...BIG BIRD... by Eddie Floyd
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*Released 1967*


Intro:

E  D  C, A (x2)

Interlude:

*(Riff):

    Em    G     A
e|--------------------3p0--|
B|-----------------2-------|
G|-----0-----0-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------0----------|
E|--0-----3----------------| (x2)

Verse 1:

(with *Riff):

Em    G      A   Em  G  A,
 Open up the sky,
         Em     G     A   Em  G  A,
'Cos I'm coming up to you.
   Em   G         A     Em  G  A,
So send down your wings.
            Em    G     A   Em  G  A,
And let 'em bring me to you.

Bridge 1:

             C                        G
You know I'm standing at the station, ready to go,
    C                      F#7          B
Oh, big 'ol aeroplane; I'm trusting you so.

Chorus 1:

       E                  D
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love,
       C                  A
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love.
       E                          D
Get on up Big Bird, 'cos I got to make it,
            C                 A
Just get on up, 'cos I got to make it.
      (Em)
Get on up...

Interlude:

    Em    G     A
e|--------------------3p0--|
B|-----------------2-------|
G|-----0-----0-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------0----------|
E|--0-----3----------------| (x2)

Verse 2:

(with *Riff):

     Em      G    A  Em  G  A,
With me down here,
    Em     G     A  Em  G  A,
And you up there.
    Em  G  A       Em  G  A,
Now all we know is,
   Em    G  A    Em  G  A,
It ain't no fair.

Bridge 2:

       C                               G
'Cos I got love, packed in my baggage, holdin' my claim check.
C                           F#7          B
 Gonna be with my baby, and never comin' back.

Chorus 2:

       E                  D
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love,
       C                  A
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love.
       E            D
Get on up Big Bird, up, (Big Bird),
C                            A
 Up, (Big Bird), just get on up...

Break:

E

Interlude:

    Em    G     A
e|--------------------3p0--|
B|-----------------2-------|
G|-----0-----0-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------0----------|
E|--0-----3----------------| (x2)

Verse 3:

(with *Riff):

Em    G      A   Em  G  A,
 Open up the sky,
         Em     G     A   Em  G  A,
'Cos I'm coming up to you.
   Em   G         A     Em  G  A,
So send down your wings.
            Em    G     A   Em  G  A,
And let 'em bring me to you.

Chorus 3:

       E                  D
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love,
       C                  A
Get on up Big Bird, to my baby's love.
       E                          D
Get on up Big Bird, 'cos I got to make it,
            C                 A
Just get on up, 'cos I got to make it.
       E          D
Get on up, get on up Big Bird,
       C                   A
Get on up Big Bird, get on up Big Bird.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   E       D       C       A       Em      G       F#7     B

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022100  xx0232  x32010  x02220  022000  320003  242322  x24442


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)