Blackbird Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]

[VERSE 1]
Blackbird, Blackbird, [G]flyin' late
[Am]Grease in the pot and [G]ash in the grate
They [F]barred the door and they shut the [C]gate
They got no [F]place for [G]me

[VERSE 2]
The [C]bottle's empty and my [G]head is sore
I [Am]don't know where I've [G]been before
[F]Bar your gate and [C]shut your door
The [F]Blackbird's [G]flying [C]free

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [C] [D7] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C]

[VERSE 3]
Where have I been to? [G]I don't know
[Am]Broken fiddle and [G]crooked bow
[F]Holes in my boots and I'm [C]walkin' slow
As the last long [F]shadows [G]fall

[VERSE 4]
The [C]boat I sailed, laid [G]down in the tide
The [Am]horse I stole, got [G]lame and died
I [F]don't need a friend and I don't want a [C]bride
The [F]Blackbird [G]knows it [C]all

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]

[VERSE 5]
What's this song the [G]Blackbird hears?
I [Am]sowed my days and I [G]reaped my years
A [F]basket of sins and a [C]bucket of tears
And I can't come [F]in to [G]stay

[VERSE 6]
My [C]life's a tale that [G]I don't tell
I [Am]did my worst and I [G]did it well
I [F]never get to heaven, but I [C]stayed out of hell
And [F]still I'm [G]on my [C]way

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C]

[VERSE 7]
Where am I goin' to [G]sleep tonight?
I [Am]can't turn left, and I [G]won't turn right
Where the [F]road goes on in the [C]cold moonlight
And the lonely [F]Blackbird [G]cries

[VERSE 8]
[C]I'm going to sleep in a [G]lonely bed
With [Am]white and whiter [G]linen spread
A [F]cold grey stone at my [C]foot and head
And [F]pennies [G]on my [C]eyes

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [Dm] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]

[OUTRO]
I'm going to sleep in a [G]lonely bed
With [Am]white and whiter [G]linen spread
A [F]cold grey stone at my [C]foot and head
And [F]pennies [G]on my [C]eyes