C] [D]
Ah, ah, ah---! Ah, ah - ah, ah---!
[C] [D]
Ah, ah, ah---! Ah, ah - ah---!
| [Em]/ / [E4]/ /__[Em]/ | [Em]/ / [E4]/ /__[Em]/ |
[Verse 4]
Our f[Em]ather was a farmer, he pla[C]nted fields of cane,[Cadd2] [C]
He pl[F]anted seeds of evil, and we har[C]vested the shame,[Cadd2] [C]
Oh, but [Em]I'm the last one standing, there's n[C]o one left to tell,[Cadd2] [C]
And w[F]hen it's my time I'[C]ll see you both in h[Em]ell!
[Cborus]
Un - ea[C]sy lies the head, un - fai[Em]thful is the heart,
Un - gr[C]ateful, and un - lu[D]cky, and un - t[Em]rue,
And [C]no one saw me come, and [Em]no one saw me go,[Em/A] [Em/B]
[C] Only the blac[D]kbirds, [Em] ...and you![Esus4] [Em]
[Coda]
And [C]no one saw me come, [Cadd2] [C] and [Em]no one saw me go,[Em/A] [Em/B]
[C] Only the blac[D]kbirds ...and y[Em]ou-----![Esus4] [Em]
| [Em]/ / [Esus4] / /__[Em]/ | [Em]/ / [Esus4]/ / | [Em] / ||
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