Chords for Jefferson Airplane - High Flyin' Bird
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
A
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bm]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[A] [E] [Bm] There's a high flying [D] bird [E] way [A] up in [Bm] the sky now
[E] [Bm] Yes and I wonder if she [F#] looks down [Bm] as she flies on by
[G] Will she glide on the air [A] so easy in the [F#] sky?
Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm [Bm] rooted like a tree
[E] I [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [G] cry, no [Bm] Lord I know that I do
[A] [E] [D] When [Bm] I used to love a [E] man, he [Bm] worked in a mine
[E] [F#] [Bm] He never saw [F#] the sun, but he never [Bm] stopped trying
[G] Well then one day [Em] my man, [A] he [F#] up and died
My [Am] man, [Bm]
[E] [Bm] my man, he up and died
Well he wanted [A] to fly [Bm] and the only way to fly was to die
[E] [Bm] There's a high flying [E] bird [Bm] way up in the sky [D] now
[E] Yes [Bm] and I wonder if [F#] she looks down as [Bm] she flies on by
Will [G] she glide on the air [A] so easy in [F#] the sky?
Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm [Bm] rooted like a tree
Hell yes [E] I am, [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [Em] cry
[Bm] [E]
[A] Yeah [B] I'm gonna die, [Bm]
[E] [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't cry
[G] Oh [F#] Lord I'm gonna die
[B] Yeah I'm gonna die, [E] [Bm] I'm gonna die
[N]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[A] [E] [Bm] There's a high flying [D] bird [E] way [A] up in [Bm] the sky now
[E] [Bm] Yes and I wonder if she [F#] looks down [Bm] as she flies on by
[G] Will she glide on the air [A] so easy in the [F#] sky?
Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm [Bm] rooted like a tree
[E] I [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [G] cry, no [Bm] Lord I know that I do
[A] [E] [D] When [Bm] I used to love a [E] man, he [Bm] worked in a mine
[E] [F#] [Bm] He never saw [F#] the sun, but he never [Bm] stopped trying
[G] Well then one day [Em] my man, [A] he [F#] up and died
My [Am] man, [Bm]
[E] [Bm] my man, he up and died
Well he wanted [A] to fly [Bm] and the only way to fly was to die
[E] [Bm] There's a high flying [E] bird [Bm] way up in the sky [D] now
[E] Yes [Bm] and I wonder if [F#] she looks down as [Bm] she flies on by
Will [G] she glide on the air [A] so easy in [F#] the sky?
Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm [Bm] rooted like a tree
Hell yes [E] I am, [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [Em] cry
[Bm] [E]
[A] Yeah [B] I'm gonna die, [Bm]
[E] [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't cry
[G] Oh [F#] Lord I'm gonna die
[B] Yeah I'm gonna die, [E] [Bm] I'm gonna die
[N]
Key:
Bm
E
A
F#
G
Bm
E
A
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] There's a high flying [D] bird [E] _ way [A] up in [Bm] the sky now
[E] _ _ [Bm] Yes and I wonder if she [F#] looks down [Bm] as she flies on by
[G] Will she glide on the air [A] so easy in the [F#] sky? _
_ _ Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm _ [Bm] rooted like a tree _
[E] I [Bm] _ got no sit [A] down, can't [G] cry, no [Bm] Lord I know that I do _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [D] When [Bm] I used to love a [E] man, he [Bm] worked in a mine _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] [Bm] He never saw [F#] the sun, but he never [Bm] stopped trying _
_ _ _ [G] Well then one day [Em] my man, [A] he [F#] up and _ died
_ My [Am] man, [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] my man, he up and died _ _
Well _ he wanted [A] to fly [Bm] and the only way to fly was to die
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] There's a high flying [E] bird _ [Bm] way up in the sky [D] now
[E] _ Yes [Bm] and I wonder if [F#] she looks down as [Bm] she flies on by
Will [G] she glide on the air [A] so easy in [F#] the sky? _
_ _ Lord [Bm] look at me, _ [E] I'm _ [Bm] rooted like a tree
Hell yes [E] I am, _ [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [Em] cry
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Yeah [B] I'm gonna die, [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ got no sit [A] down, can't cry
[G] Oh [F#] Lord I'm gonna _ die
_ [B] _ Yeah I'm gonna die, [E] _ [Bm] I'm gonna die _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] There's a high flying [D] bird [E] _ way [A] up in [Bm] the sky now
[E] _ _ [Bm] Yes and I wonder if she [F#] looks down [Bm] as she flies on by
[G] Will she glide on the air [A] so easy in the [F#] sky? _
_ _ Lord [Bm] look at me, [E] I'm _ [Bm] rooted like a tree _
[E] I [Bm] _ got no sit [A] down, can't [G] cry, no [Bm] Lord I know that I do _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [D] When [Bm] I used to love a [E] man, he [Bm] worked in a mine _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] [Bm] He never saw [F#] the sun, but he never [Bm] stopped trying _
_ _ _ [G] Well then one day [Em] my man, [A] he [F#] up and _ died
_ My [Am] man, [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] my man, he up and died _ _
Well _ he wanted [A] to fly [Bm] and the only way to fly was to die
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] There's a high flying [E] bird _ [Bm] way up in the sky [D] now
[E] _ Yes [Bm] and I wonder if [F#] she looks down as [Bm] she flies on by
Will [G] she glide on the air [A] so easy in [F#] the sky? _
_ _ Lord [Bm] look at me, _ [E] I'm _ [Bm] rooted like a tree
Hell yes [E] I am, _ [Bm] got no sit [A] down, can't [Em] cry
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Yeah [B] I'm gonna die, [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ got no sit [A] down, can't cry
[G] Oh [F#] Lord I'm gonna _ die
_ [B] _ Yeah I'm gonna die, [E] _ [Bm] I'm gonna die _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _