VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by RiffRadiance
To learn Alter Bridge - Blackbird chords with lyrics, your first step should be understanding these chords: A, C#m, A, C#m, F#m, C#, C#m, A, F#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 49 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 100 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A.
F#m _ _ _
D#m _
C# _ _ _ _ .
G# _
A _ _ _ _ _
C#m _ _ .
F#m _ _
C# _ _ _ _ _ _ .
C#m _
A _ _ _ _ _
C#m _
F#m.
The willow it
C# weeps today.
G# A
A breeze from the distance is calling your name.
F#m And throw your black wings
C# and wait.
_
C#m.
A Across the horizons, coming to
F#m sweep you away.
_
C# _ _
C#m It's _ .
_ _
A _ coming
C#m to
F#m sweep you _ _ _
C# away.
_
C#m _ _ .
Let
A _ _
C#m _ _
F# _ _ .
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F _ _
G# _
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E _ _
F# _ _ .
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A _
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E _
G# _ .
A _ _ _
E _ _ _
D _ _ .
_ _
C# _ _ go
E of all _
B _
D#m your ways.
D May you never _
C# be _ _
F# forgotten _ .
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C# _ _ _ _
E _
A _ .
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F# _
A _ _
G# _ _
F#m _ _ .
C# _ _ The _ _
E _
A _ .
_
F# _
A _ _
A# _ _
F#m fragile
G# F# cannot
C# endure.
_
E The
A wrecked and the
F# A jaded, a place so impure.
F#m The
C# static of this cruel world.
C#m Caught
A sunburns to
F# A fly.
Long
B before
F#m they've seen that day.
_
C# _ _ _
G# _
C#m _ .
_ _ _
A Long
C#m before they've
F#m seen that _ _ _
C# _ _
C#m day _ .
_ _ _
A _ _
C#m _
D Let go of _ _
C# _ _ _ _
E _ .
_ _ _
D#m all your ways.
D May you never _
C# be broken.
_
F# _ .
_
G# Find
A _ _
B _ _
D _ .
_ _ _
C# _ _ _ _
E _ .
_ _ _
D#m your way.
D May you never _ _
A be broken.
_
C# _ .
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D _ .
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C#m _
F#m _ .
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F# _ _ _ .
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F#m stand there, you find no
F# resistance.
D I know that you've made such a _ difference.
A And all you leave
Fm G# behind,
G#m left to
F#m be in.
The _
C#m _ _
F#m cycle of suffering goes on.
But
D the memories of you stay strong.
_
A Someday I too
Fm will
G# fly and
C# find you
F# _ .
again _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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G#m _
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