Blackbird chords by Alter Bridge (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Intro Em D Bm C

Em           D
The willow it weeps today
Bm              G/B
A breeze from the distance is calling your
D
name
Em             D
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Bm          G/B    D
Across the horizon's coming to sweep you
 Em  D Bm
away
   G/B    D     Em
It's coming to sweep you away
D Bm G/B D

    C       Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D     A
Blackbird fly away
    C    Bm   Em
May you never be broken again

D Bm G/B D

Em          D
The fragile cannot endure
  Bm            G/B
The wrecked and the jaded, a place so
 D
unpure
  Em          D
The static of this cruel world
   Bm        G/B     D
Cause some birds to fly long before they've
      Em D Bm
seen their day
G/B     D         Em
Long before they've seen their day
D Bm G/B D

    C       Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D     A
Blackbird fly away
    C    Bm   Em F#m G D
May you never be broken again
      C        Bm
Beyond the suffering you've known
 D    A
I hope you find your way
    C    G   Bm
May you never be broken again

Em 2x

Em
Ascending you find your resistance
  C
You know that you've made such a difference
  G/B       D
In all you leave behind, you'll live to the
Em
end
Em
The cycle of suffering goes on
    C
But the memories of you stay strong
  G/B      D         Em
Someday I too will fly, and find you again

Em

   C       Bm
Let the wind carry you home
D     A
Blackbird fly away
    C    Bm   Em F#m G D
May you never be broken again
      C        Bm
Beyond the suffering you've known
 D    A
I hope you find your way
    C    Bm   Em  D Bm
May you never be broken again
    G/B   D    Em  D Bm
May you never be broken again

G/B D Em