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Song: BLUEBIRD Band: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Written: JEFF LYNNE Disc: SECRET MESSAGES (Track 3) Tabbed: Nadja Dee (Seattle) Note: I looked and looked online but nobody has tabbed this ELO track from Secret This is NOT the famous Beatle’s Paul McCartney Bluebird…but it’s a very pretty song. Nothing tricky, pretty straight forward song, easily played on acoustic guitar. Format: Chord pro Tuning: EADGBe (standard) Chords: G - 320003 C - x32010 D – xx0232 Dm – xx0231 Am – x02210 Bb – x1333x F - 133211 Eb – xxx343 Lyrics note: Lyrics in (parenthesis) are backing vocals. Intro ****** G C G C VERSE 1 ********

The ^Gstreets - (streets streets streets) The signs are pointing ^Call one way But ^Gyou (you you you) Don't realize just ^Cwhat they say

CHORUS *******

You may ^Gfight (you may fight) You may ^Drun (you may run) You may ^Fknow (you may know) What you've ^Cdone (what you've done) Ahaaaa^Eb It makes me ^Bbfeel so sad (makes me feel so ^Ebsad) ^Bb ^Eb To think what I ^Bbmight've had (what I might've ^Ebhad)^Bb

BRIDGE *******

^BbI watch the stars (watch the stars) ^FI watch the sun (I watch the sun) Now I watch for ^Cany one (one one one) But it's only ^Ebmake beli^Deve

VERSE 2 ********

You ^Gwork (work work work work) You work (work work work work) You work so ^Chard and then (work work work work) Some^Gone (work work work work) Someone will come ^Caround again (work work work work)

CHORUS *******

You may ^Gthink (you may think) It's for ^Dreal (it's for real) But you ^Fknow (but you know) How you ^Cfeel (how you feel) Ahaaaa^Eb The places ^Bbthat I go (places that I ^Ebgo) ^Bb ^Eb Don't feel good ^Bbanymore (don't feel good any^Ebmore^Bb)

BRIDGE *******

^BbI see it all ^FRainbows in fall (rainbows) ^BbI see her face ^Cupon my wall But it's only ^Ebmake bel^Dieve

Note: fingerpick chords G C Am e----------------------|---3------3---|---0------0---| B-----0----------0-----|-----1------1-|-----1------1-| G-------0----------0---|-------0------|-------2------| D---0-----0----0-----0-|--------------|--------------| A----------------------|-3------------|-0------------| E-3----------3---------|--------------|--------------|X2 FINGERPICK CHORDS

Fly ^Gaway Bluebird fly ^Caway from me ^Am To a ^Gplace Somewhere far ^Cacross the sea ^Am

STRUM CHORDS CHORUS *******

Fly ^Gaway (fly away) Far ^Daway (far away) Don't look ^Fback (don't look back) Go tod^Cay (go today) Ahaaaa^Eb The waves that ^Bbcrash upon (crash upon the ^Ebsand)^Bb ^Eb Another ^Bbplace a far off land (place a far off ^Ebland)^Bb

OUTRO ******

^BbAnd every day (and every day) ^DmI have to stay (I have to stay) ^BbBut you are free You could ^Cfly away (fly away) But it's only ^Ebmake bel^Dieve ^GWork work work work ^CWork work work work ^GWork work work work ^CWork work work work ^GBluebird (work work work work) Bluebird fly ^Caway from me ^GBluebird Bluebird fly ^Caway ^GBluebird Bluebird fly ^Caway from me ^GBluebird Bluebird fly ^Caway ^GBluebird ^CFly away away away

Enjoy! Another obscure song tabbed by Nadja Dee! Email nadjadee@nadjadee.com Web www.nadjadee.com

Electric Light Orchestra - Bluebird