Chords for Crosby, Stills & Nash Marrakesh Express & Blackbird Woodstock 1969
Tempo:
116.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G]
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
[A] Travelling the changing [G] camera of the [Em] sky
Stuffs and pics and chicken [A] songs
Animal carpet, wall to [C] wall
American ladies, 5 [G] foot tall and rude
Sweeping cobwebs [Dm] from the edges [G] of my mind
Had to get [Dm] away to seek what we could [Em] find
Hope the days that lie ahead
[A] Bring us back to where they've led
[C] Listen up to what they [D] said to [G] you
You know we're acting [C] on the [G] Marrakech Express
[C]
You know [G] we're acting [Eb] on [Em] the Marrakech [A] Express
[Em] They're taking [Dm] me to [G] Marrakech
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
I've been saving all my money
Just to take you [E] there
I smell the garden [C] in your hair
[G] Take the train from Casa [Dm] Blanca
[G] Blowing smokers [Dm] from the corners of my mind
[A] The [Em] maracola coffees hang in the air
[A] Charming cobwebs in the square
[C] Straight from the bus we can wear [D] that home
[G] [C]
[G] You know we're acting [Em] on the Marrakech Express
You know we're acting on the Marrakech [A] Express
They're [Am] taking me to [G] Marrakech
My [C]
[G] way, [Am] oh my [G] way
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb]
[G] [Am]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F] Blackbirds [G] singing in the dead of night
[C] [Db] Take [G] these broken [Eb] wings and [C] learn to fly
[Eb] [Bm] All [C] your life
[Cm] [G] You were only [A] waiting [G] for this moment to [Cm] arise
[Bm] [A] [F]
[Em] Blackbirds singing in the [G] dead of night
[C] Take these [D] sunken [B] eyes and [Em] learn to see
[Eb] [G] All [C] your [G] life
You were [A] only waiting [G] for this moment to be [F] free
[C] Blackbirds [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
singing in the [G] dead [Am] of night
[G]
[Am] [G] Blackbirds singing in the dead of night
Blackbirds [D] Black
[E]
[Eb] [D] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Cm] Blackbirds [Bb] [A]
[F] [G] [Am] [G]
singing in the dead of night
[F] Take [C] these broken [Ab] wings and [Em] learn to fly
[Eb] [Gbm] All [C] your life
[B] You were [A] only waiting for [D] this moment [G] to arise
[C]
[Em] You were [A] only [D] waiting for this moment to [G] arise
[F] [B] You were only [Gbm] waiting [F] for this moment [G] to arise
[N]
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
[A] Travelling the changing [G] camera of the [Em] sky
Stuffs and pics and chicken [A] songs
Animal carpet, wall to [C] wall
American ladies, 5 [G] foot tall and rude
Sweeping cobwebs [Dm] from the edges [G] of my mind
Had to get [Dm] away to seek what we could [Em] find
Hope the days that lie ahead
[A] Bring us back to where they've led
[C] Listen up to what they [D] said to [G] you
You know we're acting [C] on the [G] Marrakech Express
[C]
You know [G] we're acting [Eb] on [Em] the Marrakech [A] Express
[Em] They're taking [Dm] me to [G] Marrakech
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
I've been saving all my money
Just to take you [E] there
I smell the garden [C] in your hair
[G] Take the train from Casa [Dm] Blanca
[G] Blowing smokers [Dm] from the corners of my mind
[A] The [Em] maracola coffees hang in the air
[A] Charming cobwebs in the square
[C] Straight from the bus we can wear [D] that home
[G] [C]
[G] You know we're acting [Em] on the Marrakech Express
You know we're acting on the Marrakech [A] Express
They're [Am] taking me to [G] Marrakech
My [C]
[G] way, [Am] oh my [G] way
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb]
[G] [Am]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[F] Blackbirds [G] singing in the dead of night
[C] [Db] Take [G] these broken [Eb] wings and [C] learn to fly
[Eb] [Bm] All [C] your life
[Cm] [G] You were only [A] waiting [G] for this moment to [Cm] arise
[Bm] [A] [F]
[Em] Blackbirds singing in the [G] dead of night
[C] Take these [D] sunken [B] eyes and [Em] learn to see
[Eb] [G] All [C] your [G] life
You were [A] only waiting [G] for this moment to be [F] free
[C] Blackbirds [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
singing in the [G] dead [Am] of night
[G]
[Am] [G] Blackbirds singing in the dead of night
Blackbirds [D] Black
[E]
[Eb] [D] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Cm] Blackbirds [Bb] [A]
[F] [G] [Am] [G]
singing in the dead of night
[F] Take [C] these broken [Ab] wings and [Em] learn to fly
[Eb] [Gbm] All [C] your life
[B] You were [A] only waiting for [D] this moment [G] to arise
[C]
[Em] You were [A] only [D] waiting for this moment to [G] arise
[F] [B] You were only [Gbm] waiting [F] for this moment [G] to arise
[N]
Key:
G
C
A
Em
F
G
C
A
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes _ _
[A] Travelling the changing [G] camera of the [Em] sky
Stuffs and pics and chicken [A] songs
Animal carpet, wall to [C] wall
American ladies, 5 [G] foot tall and rude _
_ _ Sweeping cobwebs [Dm] from the edges [G] of my mind
_ Had to get [Dm] away to seek what we could [Em] find
