Big Black Bird
Blitzen Trapper
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
G
C
Bm
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Verse D G Heave ho, the captain's gold C G the last glass eye that the Gypsy stole D G I'd be fine just taking a stroll C G through the long brown grass as the river unfolds Bm E Random clans gather on the strands D G C G Shaking their leaves and stomping in the sand Bm E Big black bird hanging in the sky D G C G A stern-eyed lover with a ravenous eye Interlude D G C G Heave ho Verse D G Heave ho, the captain's gold C G Broke down boat sitting quiet in the shoals D G Black-eyed child rising silent from the coals C G As the sun goes down and the night unfolds Bm E Random clans gather on the strands D G C G Shaking their leaves and stomping in the sand Bm E Big black bird hanging in the sky D G C G A stern-eyed lover with a ravenous eye Verse D G Round and round and round it goes C G Big black bird just spinning in the coals D G Round and round and round it goes C G Where it's gonna stop ain't nobody knows
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Chord set
D · G · C · Bm · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.