Birdland

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

Five | thousand light Cyears from DBird|land But I'm Bstill

| preaCchin' Dthe Grhy| thm BLong-

| gone, uptight Cyears from DBird| land An' I'm Bstill

| teaCchin' Dit Gwith|  'emBYears

| from the Cland of the DBird| An' I am Bstill

| feeClin' Dthe Gspi| ritBFive

| thousand light Cyears from DBird-| land But I Bknow

| peoCple Dcan Ghear | it Bb/GBird

| F/Gnamed F/Git, /A F/BbBird | Eb/Bbmade Eb/Bbit, /Bb /C F/DBird

| heard F/Git, /A F/Cthen | Eb/Cplayed it /A /Bb F/BWell-

| /D Em Em/Gstated! Bb/CBird| /D F/Ebland--

|-G F F#/A G>/Bb-G>/B-It happened down in | Bb/BirdF/ClandG>

| G7---- ----| Oh!

| G7---- ----| ---- ----

| G7In the mid| dle of that| Ghub I remem| ber one jazz

| G7club Where we went| to pat feet| GDown on fif| ty-secon'

| G7street Everybo| dy heard that| word That they named | it af/Bter

| G7/BBird Where the rhy| thm swooped Cand| Cswirled The jazz corn| er of Dthe

| Dworld An' the cats | they gigged C/Ein| there CWere beyond | compare

| GBirdG7land - I'm | C/Gsingin' GBirdG9sus4land| | ---- ----

| GBirdG7land - Ol' | C/Gswingin' GBirdG9sus4land| | ---- ----

| G7 | Hey, man, the music really (Y' turn me)

| G7turns you on! (on Really,y'| turn me aroun') 'N turn me

| G7on| 

| G7 | 

| G7 |　 GDown

| Am/Bthem G/Estairs, G/Blose | G/Cthem G/C#cares - Bm7where?

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBirdG6/Dland GTo-

| Am/Btal G/Eswing, G/Cbop | G/C#was G/Dking - CM9there

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/Dland GBird

| Am/Bwould G/Ecook, G/BMax | G/Cwould G/C#look - Bm7where?

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland GMiles

| Am/Bcame G/Ethrough, G/C'Trane | G/C#came G/Dtoo - CM9there

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/DlandGBa-

| Am/Bsie G/Eblew, G/DBla| G/C#key G/Ctoo - Bm7where?

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am9Down /Bin CBird/DlandGCan-

| Am/BnonG/Eball G/Dplayed | G/C#that G/Chall - Bm7there

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland G7Yeah---

| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7

| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7There may

| G7never be nothin' such as |that No Mo'|It's could be bad|No Mo' Down in

| G7Birdland, that's where it was |at I know|I, I, I, I|I know Back in

| G7them days bop was ridin'|high Hello!| 'n |goodbye!

| G7 F#7 F7How E7well | Eb7thoseD7cats reC#7memberG7Their first

| G7 F#7BirdlandF7gigE7 | Eb7ToD7play inC#7Birdland G7is an

| G7honorF#7weF7stillE7dig | Eb7Yeah---D7 C#7 G7

| G7 F#7 F7 E7-that | Eb7club wasD7like--In aC#7notherG7ball world,

| G7 F#7sureF7enough--E7Yeah, | Eb7 D7babyC#7 G7

| G7AllF#7o' theF7cats had theE7cookin' on | Eb7PeopleD7just sat an'C#7they wasG7steady lookin'

| G7onF#7ThenF7Bird--E7 he | Eb7came 'nD7spread theC#7word-- F#7BirdG7land

| G7 |  |  | Yes, indeed, he did

| G7/BYes, indeed, he did| Yes, indeed, he did| Yes, he did, Parker played at Bird| land Yes, he really did

| G7/BYes, indeed, he really did| Yes, he really did Told the truth| played down in Bird| land

| G7/BYes, in/Cdeed he /Ddid, | Yardbird /BPar| ker /Cplayed /Din /GBird| land

| G7/BYes, in/Cdeed, he really /Ddid| Charlie /BPar| ker /Cplayed /Din /GBird| land Bb/GBird

| F/Gnamed F/Git, /A F/BbBird | Eb/Bbmade Eb/Bbit, /Bb /C F/DBird

| heard F/Git, /A F/Cthen | Eb/Cplayed it /A /Bb F/BWell-

| /D Em Em/Gstated! Bb/CBird| /D F/Ebland--

|-G F F#/A G>/Bb-G>/B-It happened down in | Bb/BirdF/ClandG>

| G7Everybo| dy dug that | beat Everybo| dy stomped their

| G7feet Everybo| dy digs be| bop An' they'll ne| ver stop GDown

| Am/Bthem G/Estairs, G/Blose | G/Cthem G/C#cares - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBirdG6/DlandGTo-

| Am/Btal G/Eswing, G/Cbop | G/C#was G/Dking - CM9yeah!

