lyr/Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird (David Francey)

Subject: ADD: Redwing Blackbird (David Francey)
From: John Nolan
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 11:42 PM

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD
(David Francey)

Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road,
Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road.

He'll be there beside the river,
When Winter finally breaks its bones,
He'll be king among the rushes,
He'll be master of his home.

Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road.
Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road.


Safe as Moses in the rushes,
Builds his home on the river wide,
Every time I hear him singing,
Makes me feel like Spring inside.

Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road.
Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged black bird down my road.


He'll be in there singing his heart out,
He'll be telling me stories too,
Of where he went to winter last year,
Of how he's going back there too.

Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road,
Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road.

Words and Music: ©David Francey (1989)

I just copied them from David's site. But check him out, anway. He is the most underrated songwriter in America.

Subject: Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 12:10 PM

Someone else online asked me to suss this out for 'em (written by David Francey and covered very well by James Keelaghan) so I figured while I had 'em 'out' I'd rub 'em over this place...

I play it in E (Dadgad tuning capo'd 2nd fret)

The chorus is mostly playing the 'lead' line on the "D" and "A" strings

1 005400
2 004000
3 000200
4 002000
5 040000
6 002200
7 020000
8 040200


Red-Winged Blackbird

(3)Thought I (2)heard a (1)Red-winged (2)Black(3)bird
Red-winged Blackbird (4)down (5)my (6)road
Thought I heard a Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird (6)down (7)my (3)road


(3)He'll be (8)there (7)beside the (3)river
(3)When winter (8)finally (7)breaks it's (6)bones
(3)He'll be (8)king a(7)mong the (3)rushes
(7)He'll be (3)master (6)of his (3)home

Safe as Moses in the rushes
Makes his home on the river wide
Ever time I hear him singing
Makes me fell like spring inside

He'll be in there singing his heart out
He'll be telling stories too
Of where he went to winter last year
How he's going back there too

Play it often, play it LOUD!
:-)

Subject: RE: Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 12:13 PM

Thanks for posting that Clinton. It's a wonderful song.

Subject: RE: Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird
From: GUEST,crazy little woman
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 02:29 PM

Cong-a-REEEE!

Subject: RE: lyr/Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird (David Francey)
From: black walnut
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 10:02 AM

I recorded Red-Winged Blackbird with David Francey singing harmony!

You can listen to it at: www.debbiecarroll.com

~b.w.

Subject: RE: lyr/Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird (David Francey)
From: maeve
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 06:40 PM

Another seasonally appropriate song. Think I need to learn this one to go with my own "Redwing".

maeve

Subject: RE: lyr/Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird (David Francey)
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 07:52 PM

Gee I miss the Clintster.

Subject: RE: lyr/Chord Add: Redwinged Blackbird (David Francey)
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jan 12 - 10:12 PM

Hi, I am trying to play kansas by David Francey, and having a hard time figuring out the chords, can anyone help, thanks