Bird of Paradise Chords & Lyrics by Snowy White
Bird of Paradise
guitar chords lyrics
Bb Dm C
Saw you flying by
F Bb C*
Flash of Turquoise Blue
Bb* Dm C
I just had to try
F Bb C...
To keep your life in view
Gm Am7 Dm Bb
My bird of paradise
Gm Am7 Dm C Bb
Sweet bird of paradise
Dm
Wish that I could fly
C F Bb C
I�d be beside you now
Bb Dm
But I could only sigh
C F Bb C
And watch you circle round
Gm Am Dm Bb Gm Am
Dm Bb
My bird of paradise/ sweet bird of paradise
Gm Am Dm Bb Gm Am
Bb C
My bird of paradise/ sweet bird of paradise
Bb C Dm riff
My bird of paradise
[a-c-d-f-d-c-d]
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-----3-5--5-3-5-----|
---5----------------|
SOLO (over D riff and C Bb riff)
Dm
Saw you fly away
C F Bb C
When will you come again
Bb Dm
So I can watch you play
C F Bb C
In the pouring rain
Repeat chorus and riff as previous chorus
Solo over Dm riff, to out
Chordal riffs example:
Hendrix-like embellished riff (based around C major chord V fret)
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-5h7-5�5-----------|
------7�7-5-5h7-5--|
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this is on the C shape, also done on Dm shape and the Bb shape
