Capo: 3

Beautiful South - Blackbird on the Wire Standard Tuning - Capo 3 Chords (capo as 0, actual chords in brackets) Am =x02210 (Cm) Dm/A=x00231 (Fm/C) G5 =3x0033 (Bb) Em =022000 (Gm) B =x24442 (D) intro: Am Verse:

^AmEyes to take you dancing, Dm/A Mouth to leave your wife, ^G5Legs to run away with, ^Emand you wonder why

Am Dm/A Heart that makes you bypass every other girl

^G5Smile that keeps you grinning at the ^Emmadness of this world Chorus:

And like the ^Amblackbird on the ^Emwire ^AmI will not take ^Emprey on you, ^EmYou wouldn't ^Amwant me to For I'm too ^Bsoft for such a ^Emthing And like the ^Amblackbird on the ^Emwire ^AmI just ^Emwatch you by ^EmThe tears I ^Amknew I'd cry Fall un^Bnoticed down be^Emlow.

(as verse) And with a tongue built from quick silver And a character of steel They actually come and ask me how I feel interlude: verse chords once then chorus chords once (as chorus) And like the blackbird on the wire I will not take prey on you, You wouldn't want me to For I'm too soft for such a thing And like the blackbird on the wire I just watch you by The tears I knew I'd cry Fall unnoticed down below,

^Amdown below, down below, down below. (to Fade)

Beautiful South - Blackbird on the wire