[B]IRDLAND
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|[G/B] [C] |[G/D] |[G/B] [C] [G/D] |[G] |
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[G/B] [C] [G/D]
5,000 light years from Birdland
[G/B] [C] [G]
But I'm still prea chin' the rhythm
[G/B] [C] [G/D]
Long-gone, up tight years from Birdland
[G/B] [C] [G]
An' I'm still tea chin' the rhy thm
[G/B] [C] [G/D]
Years from the land of the Bird
[G/B] [C] [G]
An' I am still fee lin' the spirit
[G/B] [C] [G/D]
5,000 light years from Birdland
[G/B] [C] [G]
But I know peo ple can hear it
[Gm7] [Dm7/G] [F/Bb] [Eb/Bb] [Dm7] [F] [Eb]
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it
[Dm7/G] [G] [Gm7] [F/Eb]
Well -stated! Bird land--
[Gm7] [F/Eb]
It happened down in Bird land
[G]
Oh!
[G7]
In the middle of that hub
[G7]
I re member one jazz club
[G7]
Where we went to pat feet
[G7]
Down on fifty-secon' street
[G7]
Everybody heard that word
[G7] [G7/B]
That they named it af ter Bird
[C]
Where the rhythm swooped and swirled
[G7/D]
The jazz corner of the world
[C/E]
An' the cats they gigged in there
[Csus4]
Were be yond compare
[G] [C/G] [Dm7/G]
Birdland - I'm singin' Bird land
[G] [C/G] [Dm7/G]
Birdland - Ol' swingin' Bird land
[G7]
Hey, man, the music really turns you on!
[G7]
Y' turn me on
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G] [G/B] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Down them stairs, lose them cares - whe- -erre!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C/D] [G/C]
To tal swing! bop was king - the-e-re
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/B] [C] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Bird would cook, Max would look - whe- -erre
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C/D] [G/C]
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - the-e-ere
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/D] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Ba sie blew, Bla key too - yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Cann on ball played that hall - yea --eahh
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G]
yeah.......
[G7]
There may never be nothin' such as that
[G7]
No Mo' - No Mo'
[G7]
Down in Birdland, that's where it was at
[G7]
I know - I know
[G7]
Back in them days bop was ridin' high
[G7]
Hello! 'n good bye!
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
How well those cats re member their
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
first Birdland gig To play in Bird land is an
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
honor we still dig yooooooo
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
ooo--- that club was like in another
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
world, sure enough--yeah baby
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
All the cats had the cookin' on people just sat an' they was steady lookin'
[Fo] [Eo] [Ebo] [Do] [Dbo] [Co] [Bo] [Bbo]
on Then Bird--he came 'n spread the word--
[G]
Bird la-a-a-a-a-a-a-nd
[G]
Yes, indeed, he did
[G]
Yes, indeed, he did
[G]
Yes, indeed, he did
[G]
Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland
[G]
Yes, he really did
[G]
Yes, indeed, he really did
[G]
Yes, he really did
[G]
Told the truth down in Birdland
[G/B] [C] [G/D] [G/B] [C] [G/D]
Yes, in deed he di-id, Yardbird Parker played in
[G]
Birdland
[G/B] [C] [G/D]
Yes, indeed, he really di-id
[G/B] [C] [G/D] [G]
Charlie Parker played in Birdland
[G7] [Dm7/G] [Eb] [F] [F] [Eb]
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it
[Dm7/G] [G] [Gm7] [F/Eb]
Well -stated! Bird land--
[Gm7] [F/Eb]
It happened down in Bird land
[G7]
Everybody dug that beat
[G/B]
Everybody stomped their feet
[C]
Everybody digs be-bop
[C]
An' they'll never stop
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G] [G/B] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yeea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C/D] [G/C]
To tal swing! bop was king - yeeeah
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/B] [C] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeeee -eah
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C/D] [G/C]
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - yeeah
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/D] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Ba sie blew, Bla key too - yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Cann on ball played that hall - yea --eahh
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/B] [C] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G/B] [C] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
To tal swing! bop was king - yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Bird would cook, Max would look - yea -eahh
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Miles came through, 'Trane came too yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Ba sie blew, Bla key too yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Cann on ball played that hall yea -eahh
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/B] [C] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Down them stairs, lose them cares yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
To tal swing! bop was king yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G] [G/B] [Em7] [G/D] [C] [C#m7-5] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Bird would cook, Max would look yea -eahh
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land
[G/B] [C] [Em7] [C] [C#m7-5] [C] [Bm7] [E7-9]
Miles came through, 'Trane came too yea -eahh!
[C] [D11]
Down in Bird land ..fade
Background Solo:
Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares
Them that dares gits it!
Pay the gate, don't be late
It's a date! - whattay' know
If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove
Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move
Come in twos, pay your dues
What can you lose?
Just your blues!
So lose them!
The band swingin' one and all and what a ball!
Yeah!
Music is good, music is better than good
Pretty good
Very nice
Really very good - things are bein' like they should
Very good -- very good -- very good
All y' gotta do is lend an ear
An' listen to it
Then y' dig a little sooner than soon
You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music
What a ball!
How y' gonna figure out
A way t' bring it all about amid a
Lot o' other music on the set'n on
The scene know what I mean?
How y' gonna separate the music from the scene
'Gonna have t' keep the memory clean
Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound -- a lotta soun'
