Intro: C F C F C G C F C F C G C F G F G F G Am G CHe'll be there beside the river G When winter finally breaks its bones C Am He'll be king among the rushes F C G C He'll be master of his homeF C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G Red-winged blackbird down my road C F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G C Red-winged blackbird down my roadSafe as Moses in the rushes G Makes his home on the river wide C Am Every time I hear him singing F C G C Makes me feel like spring insideF C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G Red-winged blackbird down my road C F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G C Red-winged blackbird down my roadInstrumental: C F C F C G C F C F C G C He'll be in there singing his heart out G He'll be telling stories too C Am Of where he went to winter last year F C G C How he's going back there tooF C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G Red-winged blackbird down my road C F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G C Red-winged blackbird down my roadOUTRO: C F C F C G C F C F C G CF C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G Red-winged blackbird down my road C F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G C Red-winged blackbird down my road F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G Red-winged blackbird down my road C F C Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird F C G C Red-winged blackbird down my road