E|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
B|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
G|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
D|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
E|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
B|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
G|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
D|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 F       Dm     F        Dm                             
Oh nightingale, oh nightingale
 F         Am            Gm.       A                        
Oh nightingale don't you cry
 Dm Am         Gm     Am       Gm       Am       Dm                       
So sad and my eyes go dead.  So red, so empty, so red
 Dm Am       Am       Gm        Am.      Gm        Dm                    
You smile I chase my tail.  You laugh like hell, but I don't

[Chorus]
E|---10---12----10----12----10----12----(5----7)3x---7----|
B|---10---10----10----10----10----10----(3----5)-----6----|
G|---10---10----10----12----10----10----(3----5)-----5----|
D|---10---12----10----10----10----12----(5----7)-----7----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 F        Dm     F        Dm                             
Oh nightingale, oh nightingale
 F        Dm        Gm   Am                          
Oh nightingale don't you cry
 G.   Am     G.  Am    Gm.  A                              
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry

[Break] 2x
E|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
B|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
G|--10----5----3----5-----3-----5-----10----|
D|--12----7----5----7-----5-----7-----12----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
E|---10---12----10----12----10----12----(5----7)3x---7----|
B|---10---10----10----10----10----10----(3----5)-----6----|
G|---10---10----10----12----10----10----(3----5)-----5----|
D|---10---12----10----10----10----12----(5----7)-----7----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 F        Dm     F        Dm                             
Oh nightingale, oh nightingale
 F        Dm     F        Dm                         
Oh nightingale, oh nightingale 
 Gm.   A
don't you cry

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| x   Dead note
| /   Slide-up
| pb  Pre-bend
| ~   Vibrato
| .   Staccato
| PM  Palm muting