Chords for It's a Beautiful Day. White Bird. Live at the last days of the Fillmore West
Tempo:
145.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[C]
And [Bb]
[Bb] [G] [C]
winter's day, in [Bb] the rain,
[C]
[C] Where, [Bb]
[Dm] [C] below, [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] the leaves blow,
[Bb] Across the long, dark road,
To [C] the darkened sky, in [Bb] its rain,
But [G] the white [F]
birds [D] [Bb] in her cage,
She [C] won't go.
[Gm] [F] White birds in her [Fm] cage,
She [C] won't go.
The [D] [C]
[Bb] [Bb]
[C] changing of the times began [D] to create a [Bb] negative pull over everything.
The young people [C] had everything over the years.
They'd seen everybody over the [Bb] years.
And they'd also been surrounded [F] by a world that never really became [C] what they wanted it to become.
The utopia never came.
The streets were never full of flowers.
And the [F] dreams of [Bb] the aspen tree,
With [C] its dying leaves,
[Bb] Turned into love.
[C]
[Bb]
Defeatism [F] and a lot [C] of the joy went out of the people
who never made an attempt [F] to change a lot of the things.
They went around putting [Ab] down the reality around them,
[C] rather than relating to that reality.
And when they tried to change it, but [Ab] couldn't create any change,
[C] a bitterness set in, and [Gm] a demand set in.
[Cm]
We [Gm] want more, and we want it [Ab] now.
And if we [G] want to go into [Cm] a place, and somebody tells us not to, we will.
[C] Because we're the people.
Might makes [Bb] right.
[C] [Bb]
[C]
And the [C] flowers wilted, and the scene changed.
And the people reverted back to a way of [Bb] life that always was, before,
[C] having lived through the [Bb] disappointment of the flower generation.
[G] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Gm]
[Gm] [C]
[F]
[C]
And the [Bb]
[F] [C] flowers wilted, [Bb] and the [C]
[Bb]
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Ab] scene [C]
[A] changed.
[F]
[Ab] [C]
[G] [F]
And the people [Ab] reverted back to a way [C] of life that always was, before,
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
[F]
And the flowers [Ab] wilted, and the scene [C] changed.
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
[F]
And the flowers wilted, [Ab] [D] [Ab]
[C] [Gm]
[C]
And [Bb]
[Bb] [G] [C]
winter's day, in [Bb] the rain,
[C]
[C] Where, [Bb]
[Dm] [C] below, [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] the leaves blow,
[Bb] Across the long, dark road,
To [C] the darkened sky, in [Bb] its rain,
But [G] the white [F]
birds [D] [Bb] in her cage,
She [C] won't go.
[Gm] [F] White birds in her [Fm] cage,
She [C] won't go.
The [D] [C]
[Bb] [Bb]
[C] changing of the times began [D] to create a [Bb] negative pull over everything.
The young people [C] had everything over the years.
They'd seen everybody over the [Bb] years.
And they'd also been surrounded [F] by a world that never really became [C] what they wanted it to become.
The utopia never came.
The streets were never full of flowers.
And the [F] dreams of [Bb] the aspen tree,
With [C] its dying leaves,
[Bb] Turned into love.
[C]
[Bb]
Defeatism [F] and a lot [C] of the joy went out of the people
who never made an attempt [F] to change a lot of the things.
They went around putting [Ab] down the reality around them,
[C] rather than relating to that reality.
And when they tried to change it, but [Ab] couldn't create any change,
[C] a bitterness set in, and [Gm] a demand set in.
[Cm]
We [Gm] want more, and we want it [Ab] now.
And if we [G] want to go into [Cm] a place, and somebody tells us not to, we will.
[C] Because we're the people.
Might makes [Bb] right.
[C] [Bb]
[C]
And the [C] flowers wilted, and the scene changed.
And the people reverted back to a way of [Bb] life that always was, before,
[C] having lived through the [Bb] disappointment of the flower generation.
[G] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Gm]
[Gm] [C]
[F]
[C]
And the [Bb]
[F] [C] flowers wilted, [Bb] and the [C]
[Bb]
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Ab] scene [C]
[A] changed.
[F]
[Ab] [C]
[G] [F]
And the people [Ab] reverted back to a way [C] of life that always was, before,
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
[F]
And the flowers [Ab] wilted, and the scene [C] changed.
