Chords for Jefferson Airplane - High Flyin' Bird

Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

E

A

F#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jefferson Airplane - High Flyin' Bird chords
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[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]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Jefferson Airplane - High Flying Bird chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, Bm, E, Bm, A and Bm in sequence. Set your pace at 59 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 118. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ [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] _

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This song was authored by Billy Edd Wheeler.

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