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Lullaby Of Birdland

Bert Kaempfert

OtherAdvanced for beginners17 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am7×○○○
CdimDiagram coming soon
G○○○
C9Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
F#7Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
F#Diagram coming soon
E9Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
Am×○○
G#7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: Am7 Cdim G C9 F#m5-/7 B7 
 
Em           C#m5-/7   F#7/9-       B7  Em7    C7M    Am7      D9 
Lullaby of  birdland   that's what I    always hear when you sigh 
Bm7          Em7             Am7            Cdim      G   C9          F#m5-/7       B7 
Never in my word land  could there be ways to reveal  in a phrase how I feel 
Em            C#m5-/7     F#m7/9-   B7  Em7      C7M  A7M       D9 
Have you ever heard two turtle doves bill and coo when they love 
Bm7                         Em7 Am7      Cdim           G   D7        G     G/F# 
That's the kind of magic  music we make with our lips  when we kiss 
 
Bridge 
E9            E7/9-       Am      Am7 D9        Cdim          G     G/F# 
And there's a weepy old willow    he really knows how to cry 
E9             E7/9-      Am      Am7  D9                 Cdim                G              B7 
That's how I'd cry on my pillow  if you should tell me farewell and good-bye 
Em        C#m5-/7      F#7/9-    B7 Em7     C7M    Am7       D9 
Lullaby of birdlandwhisper low,  kiss me sweet, and we'll go 
Bm7            Em7          Am7         Cdim        G   C9      F#m5-/7           B7 
Flyin' high in birdland, high in the sky up above  all because we're in love 
E9            E7/9-       Am      Am7 D9        Cdim          G     G/F# 
And there's a weepy old willow    he really knows how to cry 
E9             E7/9-      Am      Am7  D9                 Cdim                G              B7 
That's how I'd cry on my pillow  if you should tell me farewell and good-bye 
Bm7                         Em7 Am7      Cdim           G   D7       G     G/F# 
That's the kind of magic  music we make with our lips when we kiss 
Em        C#m5-/7      F#7/9-    B7 Em7     C7M    Am7       D9 
Lullaby of birdland whisper low,  kiss me sweet, and we'll go 
Bm7            Em7          Am7         Cdim        G    C9      F#m5-/7           B7 
Flyin' high in birdland, high in the sky up above    all because we're in love 
Am7            Cdim      G   Am7    D9  Cdim   G   C9  Am7 G#7 G 
High in the sky up above all because we're in love

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Chord set

Am7 · Cdim · G · C9 · B7 · Em · F#7 · Em7 · D9 · Bm7 · F#m7 · D7 · F# · E9 · E7 · Am · G#7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.