Manhattan Transfer Birdland Chords

Tempo:
81.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Bm

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manhattan Transfer Birdland chords
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[B] [C] [D]
[G] [B] [D] [B]
[C] [G] [B] [C] [D] [B]
[G] [B] [D] [G] I'm still feeling the [B] spirit.
[C] Five thousand [D] light years from Berlin, and [B] I'm [G] still teaching the rhythm.
[B] I'm [C] still [D] [Bm] [G] feeling the spirit.
[Bm] Five thousand [C] light years [D] from Berlin, [G] [Bm] and I know [Gm] people can hear it.
Berlin [Bb] is Berlin [Dm] is Berlin [C]
[Cm] is Berlin is [G] Berlin [Eb] is Berlin.
[Bb] [C]
[F] [G] Down in Stens, [Em] Luzern, [Bm] Kents, where?
[E] [Am] Down [G] in Brunnen, [Em] Rostock, [C] [G] Hamburg, Street, where?
[Em] Down [G] in Brunnen, [D] Schöneberg, [E] where?
[C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Kors, [C] Kiel, [G] Leningrad, where?
[C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Breis, Lübeck, Leningrad, [D] where?
[F] [C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Breis, Lübeck, [Bm] Leningrad, where?
[F] [Am]
[F] Brunnen, [G] [Em] where?
[G] [E]
[G] In the middle of the night, I remember one jazz club,
where we went to have a feast, that all 50 said was true.
Everybody heard that word, and they did [B] not care.
But it [Em] really was [C] sweet, that sweet jazz club.
[D] [Dm] I got a [Am] big [C] guitar, put me on a [G] platter, Berlin, [Em] I'm [G] singing [Dm] Berlin.
[G]
Berlin, I'm swinging Berlin.
[F] They turned [Em] it on.
You [B] heard?
[D] I did.
[G]
Down in Stens, [Bm] Luzern, where?
[E] [C] Down in [G] Brunnen, [Em] [C] Rostock, Hamburg, [G] Street, where?
Down in Brunnen, Lübeck, [Db] Leningrad, [Bm] where?
[E] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [G]
Breis, [C] Lübeck, [G] Leningrad, where?
Breis, [Bm] [B] Lübeck, [C] [G] Leningrad, [Bm] where?
[E] [G] You blew [Bm] your pairs, and [E] the [Am] doors were set [G] in place,
for a happy lad, [Bm] it's a game.
[E] [F] [G] There are no big or little things that we match.
[Bm] [E] [Am] Now [G] she's a woman, young and soon,
there you do it, what [Bm] can you do?
It's [Em] just your moves.
The moon's up above, swinging one and all,
and [Bm] what a ball.
[E] [Am] [G] Music is good, music is better like wood, pretty good, pretty nice, [Am] pretty good.
[G] She's got a sugar, she's good, pretty good, [Bm] pretty good.
[E] I've got friends that I'm gonna [Am] miss too,
[G] I'm gonna give them [Em] a coffee or a kiss,
I don't know, I [Bm] don't hear them,
but [E] I'm gonna [Dm] [G] miss them, I'm gonna say it to me,
I'm [Bm] gonna say it to you soon,
[E] let [C] me clean, I'm gonna [G] get a lot of sound, a lot of sound.
[Em] I'm swinging [G] Berlin.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
E
2311
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To learn The Manhattan Transfer - Birdland chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, Bm, E, C, G, Em, E and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 40 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 82 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [B] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [B] _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [G] I'm still feeling the [B] spirit.
[C] Five thousand [D] light years from Berlin, and [B] I'm [G] still teaching the rhythm.
[B] I'm [C] still [D] _ _ [Bm] [G] feeling the spirit.
[Bm] Five thousand [C] light years [D] from Berlin, [G] [Bm] and I know [Gm] people can hear it.
Berlin [Bb] is Berlin [Dm] is Berlin [C] _
[Cm] is Berlin is [G] Berlin [Eb] is Berlin.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] _ [G] _ Down _ _ _ _ _ in Stens, [Em] Luzern, [Bm] Kents, where?
[E] [Am] Down [G] in Brunnen, [Em] Rostock, [C] [G] Hamburg, Street, where?
[Em] Down [G] in Brunnen, _ _ [D] Schöneberg, [E] where?
[C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Kors, [C] Kiel, [G] Leningrad, where?
[C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Breis, Lübeck, Leningrad, [D] where?
[F] [C] Down [G] in Brunnen, Breis, Lübeck, [Bm] Leningrad, where?
[F] _ [Am]
[F] Brunnen, [G] [Em] where?
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _
[G] _ In the middle of the night, I remember one jazz club,
where we went to have a feast, that all 50 said was true.
Everybody heard that word, and they did [B] not care.
But it [Em] really was [C] sweet, that sweet jazz club.
[D] _ [Dm] I got a [Am] big [C] guitar, put me on a [G] platter, Berlin, [Em] I'm [G] singing [Dm] Berlin.
[G] _ _ _
Berlin, I'm swinging Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] They turned [Em] it on.
You [B] heard?
[D] I did.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in Stens, [Bm] Luzern, where?
[E] [C] Down in [G] Brunnen, [Em] [C] Rostock, Hamburg, [G] Street, where?
Down in Brunnen, Lübeck, [Db] Leningrad, [Bm] where?
[E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [C] _ [G]
Breis, [C] Lübeck, [G] Leningrad, where?
Breis, [Bm] [B] Lübeck, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ Leningrad, [Bm] where?
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ You blew [Bm] your pairs, and [E] the [Am] doors were set [G] in place,
for a happy lad, [Bm] it's a game.
[E] _ [F] [G] There are no big or little things that we match.
[Bm] _ _ [E] [Am] Now [G] she's a woman, young and soon,
there you do it, what [Bm] can you do?
It's [Em] just your moves.
The moon's up above, swinging one and all,
and [Bm] what a ball.
_ [E] _ [Am] [G] Music is good, music is better like wood, pretty good, pretty nice, [Am] pretty good.
[G] She's got a sugar, she's good, pretty good, [Bm] pretty good.
[E] I've got friends that I'm gonna [Am] miss too,
[G] I'm gonna give them [Em] a coffee or a kiss,
I don't know, I [Bm] don't hear them,
but [E] I'm gonna [Dm] _ [G] miss them, I'm gonna say it to me,
I'm [Bm] gonna say it to you soon,
[E] let [C] me clean, I'm gonna [G] get a lot of sound, a lot of sound.
[Em] I'm swinging [G] Berlin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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