Hope the days that lie ahead
[A] Bring us back to where they've led
[C] Listen up to what they [D] said to [G] you
_ You _ know we're acting [C] on the [G] Marrakech Express
[C]
You know [G] we're acting [Eb] on [Em] the Marrakech [A] Express
[Em] They're taking [Dm] me to [G] Marrakech
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ I've been saving all my money
Just to take you [E] there
I smell the garden [C] in your _ hair _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Take the train from Casa [Dm] Blanca _
_ _ [G] Blowing _ smokers [Dm] from the corners of my mind
[A] The [Em] maracola coffees hang in the air
[A] Charming cobwebs in the square
[C] Straight from the bus we can wear [D] that home
_ [G] _ [C] _
[G] You know we're acting [Em] on the Marrakech Express _
You know we're acting on the Marrakech [A] Express
They're [Am] taking me to [G] Marrakech
My _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ way, [Am] oh my _ [G] _ _ _ _ way
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Blackbirds [G] singing in the dead of night
_ _ [C] [Db] Take [G] these broken [Eb] wings and [C] learn to fly
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bm] All [C] your life
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] You were only [A] waiting [G] for this moment to [Cm] arise
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ Blackbirds singing in the [G] dead of night _
_ _ [C] Take these [D] sunken [B] eyes and [Em] learn to see
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] All [C] your _ _ _ _ [G] life
You were [A] only waiting [G] for this moment to be [F] free
_ _ [C] Blackbirds _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
singing in the [G] dead [Am] of night
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] [G] Blackbirds singing in the dead of night
_ Blackbirds _ [D] Black
[E] _
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] [Cm] Blackbirds _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
singing in the dead of night _ _
[F] Take [C] these broken [Ab] wings and [Em] learn to fly
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gbm] All [C] your life
_ _ _ _ [B] You were [A] only waiting for [D] this moment [G] to arise
[C]
[Em] You were [A] only [D] waiting for this moment to [G] arise
[F] _ [B] You were only [Gbm] waiting [F] for this moment [G] to arise _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes _ _
[A] Travelling the changing [G] camera of the [Em] sky
Stuffs and pics and chicken [A] songs
Animal carpet, wall to [C] wall
American ladies, 5 [G] foot tall and rude _
_ _ Sweeping cobwebs [Dm] from the edges [G] of my mind
_ Had to get [Dm] away to seek what we could [Em] find
Hope the days that lie ahead
[A] Bring us back to where they've led
[C] Listen up to what they [D] said to [G] you
_ You _ know we're acting [C] on the [G] Marrakech Express
[C]
You know [G] we're acting [Eb] on [Em] the Marrakech [A] Express
[Em] They're taking [Dm] me to [G] Marrakech
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ I've been saving all my money
Just to take you [E] there
I smell the garden [C] in your _ hair _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Take the train from Casa [Dm] Blanca _
_ _ [G] Blowing _ smokers [Dm] from the corners of my mind
[A] The [Em] maracola coffees hang in the air
[A] Charming cobwebs in the square
[C] Straight from the bus we can wear [D] that home
_ [G] _ [C] _
[G] You know we're acting [Em] on the Marrakech Express _
You know we're acting on the Marrakech [A] Express
They're [Am] taking me to [G] Marrakech
My _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ way, [Am] oh my _ [G] _ _ _ _ way
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Blackbirds [G] singing in the dead of night
_ _ [C] [Db] Take [G] these broken [Eb] wings and [C] learn to fly
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bm] All [C] your life
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] You were only [A] waiting [G] for this moment to [Cm] arise
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ Blackbirds singing in the [G] dead of night _
_ _ [C] Take these [D] sunken [B] eyes and [Em] learn to see
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] All [C] your _ _ _ _ [G] life
You were [A] only waiting [G] for this moment to be [F] free
_ _ [C] Blackbirds _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
singing in the [G] dead [Am] of night
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] [G] Blackbirds singing in the dead of night
_ Blackbirds _ [D] Black
[E] _
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] [Cm] Blackbirds _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
singing in the dead of night _ _
[F] Take [C] these broken [Ab] wings and [Em] learn to fly
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gbm] All [C] your life
_ _ _ _ [B] You were [A] only waiting for [D] this moment [G] to arise
[C]
[Em] You were [A] only [D] waiting for this moment to [G] arise
[F] _ [B] You were only [Gbm] waiting [F] for this moment [G] to arise _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _