Black and White Bird - John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers Chords
Tempo:
71 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
To the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
He left his lover of seven years,
Caught in the eye [Bb] of small [F] town rungs,
Scorned by family and friends.
He turned his back on her biting tongues,
His gaze was turned to someone else.
Did she [Bb] know, had she [F] heard?
Had she seen how he loved her still?
Enough to leave her his black and white bird.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
He couldn't speak, he couldn't say,
Just what it was weighing on inside him,
The weight of love he couldn't bear.
He had to leave, he had decided,
She never looked as she went out,
Never saw [Bb] him standing [F] there.
He left the magpie in her back,
Touched the bridle and walked away.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
Just think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
[Dm] And in his mind she still writes out,
[F] Passes him without a word,
[Dm] Turns to look with a smiling [Bb] face,
[F] Above her flies the black and white bird.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
[C] Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell [F] her not to follow, just think of me as a black and white [C] bird.
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
To the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
He left his lover of seven years,
Caught in the eye [Bb] of small [F] town rungs,
Scorned by family and friends.
He turned his back on her biting tongues,
His gaze was turned to someone else.
Did she [Bb] know, had she [F] heard?
Had she seen how he loved her still?
Enough to leave her his black and white bird.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
He couldn't speak, he couldn't say,
Just what it was weighing on inside him,
The weight of love he couldn't bear.
He had to leave, he had decided,
She never looked as she went out,
Never saw [Bb] him standing [F] there.
He left the magpie in her back,
Touched the bridle and walked away.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
Just think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
[Dm] And in his mind she still writes out,
[F] Passes him without a word,
[Dm] Turns to look with a smiling [Bb] face,
[F] Above her flies the black and white bird.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
[C] Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell [F] her not to follow, just think of me as a black and white [C] bird.
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
Key:
F
Bb
C
Dm
F
Bb
C
Dm
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
To the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
_ _ _ He left his lover of seven years,
Caught in the eye [Bb] of small [F] town rungs,
Scorned by family and friends.
He turned his back on her biting tongues,
His gaze was turned to someone else.
Did she [Bb] know, had she [F] heard?
Had she seen how he loved her still?
Enough to leave her his black and white bird.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow. _ _ _
He couldn't speak, he couldn't say,
Just what it was weighing on inside him,
The weight of love he couldn't bear.
He had to leave, he had decided,
She never looked as she went out,
Never saw [Bb] him standing [F] there.
He left the magpie in her back,
Touched the bridle and walked away.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
Just think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
_ _ [Dm] And in his mind she still writes _ out,
_ [F] Passes him without a word,
_ _ [Dm] Turns to look with a smiling _ [Bb] face,
_ [F] Above her flies the black and white bird. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
To the _ girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
[C] Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell [F] her not to follow, just think of me as a black and white [C] bird.
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
_ Two for joy, one for sorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
To the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
_ _ _ He left his lover of seven years,
Caught in the eye [Bb] of small [F] town rungs,
Scorned by family and friends.
He turned his back on her biting tongues,
His gaze was turned to someone else.
Did she [Bb] know, had she [F] heard?
Had she seen how he loved her still?
Enough to leave her his black and white bird.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
And think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow. _ _ _
He couldn't speak, he couldn't say,
Just what it was weighing on inside him,
The weight of love he couldn't bear.
He had to leave, he had decided,
She never looked as she went out,
Never saw [Bb] him standing [F] there.
He left the magpie in her back,
Touched the bridle and walked away.
To the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
Two for joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut horse,
[Bb] Please tell [F] her not to follow,
Just think of me as the black and white [C] bird,
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
_ _ [Dm] And in his mind she still writes _ out,
_ [F] Passes him without a word,
_ _ [Dm] Turns to look with a smiling _ [Bb] face,
_ [F] Above her flies the black and white bird. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
To the _ girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell her [F] I'll be gone tomorrow.
I leave to her this black and white bird,
[C] Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
And to the girl on the chestnut [Bb] horse,
Please tell [F] her not to follow, just think of me as a black and white [C] bird.
Two for [F] joy, one for sorrow.
_ Two for joy, one for sorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _