Beautiful South - Blackbird on the Wire Standard Tuning - Capo 3 Chords (capo as 0, actual chords in brackets) Am =x02210 (Cm) Dm/A=x00231 (Fm/C) G5 =3x0033 (Bb) Em =022000 (Gm) B =x24442 (D) intro: Am Verse: Am Eyes to take you dancing, Dm/A Mouth to leave your wife, G5 Em Legs to run away with, and you wonder why Am Dm/A Heart that makes you bypass every other girl G5 Em Smile that keeps you grinning at the madness of this world Chorus: Am Em And like the blackbird on the wire Am Em I will not take prey on you, Em Am You wouldn't want me to B Em For I'm too soft for such a thing Am Em And like the blackbird on the wire Am Em I just watch you by Em Am The tears I knew I'd cry B Em Fall unnoticed down below. (as verse) And with a tongue built from quick silver And a character of steel They actually come and ask me how I feel interlude: verse chords once then chorus chords once (as chorus) And like the blackbird on the wire I will not take prey on you, You wouldn't want me to For I'm too soft for such a thing And like the blackbird on the wire I just watch you by The tears I knew I'd cry Fall unnoticed down below, Am down below, down below, down below. (to Fade)