Birds Flying Away chords by Mason Jennings

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice



Tuning:D# A D G A# D# just a half step down for the last two strings on the first string.

There are only two chords played in this song:

    G#M   D#M     play chords like this. Do this 4 times
D#|--x-----x---|------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--x-----x---|------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--4-----0---|------4---------0-------------------------------------------|
 D|--6-----1---|------6---------1-------------------------------------------|
 A|--6-----1---|----6---6-4---1---4-6---------------------------------------|
D#|--5-----0---|--5---------0-----------------------------------------------|

G#M                     D#M
I left my country when i was nineteen
G#M   D#M
1925
G#M                          D#M
And drifted to a town on the Cuban coast
G#M                       D#M
Met a woman who became my life
G#M           D#M
And oh when i saw her
G#M           D#M
Darkness fled from me
G#M                      D#M
And flew like a blackbird into the sun
G#M                   D#M
On the day she married me
    G#M    D#M
Dear god
    G#M
Dear god
     G#M            D#M      G#M    D#M
I remember climbing up those shoulders
G#M             D#M       G#M  D#M
Coming up under you like a lion
G#M        D#M      G#M    D#M
Coming down like we were dying
       G#M   D#M
Dear god
G#M         D#M       G#M      D#M
But now the drumbirds come for me
G#M         D#M       G#M     D#M
Oh now the drumbirds come for me
G#M         D#M
Lord give me forgiveness
G#M             D#M
For all that i've done
G#M                   D#M
Forgive me now of the weight i bear
    G#M          D#M
Don't keep me on the run
       G#M   D#M
Dear god
       G#M   D#M
Dear god
      G#M           D#M      G#M    D#M
I remember climbing up those shoulders
G#M             D#M       G#M  D#M
Coming up under you like a lion
G#M        D#M      G#M    D#M
Coming down like we were dying
       G#M
Dear god

Guitar Solo

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------4--3-4-6--8--8--8--8-6-4-3-6--6--6-4-3-6------------------------|
 D|-------6-6--6-6-6--8-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--6--6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--5----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------4--3-4-6--8--8--8-9-8--8-9-8--9-8-6-4-3-------------------------|
 D|-------6-6--6-6-6--8-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--6--6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat both in same order

Background Guitar

D#|------0-8-7-5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----1-------------3-3-4-3------------------------------------------------|
 G|--1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| 0  open string
| x  Mute note


THE END!