Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: Blackbirds Artist: Gretchen Peters Composers: Gretchen Peters & Ben Glover Album: Blackbirds Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 31st Nov 2015 On the album track the predominant guitar is electic, and reminiscent of Neil Young's style. Below is a link to a live version where Gretchen's acoustic is the only guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmSMqcmTZak In the clip she plays the C chords with a bottom G note shape, although she doesn't really emphasise it. CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of F#m) Here's the passing hammer-on riffs: Em Esus4 Em Em Em/A Em/B e |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| e |---0--0---0------| B |---0--0---0----0--0--0---| B |---0--0---0------| G |---0--0---0-h2-2--2-p0---| G |---0--0---0------| D |---2--2---2----------2---| D |---2--2---2------| A |---2--2------------------| A |---2--2---0-h2---| E |---0--0------------------| E |---0--0----------| C Cadd2 C F Fsus2 F e |---0--0---0--0---| e |---1--1---1--1---| B |---1--1---1--1---| B |---1--1---1--1---| G |---0--0---0--0---| G |---2--2---0-h2---| D |---2--2---0-h2---| D |---3--3---3--3---| A |---3--3---3--3---| A |---3--3---3--3---| E |---3--3---3--3---| E |---1--1---1--1---| h = Hammer-on note p = Pull -off note Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Em = 022000 F = 133211 Em/B = x22000 Esus4 = 022200 Fsus2 = 133011 Dsus2 = xx0230 C = 332010 D = xx0232 Emadd9 = 022002 Cadd2 = 330010 Em/A = x02000 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks =====================================================================* [Intro]

||: ^Em/ / ^Esus4 / /__^Em/ | ^Em/ / ^Esus4 / /__^Em/ :|| [x2] [Verse 1] The ^Emblackbirds came at dusk, and they ^Croosted in the cane, ^Cadd2 ^C ^F Raised such a ruckus, ^Fsus2 ^F that it ^Cshook my windowpane, ^Cadd2 ^C And I’m ^Emcovered up in dirt, and I ^Cstink of kerosene, ^Cadd2 ^C And no ^Fmatter what I ^Cdo, I can’t get ^Emclean ^Esus4 ^Em | ^Em/ / ^Esus4 / /__/^Em |

[Verse 2]

^EmLast thing I remember was your ^Cfootsteps in the hall, ^Cadd2 ^C ^FWhiskey in your voice, ^Fsus2 ^F and a ^Cshotgun on the wall, ^Cadd2 ^C Now there’s ^Emshadows in the shadows, there’s ^Ctrouble in the cane, ^Cadd2 ^C And there’s ^Fthings you do that ^Cyou just ...can’t ex - ^Emplain

[Chorus]

Un - ^Ceasy lies the head, un - ^Emfaithful is the heart, Un - ^Cgrateful, and un - ^Dlucky, and un - ^Emtrue, And ^Cno one saw me come, and ^Emno one saw me go, ^Em/A ^Em/B ^C Only the ^Dblackbirds, ^Em ...and you ^Esus4 ^Em

[Verse 3]

Come ^Emharvest in the cane fields the ^Csky turns black with smoke,^Cadd2 ^C So I ^Ftook our father’s gun, ^Fsus2 ^F and a ^Cheavy piece of rope, ^Cadd2 ^C And I ^Emleft you lying there, like rotten ^Cfruit upon the ground, ^Cadd2 ^C And I ^Flit a torch, and I ^Cburned the whole thing ^Emdown

[Chorus]

Un - ^Ceasy lies the head, un - ^Emfaithful is the heart, Un - ^Cgrateful, and un - ^Dlucky, and un - ^Emtrue, ^Emadd9 ^Em And ^Cno one saw me come, and ^Emno one saw me go, ^Em/A ^Em/B ^C Only the ^Dblackbirds, ^Em ...and you! ^Esus4 ^Em

[Break]

^C Ah, ah, ah---! ^D Ah, ah - ah, ^Dsus2ah---! ^C Ah, ah, ah---! ^D Ah, ah - ^Dsus2ah---!

Em E4 Em Em E4 Em | / / / /__/ | / / / /__/ | [Verse 4]

Our ^Emfather was a farmer, he ^Cplanted fields of cane, ^Cadd2 ^C ^F He planted seeds of evil, ^Fsus2 ^F and we ^Charvested the shame, ^Cadd2 ^C Oh, but I^Em’m the last one standing, there’s ^Cno one left to tell, ^Cadd2 ^C And when i^Ft’s my time I’ll ^Csee you both in ^Emhell

[Chorus]

[Coda]

And ^Cno one saw me come, ^Cadd2 ^C and ^Emno one saw me go, ^Em/A ^Em/B ^C Only the ^Dblackbirds ...and ^Emyou-----!^Esus4 ^Em

Em Esus4 Em Em Esus4 Emadd9 | / / / /__/ | / / / / | / ||

Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds