Birds And Ships Tab by Billy Bragg And Wilco

Birds And Ships tab by Billy Bragg And Wilco

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            BIRDS AND SHIPS - Billy Bragg and Wilco
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Tuning: Open D

intro
d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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    The birds are singing in your eyes today, sweet flowers blossom in your smile
d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    The wind and sun are in the words you say, where might your lonesome lover be?
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Birds may be singing in my eyes this day, sweet flowers blossom when I smile
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------|
D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    But my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, my sweetheart rides a ship on the sea
d |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------|
D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Though my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, where might my lonesome lover be?
d |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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