Written by Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson
Verse 1:
E E4 E Pack up all my cares and woes B E Here I go, singing low E Gm F#m7 B Bye, bye, blackbirdVerse 2:
F#m Where somebody waits for me B6 F#m Sugar is sweet, so is she B6 B7 E Bye, bye, blackbirdE B2 C#7 No one here can love and understand me F#m Am B Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me( C# F#m B E ) ( C# F#m B ) ( E E4 E B E ) ( E Gm F#m7 B ) ( F#m B6 F#m ) ( B6 B7 E ) ( E B2 C#7 ) ( F#m Am B ) ( E E4 E ) ( B C#7 ) ( F#m B E C# ) ( F#m B E C# ) ( F#m B )Verse 3:
E E4 E Make my bed and light the light B C#7 I'll arrive late tonight F#m B E Blackbird, bye, byeVerse 1:
E E4 E Pack up all my cares and woes B E Here I go, singing low E Gm F#m7 B Bye, bye, blackbirdVerse 2:
F#m Where somebody waits for me B6 F#m Sugar is sweet, so is she B6 B7 E Bye, bye, blackbirdE B2 C#7 No one here can love and understand me F#m Am B Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me( C# F#m B E ) ( C# F#m B ) ( E E4 E B E ) ( E Gm F#m7 B ) ( F#m B6 F#m ) ( B6 B7 E )Verse 3:
E E4 E Make my bed and light the light B C#7 I'll arrive late tonight F#m B E Blackbird, bye, byeE B2 C#7 No one here can love and understand me F#m Am B Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me( C# F#m B F ) ( D Gm C ) F F4 F Make my bed and light the light C D7 I'll arrive late tonight Gm C Blackbird Am D I said blackbird Gm C I said blackbird F Bye, byeVerse 3:
E E4 E Make my bed and light the light B C#7 I'll arrive late tonight F#m B E Blackbird, bye, bye