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Did You Know? Although credited to Lennon-McCartney (like many Beatles songs) Blackbird was written and performed by Paul Mcartney.
The lyrics are inspired both by hearing a blackbird in Rishikesh, India and the civil rights movement in the US.
He based the guitar part on the classical piece Bourrée in E minor by Bach.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick
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Blackbird Chords And Fingerpicking, The Beatles
Tempo: 93 bpm Key: G
Intro -
Verse 1 -
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
Fill -
Verse 2 -
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Chorus -
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly into the light of a dark black night
Verse 3 - (Instrumental)
Chorus -
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly into the light of a dark black night
Middle 8 -
Verse 4 -
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life you were only waiting for this moment to arise
Ending -
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Final Chord Strum: G
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Blackbird Lyrics
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
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