Nightbird Chords by Eva Cassidy
Tempo:
69.025 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bm
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [Em] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] Some old [G] hotel room in Memphis I [Bm] [A] see the city [G] through the rain
[Bm] [A] I'm [G] just chasing [D] me my [Em] time And remembering [A] some pain
[Bm] You [A] see there once [G] was a boy [Bm] [A] And on the [G] street he'd surely die
[Bm]
[A] So the night [G] bird [D] took [Em] him in And she taught him how to [A] fly
See the [G] night birds softly fly Why does she [D] fly alone?
Is the [E] moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[A]
[Bm] [D] Two bit [G] bars and honky tonks
[A] [Bm] A [A] pleasure [G] can be found
[Bm] You [D] can get [G] just [D] what you [Em] want If you lay [A] your money down
[Bm] And [A] lonely [G] sailors do their drinking [D] [Bm] My, [D] how the [G] brave men do die
[Bm] And [D] the night [G] bird
[D] sells [G] her pleasures Bringing [A] tears to my eyes
See the night [G] bird softly fly Why [D] does she fly alone?
Is the [E]
moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her [D] memory now she's gone
[C#] [Bm] [D] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[E]
[C] [G] [D]
[C#m] [Bm] [D] So I guess [G] I'll go out walking [Bm] Lord, [B] let [G] the rain keep falling
[Bm] I guess [G] I'll go [Bm] and chase some [Em] memories On the dark [A]
side of town
See [F] [A] the night [G] birds softly fly Why [D]
is [E] the moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[C] [G] [D] [C] [E] [G]
[E] [D]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [Em] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] Some old [G] hotel room in Memphis I [Bm] [A] see the city [G] through the rain
[Bm] [A] I'm [G] just chasing [D] me my [Em] time And remembering [A] some pain
[Bm] You [A] see there once [G] was a boy [Bm] [A] And on the [G] street he'd surely die
[Bm]
[A] So the night [G] bird [D] took [Em] him in And she taught him how to [A] fly
See the [G] night birds softly fly Why does she [D] fly alone?
Is the [E] moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[A]
[Bm] [D] Two bit [G] bars and honky tonks
[A] [Bm] A [A] pleasure [G] can be found
[Bm] You [D] can get [G] just [D] what you [Em] want If you lay [A] your money down
[Bm] And [A] lonely [G] sailors do their drinking [D] [Bm] My, [D] how the [G] brave men do die
[Bm] And [D] the night [G] bird
[D] sells [G] her pleasures Bringing [A] tears to my eyes
See the night [G] bird softly fly Why [D] does she fly alone?
Is the [E]
moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her [D] memory now she's gone
[C#] [Bm] [D] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[E]
[C] [G] [D]
[C#m] [Bm] [D] So I guess [G] I'll go out walking [Bm] Lord, [B] let [G] the rain keep falling
[Bm] I guess [G] I'll go [Bm] and chase some [Em] memories On the dark [A]
side of town
See [F] [A] the night [G] birds softly fly Why [D]
is [E] the moonlight just a flame?
[C] [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[C] [G] [D] [C] [E] [G]
[E] [D]
Key:
G
D
Bm
A
Em
G
D
Bm
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] Some old [G] hotel room in Memphis I [Bm] _ _ [A] see the city [G] through the rain
_ [Bm] _ [A] I'm [G] just chasing [D] me my [Em] time And remembering [A] some pain
_ _ [Bm] You [A] see there once [G] was a boy _ [Bm] _ [A] And on the [G] street he'd surely die
_ [Bm] _
[A] So the night [G] bird _ [D] took [Em] him in And she taught him how to [A] fly _ _ _ _
See the [G] night birds softly fly Why does she [D] fly alone? _
_ Is the [E] moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[A] _
[Bm] _ [D] Two bit [G] bars and honky tonks _ _
[A] _ [Bm] A [A] pleasure [G] can be found
[Bm] You [D] can get [G] just [D] what you [Em] want _ If you lay [A] your money down
_ [Bm] And [A] lonely [G] sailors do their drinking [D] [Bm] My, _ [D] how the [G] brave men do die
[Bm] And [D] the night [G] bird _
[D] sells [G] her pleasures Bringing [A] tears to my eyes
_ See the night [G] bird softly fly Why [D] does she fly alone?
_ Is the [E] _
moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her [D] memory now she's gone
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [D] So I guess [G] I'll go out walking _ [Bm] Lord, [B] let [G] the rain keep falling
[Bm] I guess _ _ [G] I'll go [Bm] and chase some [Em] memories On the dark [A]
side of town
See [F] [A] the night [G] birds _ softly fly Why [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ is [E] the moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] Some old [G] hotel room in Memphis I [Bm] _ _ [A] see the city [G] through the rain
_ [Bm] _ [A] I'm [G] just chasing [D] me my [Em] time And remembering [A] some pain
_ _ [Bm] You [A] see there once [G] was a boy _ [Bm] _ [A] And on the [G] street he'd surely die
_ [Bm] _
[A] So the night [G] bird _ [D] took [Em] him in And she taught him how to [A] fly _ _ _ _
See the [G] night birds softly fly Why does she [D] fly alone? _
_ Is the [E] moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
[A] _
[Bm] _ [D] Two bit [G] bars and honky tonks _ _
[A] _ [Bm] A [A] pleasure [G] can be found
[Bm] You [D] can get [G] just [D] what you [Em] want _ If you lay [A] your money down
_ [Bm] And [A] lonely [G] sailors do their drinking [D] [Bm] My, _ [D] how the [G] brave men do die
[Bm] And [D] the night [G] bird _
[D] sells [G] her pleasures Bringing [A] tears to my eyes
_ See the night [G] bird softly fly Why [D] does she fly alone?
_ Is the [E] _
moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her [D] memory now she's gone
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [D] So I guess [G] I'll go out walking _ [Bm] Lord, [B] let [G] the rain keep falling
[Bm] I guess _ _ [G] I'll go [Bm] and chase some [Em] memories On the dark [A]
side of town
See [F] [A] the night [G] birds _ softly fly Why [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ is [E] the moonlight just a flame?
[C] _ [G] For her memory [D] now she's gone
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _