Blackbird chords by Alter Bridge (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Intro Em D Bm C

Em                     D
The willow it weeps today
Bm                            G/B
A breeze from the distance is calling your
D
name
Em                          D
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Bm                   G/B       D
Across the horizon's coming to sweep you
 Em   D  Bm
away
     G/B       D          Em
It's coming to sweep you away
D  Bm  G/B  D

        C              Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D          A
Blackbird fly away
        C        Bm     Em
May you never be broken again

D  Bm  G/B D

Em                   D
The fragile cannot endure
    Bm                       G/B
The wrecked and the jaded, a place so
  D
unpure
    Em                   D
The static of this cruel world
      Bm                G/B         D
Cause some birds to fly long before they've
           Em  D  Bm
seen their day
G/B         D                  Em
Long before they've seen their day
D  Bm  G/B  D

        C              Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D         A
Blackbird fly away
        C        Bm     Em  F#m G D
May you never be broken again
           C                Bm
Beyond the suffering you've known
  D        A
I hope you find your way
        C        G      Bm
May you never be broken again

Em 2x

Em
Ascending you find your resistance
    C
You know that you've made such a difference
   G/B             D
In all you leave behind, you'll live to the
Em
end
Em
The cycle of suffering goes on
        C
But the memories of you stay strong
    G/B            D                 Em
Someday I too will fly, and find you again

Em

      C              Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D         A
Blackbird fly away
        C        Bm     Em  F#m G D
May you never be broken again
           C                Bm
Beyond the suffering you've known
  D        A
I hope you find your way
        C        Bm      Em    D  Bm
May you never be broken again
        G/B      D       Em    D  Bm
May you never be broken again

G/B  D  Em