"Blackbird" — Paul's fingerpicked civil rights metaphor. "You were only waiting for this moment to arise."
Blackbird
Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Note timing changes throughout.
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3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
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1. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
2. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#5
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
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A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
#7
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
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G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
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All your life
All your life
#8
G A7 Am7 D7
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E |----------------------------------------------------|]
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You were only waiting for this moment to a-
You were only waiting for this moment to be
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#9
4/4 G C G A7 D7(Am7)
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B |---0-----0---0-----5-------3-------|---2-----2---2-----1-----1---1-----|
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D |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-------0-------|
A |-------------------3-------2-------|---0-------0-----------------------|
E |---3-------3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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rise.
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2/2 G
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free.
#13
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
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A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Black - bird, fly,
#15
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
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B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Black - bird, fly, into the
#17
2/4 D7(Am7)
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G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|]
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light of a dark black
#18
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
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B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G |-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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A |-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E |---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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night.
#20
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
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B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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#22
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
[E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|]
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#23 #24
G A7 D7(Am7) 2/4 G
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B |---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1-----|---0-----------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|---0-----------|
D |------------------------------------0-------0-------|---------------|
A |---2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|---------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|---3-----------|]
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#25
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
[E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Black - bird, fly,
#27
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
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B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
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A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Black - bird, fly, into the
#29
2/4 D7(Am7)
[E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|]
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light of a dark, black
#30
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
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B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G |---------------------------|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|-----------------------------------|
E |---3-----------------------|---10------10------10------10------|]
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night.
#31
G
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B |---12----12--12----12----12--12----|---12----12--12----12--------------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---10------10------10------10------|---10------10------10--------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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molto rit.
#34
3/4 G Am7 G 3/4 C G A7
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slide down
a tempo
#36
2/4 Am7/D
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A |------------------|
E |------------------|]
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#37
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
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B||---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
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D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#39
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
[E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|]
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly;
#41
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
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B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|]
+ . + . + .
All your life
#42
4/4 G A7 Am7 G
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D||.----------------------------------|---0-------0----------------------.||
A||---2-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------||]
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You were only waiting for this moment to a-rise.
#44
C G A7 Am7 D7 G
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A |---3-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||}
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------|]
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Знаете ли вы, что...
- Written spring 1968, inspired by the American civil rights struggle. The irregular rhythm came from a Bach piece.