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Grateful Dead - Bird Song Tabs

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Bird Song Tabs

(ver. 1)
Grateful Dead
Intro] Main Riff

E7 E7sus2 D E7
1st half                             2nd half (theme)
e|---------------------------|-----| |-E7-------------D---------E7-|
B|---------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------|
G|----9-7-9p7----9-9-7-9p7---|---%-| |--------------------------9\-| Jerry
D|----9-7-9p7-9--9-9-7-9p9-9-|-----| |--------------------7---7-9\-|
A|-/7------------------------|-7---| |-------7-9---7----9---9---7\-|
E|---------------------------|-----| |-/7-10---------10------------|
|                                 | |                             |
e|---------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------|
B|----9-7-9p7---10-9-7h9-----|---%-| |-----------------------------| Bob
G|--9-9-7-9p7----9-9-7h9-----|-9---| |---------7---6----7-9-7-6----|
D|---------------------------|-----| |-/6--7-9--------9---------9--|
A|---------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------|
________________________________________________________________________

e|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------2-------| |----------------|-----------------|
D|-------4-2---4---4---2-| |----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-4-5-----5-------5---| |-----5----5-4---|-----5----5-4--7-| 
E|-----------------------| |-6/7---0------7-|-6/7---0---------|
'Garcia' version
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e|-------10------------|
B|-10b12----12r10-10-9-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


          E7
V1. All I know is something like a bird within her sang, (Theme)

All I know she sang and a little while and then   e|-12--14--16--------|--12--14--12--10-|
flew off. (Theme)                                 B|-------------14/15-|-----------------|
                                                  G|--9--11--13--------|---9--11---9---7-|
                                                  D|-------------11/12-|-----------------|
                                                  A|-------------------|-----------------|
                                                  E|-------------------|-----------------|

C    G      D              D    A         e|-------| know      e|-rain--|
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you  B|-12/14-|           B|-------|
         E                                G|-------|           G|-------|
snow and rain.                            D|-12/14-|           D|-------|
                                          A|-------|           A|-5/7---|
Intro 1st Half x2                         E|-------|           E|---E---| 

    E7
V2. When you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why? (Theme)
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by, (Theme)

C     G      D               D   A                e|-night-|
Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark,     B|-------|
                E                                 G|-------|
fly through the night.                            D|-------|
                                                  A|-5/7---|
Intro 1st Half                                    E|-------| 


[Chorus]

C#m B
Don't cry now,
A     E   B     A    E   B        A              E
Don't you cry, don't you cry anymore, la da da da

e|-------| C#m           B     e|----------------------|
B|-------| Sleep in the stars, B|----------------------|
G|-------|                     G|----------------------|
D|-------|                     D|-4/6-4----------------|
A|-2-3-4-|                     A|-------6\4-2-4-2------|
E|-------|                     E|-----------------4p2--|

A     E   B    A    E    B           A
Don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind,
E E7 or G#m7
la da da da
            
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