Sleepin Bird

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[D]              play these chords
[G]     [D]  [A]     four times

[G]He took off with the wild keys in the [Bm]early mornin' grey
[A]ridin' the desert for a [F#]million miles a day
[G]And there ain't no barric[Bm]ades anymore
[A]between the mountains and the[F#] very floor

[G]Dark spot as he [D]quizzed the neighbour[A]hood
[G]leavin' it all in a[D] shadow of [A]blood (he was...)

{section: Chorus}
[D]Never seen, he was [G]never [D]heard [A]
[D]passin' by like a[G] sleepin' [D]bird[A]

[G]He took his time, when they shot him through the h[Bm]ead
[A]before he hit the floor the boy was[F#] cold and dead
[G]one day someone is gonna p[Bm]lead against your name
[A]he won't mark if you win or lose, or [F#]how you'll play the game
[G]One day someone is gonna [D]plead against your [A]style
[G]So uptight - he just can't [D]take away your s[A]mile
he was

{section: Chorus}
[D]Never seen, he was [G]never [D]heard [A]   \
[D]                [G]         [D]   [A]    play twice
passin' by like a sleepin' bird   /

[G]Dark spot as he [D]quits the neighbourho[A]od
[G]leavin' it all in a[D] shadow of [A]blood

{section: Solo}
play the following chords twice):
[D][F#m][G][A]

[G]Heartbeat's fadin' - [D]pressure's goin' [A]down
[G]skin gets red - [D]eyes start poppin' 'r[A]ound

{section: Chorus}
[D]Never seen, he was [G]never [D]heard [A]   \
[D]                [G]         [D]   [A]    play until the song fades out
passin' by like a sleepin' bird   /