Birds Flying Away by Mason Jennings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds Flying Away - Mason Jennings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Juanito416 Email:marciafuq@aol.com Tuning:D#,A,D,G,A#,D# just a halfstep down for the last two strings on the first string. There are only two chords played in this song: G#M D#M play chords like this. Do this 4 times D#|--x-----x---|------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--x-----x---|------------------------------------------------------------| G|--4-----0---|------4---------0-------------------------------------------| D|--6-----1---|------6---------1-------------------------------------------| A|--6-----1---|----6---6-4---1---4-6---------------------------------------| D#|--5-----0---|--5---------0-----------------------------------------------| G#M D#M I left my country when i was nineteen G#M D#M 1925 G#M D#M And drifted to a town on the Cuban coast G#M D#M Met a woman who became my life G#M D#M And oh when i saw her G#M D#M Darkness fled from me G#M D#M And flew like a blackbird into the sun G#M D#M On the day she married me G#M D#M Dear god G#M Dear god G#M D#M G#M D#M I remember climbing up those shoulders G#M D#M G#M D#M Coming up under you like a lion G#M D#M G#M D#M Coming down like we were dying G#M D#M Dear god G#M D#M G#M D#M But now the drumbirds come for me G#M D#M G#M D#M Oh now the drumbirds come for me G#M D#M Lord give me forgiveness G#M D#M For all that i've done G#M D#M Forgive me now of the weight i bear G#M D#M Don't keep me on the run G#M D#M Dear god G#M D#M Dear god G#M D#M G#M D#M I remember climbing up those shoulders G#M D#M G#M D#M Coming up under you like a lion G#M D#M G#M D#M Coming down like we were dying G#M Dear god Guitar Solo D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------4--3-4-6--8--8--8--8-6-4-3-6--6--6-4-3-6------------------------| D|-------6-6--6-6-6--8-----------------------------------------------------| A|--6--6-------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--5----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------4--3-4-6--8--8--8-9-8--8-9-8--9-8-6-4-3-------------------------| D|-------6-6--6-6-6--8-----------------------------------------------------| A|--6--6-------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--5----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat both in same order Background Guitar D#|------0-8-7-5--4---------------------------------------------------------| A#|----1-------------3-3-4-3------------------------------------------------| G|--1----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 0 open string | x Mute note ===============================================================================If you any comments just email me. www.TAB6.com