Gordon Bok – Blackbird (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
C G Am G F C F C G
C G Am G F C F G C
[Verse 1]
G Blackbird, Blackbird, flyin' late Am G Grease in the pot and ash in the grate F C They barred the door and they shut the gate F G They got no place for me
[Verse 2]
C G The bottle's empty and my head is sore Am G I don't know where I've been before F C Bar your gate and shut your door F G C The Blackbird's flying free
[Instrumental]
F C D7 G
F C F C
[Verse 3]
G Where have I been to? I don't know Am G Broken fiddle and crooked bow F C Holes in my boots and I'm walkin' slow F G As the last long shadows fall
[Verse 4]
C G The boat I sailed, laid down in the tide Am G The horse I stole, got lame and died F C I don't need a friend and I don't want a bride F G C The Blackbird knows it all
[Instrumental]
C G Am G F C F G C
[Verse 5]
G What's this song the Blackbird hears? Am G I sowed my days and I reaped my years F C A basket of sins and a bucket of tears F G And I can't come in to stay
[Verse 6]
C G My life's a tale that I don't tell Am G I did my worst and I did it well F C I never get to heaven, but I stayed out of hell F G C And still I'm on my way
[Instrumental]
C F C F C F
C F C F C G C
[Verse 7]
G Where am I goin' to sleep tonight? Am G I can't turn left, and I won't turn right F C Where the road goes on in the cold moonlight F G And the lonely Blackbird cries
[Verse 8]
C G I'm going to sleep in a lonely bed Am G With white and whiter linen spread F C A cold grey stone at my foot and head F G C And pennies on my eyes
[Instrumental]
C Dm F C F G C
[Outro]
G I'm going to sleep in a lonely bed Am G With white and whiter linen spread F C A cold grey stone at my foot and head F G C And pennies on my eyes