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Capo 1

C/G 3x2013


[Intro]
| G  C/G | G  C/G | G  C/G | G  C/G |

[Verse 1]
G                C/G     G              C/G            G  C/G  G  C/G
Birds beneath my window dustyin' their wings upon the lawn
   G               C/G           G              C/G          G  C/G  G  C/G
I hear them in the mornin' light last amen to a migratory song
        G             C/G                  G               C/G                   G  C/G  G  C/G
They're never lookin' round for me - their eyes are on the sky or the ground below
    G             C/G                G               C/G          G  C/G  G  C/G
I'd rather be the one who loves than to be loved and never even know

[Chorus]
Am                Bm
  Hello blackbird,   hello starlin'
C                D
   Winter's over,  be my darlin'
  G         C/G        G        C/G          G  C/G G  C/G
A long time comin' but now the snow is gone
  G         C/G        G        C/G
A long time comin' but now the snow is gone

[Verse 2]
         G              C/G               G               C/G       G  C/G  G  C/G
You were beautiful when I first saw your feathers and confectionery airs
          G               C/G               G            C/G            G  C/G  G  C/G
Like the earth, it up and promised you the stars but you really didn't care
  G           C/G                  G                  C/G            G  C/G  G  C/G
I sang in exultation, I pulled the stops - you always looked a little bored
     G              C/G               G                    C/G           G  C/G  G  C/G
I'm singing for the love of it - have mercy on the man who sings to be adored

[Chorus 2]
Am                Bm
  Hello blackbird,   hello starlin'
C                D
   Winter's over   be my darlin'
  G       C/G        G        C/G
Long time comin' but now the snow is gone

[Solo]
| D      | D      | C      | C      |
| D      | D      | C      | C      |
| G  C/G | G  C/G | G  C/G | G  C/G |

[Verse 3]
    G                C/G              G               C/G                G  C/G  G  C/G
I'm underneath your window now - it's long after the birds have gone to roost
         G              C/G               G           C/G              G  C/G  G  C/G
And I'm not sure if I'm singing for the love of it or for the love of you
         G                  C/G      G           C/G              G  C/G  G  C/G
But I've flown a long way honey, oh, hear my confession then I'll go
    G              C/G               G               C/G         G  C/G  G  C/G
I'd rather be the one who loves than to be loved and never even know

[Chorus 3]
Am                Bm
  Hello brown one,   hello blue one
C                           D
  Last night's feathers exchanged for new ones
Am                Bm
  Hello blackbird,   hello starlin'
C                D
   Winter's over,  be my darlin'
  G         C/G        G       C/G          G  C/G G  C/G
A long time comin' but now the snow is gone
  G         C/G        G        C/G
A long time comin' but now the snow is gone

[Outro]
| G  Am | Bm C  | G  Am | Bm C  |
| Am    | Bm    | C     | D     |
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