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
[F]
And the flowers wilted, [Ab] [D] [Ab]
Key:
C
Bb
F
Gm
Ab
C
Bb
F
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
winter's day, _ in [Bb] the _ rain,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [C] Where, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ below, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] the leaves blow,
_ _ [Bb] Across the long, dark road,
_ To [C] the darkened sky, _ _ in [Bb] its rain,
_ _ _ But [G] the white [F] _
birds _ [D] _ _ [Bb] in her _ cage,
She _ [C] won't go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ White birds in her [Fm] cage,
She [C] won't go. _
The _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] changing of the times _ _ began [D] to create a [Bb] negative pull over everything.
The young people [C] had everything over the years.
They'd seen everybody over the [Bb] years.
And they'd also been surrounded [F] by a world that never really became [C] what they wanted it to become.
The utopia never came.
The streets were never full of flowers.
And the _ [F] dreams of [Bb] the aspen _ tree,
_ With [C] its dying _ _ _ leaves,
[Bb] Turned into _ love.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Defeatism _ [F] and a lot [C] of the joy went out of the people
_ who never made an attempt [F] to change a lot of the things.
They went around putting [Ab] down the reality around them,
[C] rather than relating to that reality.
_ _ And when they tried to change it, but [Ab] couldn't create any change,
_ [C] a bitterness set in, and [Gm] a demand set in.
[Cm] _ _
We [Gm] want more, and we want it [Ab] now.
And if we [G] want to go into [Cm] a place, and somebody tells us not to, we will.
_ [C] Because we're the people.
_ Might makes [Bb] right. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
And the [C] flowers wilted, and the scene changed. _
And the people reverted back to a way of [Bb] life that always was, before,
[C] _ having lived through the [Bb] disappointment of the flower generation.
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ the [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] flowers wilted, _ _ _ _ [Bb] and _ the _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] scene _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ changed.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
And the people [Ab] reverted back to a way _ [C] of life that always was, before,
having lived through the disappointment of the flower _ _ _ generation.
_ [F] _
And the flowers [Ab] wilted, _ and the scene [C] changed.
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
And the flowers wilted, [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
winter's day, _ in [Bb] the _ rain,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [C] Where, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ below, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] the leaves blow,
_ _ [Bb] Across the long, dark road,
_ To [C] the darkened sky, _ _ in [Bb] its rain,
_ _ _ But [G] the white [F] _
birds _ [D] _ _ [Bb] in her _ cage,
She _ [C] won't go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ White birds in her [Fm] cage,
She [C] won't go. _
The _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] changing of the times _ _ began [D] to create a [Bb] negative pull over everything.
The young people [C] had everything over the years.
They'd seen everybody over the [Bb] years.
And they'd also been surrounded [F] by a world that never really became [C] what they wanted it to become.
The utopia never came.
The streets were never full of flowers.
And the _ [F] dreams of [Bb] the aspen _ tree,
_ With [C] its dying _ _ _ leaves,
[Bb] Turned into _ love.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Defeatism _ [F] and a lot [C] of the joy went out of the people
_ who never made an attempt [F] to change a lot of the things.
They went around putting [Ab] down the reality around them,
[C] rather than relating to that reality.
_ _ And when they tried to change it, but [Ab] couldn't create any change,
_ [C] a bitterness set in, and [Gm] a demand set in.
[Cm] _ _
We [Gm] want more, and we want it [Ab] now.
And if we [G] want to go into [Cm] a place, and somebody tells us not to, we will.
_ [C] Because we're the people.
_ Might makes [Bb] right. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
And the [C] flowers wilted, and the scene changed. _
And the people reverted back to a way of [Bb] life that always was, before,
[C] _ having lived through the [Bb] disappointment of the flower generation.
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ the [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] flowers wilted, _ _ _ _ [Bb] and _ the _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] scene _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ changed.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
And the people [Ab] reverted back to a way _ [C] of life that always was, before,
having lived through the disappointment of the flower _ _ _ generation.
_ [F] _
And the flowers [Ab] wilted, _ and the scene [C] changed.
having lived through the disappointment of the flower generation.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
And the flowers wilted, [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _