Chords for The Manhattan Transfer - Birdland

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[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [B] I'm still [G] preaching the rhythm.
I'm [B] going up [G] to give to Birdland.
[B] And I'm [G] still teaching it rhythm.
_ [Bm] Give [C] from the land [G] of the bird.
[Bm] I'm [C] still feeling [G] the rhythm.
_ _ [Bm] I've [C] got nothing like [G] this from Birdland.
But [B] I [C] know [Gm] people can hear it.
_ _ [A] Birdman is, [A#] _
Birdman [D] is, _ Birdman [C] is, Birdman is,
[B] [G] I'm still _ _ [D#] _
_ [G] Birdland.
And up I'm [B] down [C] in _ [G] Birdland. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ In the middle of the night, I remember what life was.
And when you fall _ asleep, while I'm dreaming, it's such a sweet dream.
Everybody _ heard that word, that they made it [B] like a curse.
But the _
[C] rhythm's sweet as sugar, just harder [D] of [Dm] the drug.
And the cats, they're [F#] gif and [C] frown, when they all go [G] down.
_ _ [Em] Birdland, I'm singing [G] _ _ Birdland. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Birdland, I'm singing _ _ Birdland. _ _ _
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[G] Hey, it's an anthem.
_ You turned it.
Oh, wow! _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] Down in [G] Birdland, totally [C] sweet, I [D] was [C] King.
_ _ [G] Down in Birdland, _ [Em] birdie, [Bm] roo, roo, [C#] roo, x, roo, [Bm] roo,
way, _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Birdland, I [Em] was [C] King. _ _
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_ you may never be the losers that _ I go _ _ I go down in Birdland that's what it was that _ I
know _ believe me I know that you can't freeze poppies right in time watch out for coolers
they're coming and [D] they say [Em] goodbye _ [F] _ [D#] I love [G] those cats remember their [F] birthright
and dear [C#] to playing [Gm] Birdland is an [F] honor we [D#] still need
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[C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ yes _ _
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[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [B] indeed
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_ _ [Bm] yes [C] indeed
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_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
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[C] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] yes _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
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[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
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[C] indeed
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down in [G] Birdland [Bm] never fall way back for me
_ down in [G] Birdland _ [Em] cats is [C] cruising through the [Bm] gates
[Em] down _ _ in [D] Birdland [Bm] coots _ are always being there
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down in [E] Birdland the birds and the wolves [C] catch me
[Bm] down [E] _ _ [C] _
in [G] Birdland it's [B] a great day and beautiful and can you [Bm] believe
[E] just a [C] bird can you [G] catch the day she can fly
and beautiful [Bm] _ _ [Em] yes
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down in [G] Birdland it's a [B] good day _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] down in [D] Birdland cats is shooing everybody _
[C] down in Birdland [Bm] cats _ [E] is [Am] _
coming for [G] the day
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[C] _ _ [Bm] yeah
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ i'll see you _ _ _ _ _ _
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