Beautiful South - Blackbird on the Wire Standard Tuning - Capo 3 Chords (capo as 0, actual chords in brackets) Am =x02210 (Cm) Dm/A=x00231 (Fm/C) g5 =3x0033 (Bb) em =022000 (Gm) B =x24442 (D) intro: Am Verse: AmEyes (x02210@1)to take you dancing, Dm/A Mouth to leave your wife, g5 em Legs to run away with, and you wonder why Am (x02210@1) Dm/A Heart that makes you bypass every other girl g5 em Smile that keeps you grinning at the madness of this world Chorus: Am (x02210@1) em And like the blackbird on the wire Am (x02210@1) em I will not take prey on you, em AmYou (x02210@1)wouldn't want me to B (x2444x@1) em For I'm too soft for such a thing Am (x02210@1) em And like the blackbird on the wire Am (x02210@1) em I just watch you by em AmThe (x02210@1)tears I knew I'd cry B (x2444x@1) em Fall unnoticed down below. (as verse) And with a tongue built from quick silver And a character of steel They actually come and ask me how I feel interlude: verse chords once then chorus chords once (as chorus) And like the blackbird on the wire I will not take prey on you, You wouldn't want me to For I'm too soft for such a thing And like the blackbird on the wire I just watch you by The tears I knew I'd cry Fall unnoticed down below, Amdown (x02210@1)below, down below, down below. (to Fade)