Chords for Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor

Tempo:
118.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

C

F

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor chords
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[Bb]
Mockingbird, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mockingbird, [Eb] now everybody has heard
He's [Bb] gonna buy me a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing
He's [Eb] gonna buy the fling
And [Ab] if that old child
He's gonna [Eb] surely break his heart of mine
[Gm] And so why [Bb] ask me
[Ab] Telling everybody's [Bb] name
[E] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Ebm] whoa, whoa, whoa
And [Eb] I understand
He's gonna [Bb] find some peace of mind
And if that peace of mind won't stay
I'm gonna [Eb] find myself a better way
And if [Ab] that peace [Dbm] of mind [D] [Eb] Won't stay
And [Bb] that's why I'm
[Ab] telling everybody's [Bb] name
Whoa, whoa, [Gb] whoa, [Ab] [Eb] whoa, whoa,
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] whoa
[G]
[Cm] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
And everybody's [Fm] heard
[D] [C] That mockingbird won't sing
He's [F] gonna buy me a [Fm] mockingbird
[C] [Bb] And if that peace [Eb] of mind won't stay
[E] [F] He's gonna [Fm] break his heart of mine
And [C] so why ask me
[Bb] Telling [G] everybody's name
[C] Whoa, [Gm] whoa, whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa
[Fm] And [Eb] I [Cm]
understand
[F] He's gonna [C] find some peace of mind
And if that peace of mind won't stay
I'm gonna [F] find myself a better way
[Ab] And I'll rise [Bb] above
I'mma go above
[Em] [F]
I'm gonna ride that roaring dumbo
[C] And that's the reason why
[Gm] Keep on shouting in your [B] ears, [C] yo
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh [F]-huh
[Eb] [F] Mockingbird Yeah
Go, [C] go, go
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
Big Taylor
I'm sorry, but I
[C]
[Bb] [G] [C]
[F]
[B]
[N] I think I'll just watch
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Carly Simon - (With James Taylor, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1979) Madison Square Garden, New York chords, practice the chord sequence Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, G and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 59 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 119. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mockingbird, _ yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah, yeah
Mockingbird, [Eb] now everybody has heard
He's [Bb] gonna buy me a _ _ mockingbird
And if that _ mockingbird won't sing
He's [Eb] gonna buy _ _ the fling
And [Ab] if that _ old _ child
He's gonna [Eb] surely break his heart of mine
[Gm] And so why [Bb] ask me
_ [Ab] Telling everybody's [Bb] name _
[E] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Ebm] whoa, whoa, whoa
And [Eb] I understand
_ _ He's gonna [Bb] find some peace _ of mind
And if that peace of mind won't stay
_ I'm gonna [Eb] find myself a better _ way
And if [Ab] that _ peace _ [Dbm] of mind [D] [Eb] Won't _ _ _ _ stay
And [Bb] that's why I'm _
[Ab] telling _ everybody's [Bb] name
Whoa, whoa, [Gb] whoa, [Ab] _ [Eb] whoa, whoa, _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] whoa
[G] _
[Cm] Whoa, _ _ whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
And _ everybody's [Fm] _ heard
[D] [C] That _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mockingbird _ won't sing
He's [F] gonna buy me a [Fm] mockingbird
_ [C] _ [Bb] And if _ _ that peace [Eb] of mind won't stay
[E] _ [F] He's gonna [Fm] break his heart of mine
And [C] so why ask me
[Bb] Telling [G] everybody's name
[C] Whoa, [Gm] whoa, whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa
[Fm] _ And [Eb] I [Cm]
understand
_ [F] _ He's gonna [C] find some peace of mind
_ And if that peace of mind _ won't stay
I'm gonna [F] find myself a better way
[Ab] And I'll rise _ [Bb] _ above
I'mma go above
[Em] _ [F] _ _
I'm gonna ride that roaring dumbo
[C] And that's the reason why
[Gm] Keep on shouting in your [B] ears, [C] yo
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh [F]-huh
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ Mockingbird Yeah
_ _ Go, [C] go, go _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Big Taylor
I'm sorry, but I
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] I think I'll just watch _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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