This is one of my favorite songs to play. I never noticed until I wrote this tab out but the rhythm of pretty tricky with spattering of random 2/4 and 3/4 lead-ins.
Intro: G Am7 Bm6 G(8va) e|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--0-------1-------3---/-----|--12--------------12-----------------| G|--0-------0-------0---------|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------| D|------0-------0-------------|-------------------------------------| A|----------0-------2---/-----|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----| E|--3-------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Verse 1: G Am7 Bm6 G(8va) e|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--0-------1-------3---/-----|--12--------------12-----------------| G|--0-------0-------0---------|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------| D|------0-------0-------------|-------------------------------------| A|----------0-------2---/-----|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----| E|--3-------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blackbird dead of night singin in the C C#7b5 D Eb(b5) Em Em/Eb e|--0-------3-------2-------5----------|--3---------------3------------------| B|--1-------0-------3-------0----------|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------| G|------0-------0-------0-------0------|------0-------0-------0-------0------| D|------------------0------------------|--2-------2-------1-------1----------| A|--3-------4---------------6----------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Take these broken wings and learn to fly D C#7b5 C Cm e|--2-------3----------|--0----------------------------------| B|--3-------0----------|--1-----1---1-----4------------------| G|------0-------0------|------0-------0---5-----5---5--------| D|--0------------------|----------2-----------5-------5------| A|----------4----------|--3---------------3-------3----------| E|---------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | All your life Bm6 A7 D7 G e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--3---------------2------------------|--1---------------0------------------| G|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------|--2-----2---2-----0-----0---0--------| D|------0-------0-------2-------2------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0------| A|--2-------2-------0-------0----------|----------0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|------------------3-------3----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You were only waiting for this moment to arise Turnaround: C Bm6 A7 D7 G e|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--1-------3-------2------------------|--1---------------0------------------| G|----------0-------0-----0---0--------|--2-----2---2-----0-----0---0--------| D|----------------------2-------2------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0------| A|--3-------2-------0-------0----------|----------0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|------------------3-------3----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Verse 2: G Am7 Bm6 G(8va) Black bird singing in the dead of night C C#7b5 D Eb(b5) Em Em/Eb Take these sunken eyes and learn to see D C#7b5 C Cm All your life Bm6 A7 D7 G You were only waiting for this moment to be free Chorus: F Eb Dm(sus) C Bb6 C e|--5-------3-------1------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------------5----------|--3---------------5------------------| G|------0-------0-------0-------0------|--------0---0---------0---0----------| D|--3-------1-------0------------------|------0-------0-----5-------5--------| A|--------------------------3----------|--1-------1-------3-----3------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Black - bird fly F Eb Dm(sus) C Bb6 A7 e|--5-------3-------1------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------------5----------|--3---------------2------------------| G|------0-------0-------0-------0------|--------0---0---------0---0----------| D|--3-------1-------0------------------|------0-------0-----2-------2--------| A|--------------------------3----------|--1-------1-------0-----0------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Black - bird fly into the D7 e|---------------------| B|--1------------------| G|--2-----2---2--------| D|--0---0-------0------| A|----------0----------| E|---------------------| | | | | light of a dark black night Verse (no lyrics): G Am7 Bm6 G(8va) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C C#7b5 D Eb(b5) Em Em/Eb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D C#7b5 C Cm | | | | | | | | | | | | Bm6 A7 D7 G | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Repeat Chorus Breakdown: G Am7 Bm6 G(8va) e|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--0-------1-------3---/-----|--12--------------12-----------------| G|--0-------0-------0---------|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------| D|------0-------0-------------|-------------------------------------| A|----------0-------2---/-----|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----| E|--3-------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G(8va) rit; hold rest for a second e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--12--------------12-----------------|--12------12------12------12---------| G|--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|------0-------0-------0-------0------| A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----|--10------10------10------10---------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Am7 Bm6 C Bm6 A7 D7 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--0-------1-------3-------5----------|--3-------2-------1------------------| G|--0-------0-------0-------0----------|--0-------0-------2-----2---2--------| D|------0-------0-------0-------0------|------0-------2---0---0-------0------| A|----------0-------2-------3----------|--2-------0---------------0----------| E|--3----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Repeat Verse 1 Outro (repeat 3x) C Bm6 A7 D7 G e|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--1-------3-------2------------------|--1---------------0------------------| G|----------0-------0-----0---0--------|--2-----2---2-----0-----0---0--------| D|----------------------2-------2------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0------| A|--3-------2-------0-------0----------|----------0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|------------------3-------3----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You were only waiting for this moment to arise