White Bird

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Verse:
  3    4   4  4 <-3  -3  3
White bird in a gold-en cage

3 -3 <-3  -3    3  3   3  3 -2
On a win-ter's day in the rain

  3    4   4  4 <-3  -3  3  <-3  3 -2 2
White bird in a gold-en cage a-   lone




Verse:
-2    3     4  
The leaves blow

   4    4  <-3   -3    3
'Cross the long black road

3  -3   <-3  -3   3  3   3  3 -2
To the dark-ened sky in its rage

<-3 <-3   3    4
But the white bird

 4   <-3  4  -3   3   <-3  3 -2 2
Just sits in her cage un-  known.


Chorus:
 -2   <-3   4   <3  <3 <-3 <-3  3 2
White bird must fly or she will die


Verse:
  3    4     4    4   4 <-3 -3   3
White bird dreams of the as-pen tree

 3    -3  <-3 -3    3     3    3   
With their dy-ing leaves turn-ing 

-3 <-3 -4 4
   Gold

<-3 <-3   3    4
But the white bird 

 4   <-3  4  -3   3   <-3   3  -2 2
Just sits in her cage grow-ing  old.



Chorus:
 -3    4    -6  <-5 4  4  -6  <-5  4
White bird must   fly  or she will die

 -3    4    -6  <-5 4  4  -6  <-5   4
White bird must   fly  or she will die



Bridge:
 3   4   4    4      3   <3  <3  <3
The sun-sets come.  The sun-sets go

<3    <3    -4   -4
The clouds float by

 3   3    4    4    <-5
And the Earth turns slow

<-5 <-5   -5   4     4
And the young birds eyes

4  <-5  -5    4  <-3 <-5  -5   4
Do  al-ways glow and she must fly

<-5  -5   4    <-5  -5   4
She must fly.  She must fly


Verse:
White bird in a golden cage
On a winter's day in the rain
White bird in a golden cage alone

Chorus:
 -3    4    -6  <-5 4  4  -6  <-5   4
White bird must   fly  or she will die

 -3    4    -6  <-5 4  4  -6  <-5   4
White bird must   fly  or she will die

 -3    4    -6  <-5 4  4  -6  <-5   4
White bird must   fly  or she will die

 -3    4    -6   <-5 
White bird must  fly

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