------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDS AND SHIPS - Billy Bragg and Wilco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: jvwald Tuning: Open D intro d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-| D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d |--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| The birds are singing in your eyes today, sweet flowers blossom in your smile d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-| D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| The wind and sun are in the words you say, where might your lonesome lover be? d |--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Birds may be singing in my eyes this day, sweet flowers blossom when I smile d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------| D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---| A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| But my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, my sweetheart rides a ship on the sea d |----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------| d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------| D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---| A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Though my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, where might my lonesome lover be? d |----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----| D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-| A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
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