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/Dland GBird

| Am/Bwould G/Ecook, G/BMax | G/Cwould G/C#look - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland GMiles

| Am/Bcame G/Ethrough, G/C'Trane | G/C#came G/Dtoo - CM9yeah!

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/DlandGBa-

| Am/Gsie G/Eblew, G/DBla| G/C#key G/Ctoo - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/DlandGCan-

| Am/BnonG/Eball G/Dplayed | G/C#that G/Chall - Bm7yeah

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland G7Yeah--- GDown

| Am/Bthem G/Estairs, G/Blose | G/Cthem G/C#cares - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBirdG6/DlandGTo-

| Am/Btal G/Eswing, G/Cbop | G/C#was G/Dking - CM9yeah!

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/Dland GBird

| Am/Bwould G/Ecook, G/BMax | G/Cwould G/C#look - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland GMiles

| Am/Bcame G/Ethrough, G/C'Trane | G/C#came G/Dtoo - CM9yeah!

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/DlandGBa-

| Am/Gsie G/Eblew, G/DBla| G/C#key G/Ctoo - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/DlandGCan-

| Am/BnonG/Eball G/Dplayed | G/C#that G/Chall - Bm7yeah

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland G7Yeah--- GDown

[Background solo ()内]

| Am/Bthem G/Estairs, G/Blose | G/Cthem G/C#cares - Bm7yeah! (pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBirdG6/DlandGTo- (Them that dares gits it! Pay the )

| Am/Btal G/Eswing, G/Cbop | G/C#was G/Dking - CM9yeah! (gate, don't be late It's a date! )

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/Dland GBird (whattay' know If y' dig, then you'll)

| Am/Bwould G/Ecook, G/BMax | G/Cwould G/C#look - Bm7yeah! (dig, it's a groove)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland GMiles (Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move Come in )

| Am/Bcame G/Ethrough, G/C'Trane | G/C#came G/Dtoo - CM9yeah! (twos, pay your dues What can you lose?)

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/DlandGBa- (Just your blues! So lose them! The )

| Am/Gsie G/Eblew, G/DBla| G/C#key G/Ctoo - Bm7yeah! (band swingin' one and all and what a ball!)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/DlandGCan- (Yeah! Music is )

| Am/BnonG/Eball G/Dplayed | G/C#that G/Chall - Bm7yeah (good, music is better than good Pretty good)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland G7Yeah--- GDown (Very nice Really very good - things are bein' like)

| Am/Bthem G/Estairs, G/Blose | G/Cthem G/C#cares - Bm7yeah! (they should Very good -- very good -- very good)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBirdG6/DlandGTo- (All y' gotta do is lend an ear An' listen to it Then y' dig a little)

| Am/Btal G/Eswing, G/Cbop | G/C#was G/Dking - CM9yeah! (sooner than soon You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music)

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/Dland GBird (What a ball! How y' gonna figure out A way t' bring it all about amid a Lot o' other)

| Am/Bwould G/Ecook, G/BMax | G/Cwould G/C#look - Bm7yeah! (music on the set'n on The scene know what I mean?)

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland GMiles (How y' gonna separate the music from the scene)

| Am/Bcame G/Ethrough, G/C'Trane | G/C#came G/Dtoo - CM9yeah! ('Gonna have t' keep the memory clean Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound -- a lotta soun') ...(Repeat & Fade Out)

| CM9 | CM9Down CM9in /EBird/DlandGBa-

| Am/Gsie G/Eblew, G/DBla| G/C#key G/Ctoo - Bm7yeah!

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/DlandGCan-

| Am/BnonG/Eball G/Dplayed | G/C#that G/Chall - Bm7yeah

| Bm7 E7b9 | Am7Down /Bin /CBird/Dland G7Yeah--- GDown