Chords for Blackbird - Sam Lee

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[Dm] For it's all the young woman my [A] fortune is hard
And I've been [Dm] overcourted by [F] rakish young lad
And [Dm] I've kept [G] my love's company [A] tonight and by day
[F] But [Am] now Johnny's listed and he's [Dm] gone far away
_ _ _ For _ _ if I [Em] were a blackbird [B] I'd whistle [A] I'd sing
[Am] I'd follow [D] the ship that my true [Am] love sailed in
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High up [G] on his [Dm] main mast I'd [A] there build my nest
[F] Long night [C] sure I'd gaze on his [Dm] lily white _ breast
For my love's an [G] old soldier and he's [A] neat, tall and fair
[G] There's none in [Dm] the army come equal [C] to him
[Dm] With his red [C] rosy cheeks and his curly [A] black hair
[F] His [Em] flattering tongue does my heart [Dm] to a snare
For some [Em] people's talking that I'm out [A] of my mind
_ [Em] Some [Dm] people says that I'm not [C] with a child
[Dm] Let them [G] be talking and say [A] what they will
[F] When there's breath in [Em] my body I'd love [Dm] my lad still
For if I [G] were a blackbird I'd whistle [A] I'd sing
[Am] I'd follow [Dm] the ship that my true love [C] sailed in
[Dm] High up on [Em] his main mast I'd there build [A] my nest
[F] Long night sure [Em] I'd gaze on his lily [Dm] white _ breast
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ For _ _ _ _ _ if I [Em] were a merchant and could [A] handle my pen
[Am] [Em] I'd write [Dm] him a letter to him [Am] I would send
[Dm] God send [Em] him safe sailing and fair [A] winds to blow
[F] Is it due [Em] to my true love wherever [Dm] he goes? _ _
Or if [Em] I were a blackbird I'd [A] whistle I'd sing
[G] I'd follow [Dm] the ship that my true [C] love sailed in
[Dm] High up [Em] on his main mast I'd [A] there build my nest
Long [F] night [Em] sure I'd gaze on his lily [Dm] white breast _
For if [Em] I were a blackbird I'd [A] whistle I'd sing
[Em] I'd [Dm] follow the ship that my true [C] love sailed in
[Dm] High up [Em] on his main mast I'd [A] there build my nest
Long [F] night [Em] sure I'd gaze on his lily white [Dm] breast
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