Mockingbirds chords by Paul Dempsey

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G
F
C
A
Em
Bbdim
Gdim
D
Gm
E
Bm
Fdim
Asus4

Verse 1
G 
F 
 (G major) Devast (F major) ation at last,
C 
 (C major) fi nally we meet
G 
F 
 (G major) After all  (F major) of these years,
C 
 (C major) out here on the street
G 
F 
I  (G major) had a feel (F major) ing you would
C 
make  (C major) yourself known
G 
You  (G major) came along
F 
C 
 (F major) just to claim your  (C major) place on the throne
A 
C 
And I have been  (A major) overthrown, overthrown  (C major) 
G 
F 
Em 
And  (G major) I  thought if  (F major) I  told the  (E minor) right lines
Bbdim 
Gdim 
G 
F 
But  (B flatdim) these    mocking (Gdim)  (G major) birds won't  (F major) 
Em 
D 
G 
 (E minor) let me shine  (D major)  (G major) 
F 
Devast (F major) ation,
C 
my door was  (C major) left open wide
G 
F 
You  (G major) brought me in (F major) to your heart,
C 
then you  (C major) swallowed my pride
G 
F 
I  (G major) had a feel (F major) ing you were
C 
hid (C major) ing your thoughts
G 
F 
C 
I  (G major) made a note  (F major) to myself, I  (C major) nearly forgot
A 
And now I am  (A major) overwrought,
C 
I'm overwrought  (C major) 
G 
F 
Em 
And  (G major) I  thought if  (F major) I  told the  (E minor) right lies
Bbdim 
G 
Would  (B flatdim) these    mocking (G major) birds
F 
Em 
won't  (F major)  (E minor) let me shine?
D 
G 
F 
Em 
An (D major) d  (G major) I  thought if  (F major) I  told the  (E minor) right lies
Bbdim 
A 
G 
But  (B flatdim) these    murky  (A major) words  (G major) 
F 
Em 
D 
won't  (F major) let  (E minor) me shine  (D major) 
Gm 
One day this  (G minor) crown will break
D 
 (D major) And open up for me
G 
D 
 (G major) I hope it  (D major) will,
Em 
A 
D 
C 
G 
D 
C 
 (E minor) I   hope  (A major) it will  (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (C major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
C 
G 
Saluta (C major) tions at last,  (G major) down on my knees
D 
C 
I  (D major) heard the bugle  (C major) this morn,
G 
D 
 (G major) last revelry  (D major) 
Walked from a dream
C 
G 
 (C major) where I was in a  (G major) terrible realm
D 
C 
All  (D major) my sails  (C major) were ablaze,
G 
I was  (G major) chained to the helm
D 
E 
And  (D major) now I am  (E major) overwhelmed,
I'm overwhelmed
G 
D 
C 
 (G major) And  (D major) I  thought if  (C major) I
Bm 
told the  (B minor) right lines
Fdim 
D 
These  (Fdim) mockingbirds  (D major) won't
C 
Bm 
Em 
 (C major) let  (B minor) me shine  (E minor) 
Asus4 
G 
F 
 (Asus4) And  (G major) I  thought if  (F major) I
Em 
told the  (E minor) right lines
Bbdim 
G 
F 
These  (B flatdim) mocking (G major) birds won't  (F major) 