Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner πΆ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
A Em Bm D Dm
A Em Bm D Dm
Verse:
A
Sold my bed
Lost my coat
En
Cracked the mirror
An ugly joke
D
Always knew that I would be
Dm
Different from the others
A
Never young
Old at heart
Em
Sold my soul at Balboa Park
D
The crystal winds underneath the trees
Dm
Gentle like a lover
Chorus:
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Verse:
A
Traveled from another time
Em
Contemplated suicide
D
To get me back to where I belonged
Dm
Whispered tales of crazy
A
The bitter drip down the throat
Em
Gave me nowhere else to go
D
I was young but not confused
Dm
Back in 1980
Chorus:
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bridge:
A Em Bm D Dm Bm A
Em Bm D Dm Dm Bm A
Em D Dm
All those years I stayed numb with no sorry's
G/B A
E -------
B -------
G -------
D -------
A -2/4-0-
E -------
Em D Dm
A long goodbye moving' on, no sorry's
E -----
B -----
G -----
D -----
A -5\--
E -----
Chorus:
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Chorus:
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird, black bird, black bird
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird
Chorus:
Em
Black bird pick me up
Black bird get me high
Bm
Black bird pick me up
Black bird
Outro:
Em
Black bird, black bird
Bm
Get me high
Video/Audio
Song History
Published: April 19, 2026
Last Updated: April 19, 2026