Chance Peña – Blackbird (Guitar)

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[Intro] Cm Ab Fm Ab [Verse 1]
    Cm                        Ab
She knows how he lives, she's seen it all before

       Fm                              Ab
Oh, he told us all with his own words, "I'm still after more"

      Cm                        Ab
So at night, she prays, crying out loud to the Lord

       Fm                              G7
"What kind of man revolves his plans 'round searching for evermore?"
[Chorus]
             Cm
He makes his way from the bottom

                 Ab
Find that dollar out there in the cold

               Fm
All the while, she's sitting patient

            G
Waiting for him to come home

         Cm
He says, "Oh, my darling I can't stop it

Ab
I am built to roam

       Fm
But so that I am always with you

         G
Think of me out there as that black bird on the porch"
Cm Ab Fm G7 Ab [Verse 2]
     Cm                       Ab
He's fire, she's ice and they smoke out every day

   Fm                           G7
Temporary resolutions make them feel like they're okay

         Cm                                Ab
He says, "Baby, don't you worry, soon I'll give you what you want"

          Fm                                          G7
She don't know how long she'll be waiting for but she keeps holding on
[Chorus]
             Cm
He makes his way from the bottom

                 Ab
Find that dollar out there in the cold

               Fm
All the while, she's sitting patient

            G
Waiting for him to come home

         Cm
He says, "Oh, my darling I can't stop it

Ab
I am built to roam

       Fm
But so that I am always with you

         G
Think of me out there as that black bird on the porch"