Magpie Chords by Ian Tyson
Tempo:
80.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] Magpie, [D]
[E] you're an early riser [A] Magpie, [D]
you're [E] a bold chastiser
[A] Magpie, [D] always waking [E] up my wife [A] and I You old [D] coyote in the [E] sky
[A] Magpie, some say you're [D]
a [E] bold deceiver [A] I say, [D]
[E] you're a true believer
[A] Magpie, [D]
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[F#m] You roam all around these hills like a gypsy I don't see [A] what the matter with that
[F#m] You're choice isn't for some, think it I don't have a problem [A] with that
[F#m] You build a big house with a front and a back door And you want to [A] be free
Holy Moses, [D] Magpie, I am you, [E] you are me
[A] Sing [D]
me a song, [E] a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful cage
[D] Riding on the back [E] of the white buffalo [A] Say, Magpie, [D]
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
Old coyote [A] in the sky, he's a Magpie
[D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [F#m] Hang on around these hills through the wintertime Why in the hell would you want to [A] do that?
[F#m] If it was me, I'd be out of here, man Give me a couple seconds and I'd grab [A] my hat
[F#m] Oh, Magpie, you're a pretty bird You just want to [A] be free
Holy [D] Moses, Magpie, I am you, [E] you are [A] me
Walk that walk
[D]
Sing me a [E] song, a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful [D] cage
Did you cut the [E] deal with the white buffalo?
[A] Say, Magpie, [D]
you [E] know the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[A] [D]
[E] [A] God, [D] that's a leap, man
[E] Oh, [A] the West ain't [D] never gonna die [E] You [A] know the West ain't [D] never gonna die
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] Magpie, [D]
[E] you're an early riser [A] Magpie, [D]
you're [E] a bold chastiser
[A] Magpie, [D] always waking [E] up my wife [A] and I You old [D] coyote in the [E] sky
[A] Magpie, some say you're [D]
a [E] bold deceiver [A] I say, [D]
[E] you're a true believer
[A] Magpie, [D]
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[F#m] You roam all around these hills like a gypsy I don't see [A] what the matter with that
[F#m] You're choice isn't for some, think it I don't have a problem [A] with that
[F#m] You build a big house with a front and a back door And you want to [A] be free
Holy Moses, [D] Magpie, I am you, [E] you are me
[A] Sing [D]
me a song, [E] a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful cage
[D] Riding on the back [E] of the white buffalo [A] Say, Magpie, [D]
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
Old coyote [A] in the sky, he's a Magpie
[D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [F#m] Hang on around these hills through the wintertime Why in the hell would you want to [A] do that?
[F#m] If it was me, I'd be out of here, man Give me a couple seconds and I'd grab [A] my hat
[F#m] Oh, Magpie, you're a pretty bird You just want to [A] be free
Holy [D] Moses, Magpie, I am you, [E] you are [A] me
Walk that walk
[D]
Sing me a [E] song, a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful [D] cage
Did you cut the [E] deal with the white buffalo?
[A] Say, Magpie, [D]
you [E] know the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[A] [D]
[E] [A] God, [D] that's a leap, man
[E] Oh, [A] the West ain't [D] never gonna die [E] You [A] know the West ain't [D] never gonna die
[E] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
F#
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E
D
[F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] you're an early riser [A] Magpie, _ _ [D]
you're [E] a bold chastiser
[A] Magpie, _ [D] always waking [E] up my wife [A] and I _ You old [D] coyote in the [E] sky
[A] Magpie, some say you're [D]
a [E] bold deceiver [A] I say, _ _ [D] _
[E] you're a true believer
[A] Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die _ Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[F#m] You roam all around these hills like a gypsy I don't see [A] what the matter with that
[F#m] You're choice isn't for some, think it I don't have a problem [A] with that
[F#m] You build a big house with a front and a back door And you want to [A] be free
Holy Moses, [D] Magpie, I am you, [E] you are me
[A] _ Sing _ [D]
me a song, [E] a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful cage
[D] Riding on the back [E] of the white buffalo [A] Say, Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die
_ Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
Old coyote [A] in the sky, he's a Magpie
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] Hang on around these hills through the wintertime Why in the hell would you want to [A] do that?
[F#m] If it was me, I'd be out of here, man Give me a couple seconds and I'd grab [A] my hat
[F#m] Oh, Magpie, you're a pretty bird You just want to [A] be free
Holy [D] Moses, Magpie, I am you, [E] you are [A] me
Walk that walk
_ [D]
Sing me a [E] song, a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful [D] cage
Did you cut the [E] deal with the white buffalo?
[A] Say, Magpie, _ _ [D]
you [E] know the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ God, [D] that's a leap, man
[E] Oh, _ [A] _ the West ain't [D] never gonna die [E] You [A] _ know the West ain't [D] never gonna die
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] you're an early riser [A] Magpie, _ _ [D]
you're [E] a bold chastiser
[A] Magpie, _ [D] always waking [E] up my wife [A] and I _ You old [D] coyote in the [E] sky
[A] Magpie, some say you're [D]
a [E] bold deceiver [A] I say, _ _ [D] _
[E] you're a true believer
[A] Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die _ Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[F#m] You roam all around these hills like a gypsy I don't see [A] what the matter with that
[F#m] You're choice isn't for some, think it I don't have a problem [A] with that
[F#m] You build a big house with a front and a back door And you want to [A] be free
Holy Moses, [D] Magpie, I am you, [E] you are me
[A] _ Sing _ [D]
me a song, [E] a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful cage
[D] Riding on the back [E] of the white buffalo [A] Say, Magpie, _ _ [D] _
[E] all the West ain't never [A] gonna die
_ Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
Old coyote [A] in the sky, he's a Magpie
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] Hang on around these hills through the wintertime Why in the hell would you want to [A] do that?
[F#m] If it was me, I'd be out of here, man Give me a couple seconds and I'd grab [A] my hat
[F#m] Oh, Magpie, you're a pretty bird You just want to [A] be free
Holy [D] Moses, Magpie, I am you, [E] you are [A] me
Walk that walk
_ [D]
Sing me a [E] song, a wail of a [A] ghost Head out on the trail, you got that beautiful [D] cage
Did you cut the [E] deal with the white buffalo?
[A] Say, Magpie, _ _ [D]
you [E] know the West ain't never [A] gonna die
Just [D] as long as you [E] can fly
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ God, [D] that's a leap, man
[E] Oh, _ [A] _ the West ain't [D] never gonna die [E] You [A] _ know the West ain't [D] never gonna die
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _