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Birdman by McDonald and Giles
Birdman
[Introduction]
Vocal chords:
-2--2--4--3--3-----------6--4--2--2--2--5--4--|
-5--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--2--4--5--5--|
-4--4--4--4--4-----5--4--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
----------------2-----------------2--2--2-----|
-0--------------------------2--2--------------|
----4--0--3--0-----------0-----------------0--|
Improv on E
["The Inventor''s Dream (O.U.A.T)"]
A E A E A E A E
A E A E A E F# B E A
Long ago in Warnerstone, a man he dreamed a singular scheme,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Had no wish to join the fish, but inside I''d love to fly.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Sat in bed and scratched his head, so absurd to fly like a bird,
A E A E A E A C Fmaj7
Time flew past until at last, late one night he saw the light.
A E A E A E F# B E A
Careful hands threw up the plans, shapes and things like cu-ri-ous wings,
A E A E A E F# B E A
Hieroglyphics most prolifics, numbered chalks with all of the pops,
F# B E A
Now the work starts ...
["The Workshop"]
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Toiled through days on stretched and strained, umpteen screws and nails too
A G A G A G A G (2x)
A G A G A G A G
Harness leathers and rainbow feathers, hinges and joints that led him up far
A G A G A G A G (2x)
sax solo: | A7 | A7 | A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | D7 | A7 | E7 |
(add elec guitar 2nd time, add sawing wood 3rd time, bass riff changes
4th time)
| A | A | A | A | D | D | G | G | Bb | F | D | D |
["Wishbone Ascension"]
G Bb F D
With the golden throne beside, he saw that all the work was done,
G Bb F D
His face aglow, ran up the road, to wish that it would hold him still.
G Bb F Dsus4 D
Cast his eyes on distant skies, and slowly moved his arms,
A7 F D
Slowly up, then slowly down,
A7 F D Dsus4
Faster up, then faster down,
A7
Faster up, then faster down,
F D Dsus4 D5 Ddim Bm
--1-------2-----------3--------4---------5----6------7--------8-------|
--1-------3-----------3--------3---------3----7------7--------7-------|
--2-------2-----------2--------2---------2----7------7--------7-------|
--3-------0-----------0--------0---------0----0------0--------0-------|
--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Till at last with a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground;
Dm B7 C7 C#7 D7 G
---------9--------10--------11---12-----13---14--3--------|
---------7--------10--------10---11-----12---13--0--------|
---------7--------11--------11---12-----13---14--0--------|
---------0--------0---------0----0------0----0---0--------|
-------------------------------------------------2--------|
-------------------------------------------------3--------|
With a swishing sound, he very gently left the ground.
[Instrumental: "Birdman Flies!"]
Do the whole thing 8x in 3/4:
Gm (4x) Bb (4x) F (4x)
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||---------3---||------3------||---------1---||
||*-----3-----*||*--3--------*||*-----2-----*||
||*--5--------*||*--------3--*||*--3--------*||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
||-------------||-------------||-------------||
Then (in 4/4):
(4x) Bm/G# (= G#dim7)
||----------------||
||----------------||
||*--------------*||
||*--------3--5--*||
||---1--3---------||
||----------------||
["Wings in the Sunset"]
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
Weary from his journey, Birdman set for homeward,
C Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab6/3 Ddim (Bm/D #6)
Gliding through the sunset, he very gently floated down,
G G/F G/D
Down to the ground.
["Birdman - The Reflection"]
Repeat 8x:
| C | Fmaj7 | C | Fmaj7 | C | Ab | Ddim | G | G |
["Birdman - Coda"]
||: C | F :||(repeated lots of times), C ||
Long ago in Walthamstow
A man he dreamed a singular scheme
Had no wish to join the fish
But he''d sigh "I''d love to fly"
Sat in bed and scratched his head
So absurd to fly like a bird
Time blew past until at last
Late one night he saw the light
Careful hands drew up the plans
Shapes and things like curious wings
Hieroglyphics most prolific
Numbered charts with all of the parts
Now the work starts
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