After The Blackbird Sings
Words and Music: Jakob Dylan, Rami Jaffee, Pete Yanowitz, Barrie Maguire, and Tobi Miller
Tabbed By Ian ([email protected])
Standard Tuning
Intro: Play Twice
E-2~---2------------------------------------------------
B-3~----3----------1----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0
G-2~------2--------0------0h2p0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0
D-0~--0---------------0h2-------7/0-----2-0-----2-2-2p0-
A------------0-2/3--------------------------2----------2
E-------------------------------------------------------
E--------
B-0-0---- The intro is played in many way, shapes, and
G-0-0---- forms through out the song.
D-0-0h2p0
A--------
E--------
D C G C G
1Finding it hard, just to hang on to someone whose hanging
C
on to nothing
D C G
Only to lose what’s never mine
D C G C
And I’m, finding it hard, just to keep up with something,
G C
tagging on to nothing
D C G
Keep all these chains tied and in line, line
INTERLUDE ONE
E---------------------
B---------------------
G-2-2p0-2/4-5-5-4-2-0-
D-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-
A---------------------
E---------------------
D C G C G
2 Now pretty angel, she fights the hands of the lion and ties it
C
up with ribbon
D C G
Watches as hound dogs bang on her drums, drums
(play interlude one)
INTERLUDE TWO
E--------------------
B--------------------
G------------2/4-2-0-
D------------0-0-0-0-
A--------------------
E--------------------
It’s just so...
Chorus
G C Am
So easy for you to love nobody
G C Am G
So easy for you cause your not trying anymore
INTERLUDE THREE
E-3-3-0-0-0--3-3-0-0-0-
B-0-0-0-3-0--0-0-0-3-0-
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
3 I seen this girl, she had her hands full of lightning rolling down the chimney
Loneliest smile with a thorn in her eyes
Now she, she spoke the world, up on the edge of the pearl in the carnivals world,
up on the ferris wheel forever, forever
(play interlude one)
(play interlude two)
chorus
(play interlude three)
(organ solo)(parts of guitar here are played by organ)
(guitar solo)
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G------12-14-12~~14bb-12~~14-14-12--14b-bbbbbb-14-12----
D-12h14-----------------------------------------------14
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
E---------------15-12/10~~~~~-17b-15~~-
B---------12-15------------------------
G----12h14-----------------------------
D-12-----------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
4 Now she, she’s out like an owl only to fall like a sparrow and land beside a scarecrow
After the blackbird sings us the song, the song
it’s just so.....
(play interlude one)
(play interlude two)
chorus
(play interlude three)
E----------0-------------0---------0------3-------3----3
B-------------------------------------5/3---1p0h1------0
G-2/4-2--0---2/4-2-0--0----2/4-2-0---------------------0
D-0---0------0---0-0-------0---0-0---------------------0
A------------------------------------------------------2
E--------------------------------------------------5/3-3