Blackbirds by Gretchen Peters Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Blackbirds guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Blackbirds by Gretchen Peters using guitar or guitar.
This song by Gretchen Peters can also be played by that instruments.
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Blackbirds guitar chords has rhythm and included in Blackbirds (2015) album.
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Blackbirds by Gretchen Peters Guitar Chords


CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of F#m)

Here’s the passing hammer-on riffs:

Em
!
Em
Em
[Em/A] [Em/B] 


e |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| e |---0--0---0------|
B |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| B |---0--0---0------|
G |---0--0---0-h2-2--2-p0---| G |---0--0---0------|
D |---2--2---2----------2---| D |---2--2---2------|
A |---2--2------------------| A |---2--2---0-h2---|
E |---0--0------------------| E |---0--0----------|

C
!
C
F
!
F


e |---0--0---0--0---| e |---1--1---1--1---|
B |---1--1---1--1---| B |---1--1---1--1---|
G |---0--0---0--0---| G |---2--2---0-h2---|
D |---2--2---0-h2---| D |---3--3---3--3---|
A |---3--3---3--3---| A |---3--3---3--3---|
E |---3--3---3--3---| E |---1--1---1--1---|

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em 022000 F 133211
Esus4 022200 Fsus2 133011
C 332010 D xx0232
Cadd2 330010 Em/A x02000
h hammer-on Em/B x22000

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Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ |
Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ :||
!

[Verse 1]
The bla

Em
ckbirds came at dusk and they r
C
oosted in the cane,
!
C

F
Raised such a ruckus,
!
F
that it sh
C
ook my windowpane,
!
C

And I’m cov
Em
ered up in dirt, and I st
C
ink of kerosene,
!
C

And no ma
F
tter what I
C
do, I can’t get c
Em
lean!
!
Em
|
Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ |

[Verse 2]
L

Em
ast thing I remember was your foo
C
tsteps in the hall,
!
C

Wh
F
isky in your voice,
!
F
and a sho
C
tgun on the wall,
!
C

Now there’s sh
Em
adows in the shadows, there’s tro
C
uble in the cane,
And there’s thi
F
ngs you do ..that y
C
ou just can’t ex – p
Em
lain!

!

Un – ea
C
sy lies the head, un – fai
Em
thful is the heart,
Un – gr
C
ateful, and un – lu
D
cky, and un – t
Em
rue,
And
C
no one saw me come, and
Em
no one saw me go,[Em/A][Em/B]
C
Only the blac
D
kbirds,
Em
…and you!
!
Em

[Verse 3]
Come ha

Em
rvest in the cane fields the s
C
ky turns black with smoke,
So I to
F
ok our father’s gun,
!
F
and a he
C
avy piece of rope,
!
C

And I l
Em
eft you lying there, like rotten fr
C
uit upon the ground,
!
C

And I l
F
it a torch, and I bu
C
rned the whole thing d
Em
own!

!

Un – ea
C
sy lies the head, un – fai
Em
thful is the heart,
Un – gr
C
ateful, and un – lu
D
cky, and un – t
Em
rue,
And
C
no one saw me come, and
Em
no one saw me go,[Em/A][Em/B]
C
Only the blac
D
kbirds,
Em
…and you!
!
Em

!

C
D


Ah, ah, ah---! Ah, ah - ah, ah---!

C
D


Ah, ah, ah---! Ah, ah - ah---!

|

Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ |
Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ |

[Verse 4]
Our f

Em
ather was a farmer, he pla
C
nted fields of cane,
!
C

He pl
F
anted seeds of evil, and we har
C
vested the shame,
!
C

Oh, but
Em
I’m the last one standing, there’s n
C
o one left to tell,
!
C

And w
F
hen it’s my time I'
C
ll see you both in h
Em
ell!

!

Un – ea
C
sy lies the head, un – fai
Em
thful is the heart,
Un – gr
C
ateful, and un – lu
D
cky, and un – t
Em
rue,
And
C
no one saw me come, and
Em
no one saw me go,[Em/A][Em/B]
C
Only the blac
D
kbirds,
Em
…and you!
!
Em

!

And
C
no one saw me come,
!
C
and
Em
no one saw me go,[Em/A][Em/B]
C
Only the blac
D
kbirds …and y
Em
ou—–!
!
Em

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Em
/ /
!
/ /__
Em
/ |
Em
/ /
!
/ / |
Em
/ ||

If you want to learn Gretchen Peters Blackbirds guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Blackbirds. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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