th Fret
Intro: C F C F C G C F C F C G C
F C Dm F C Dm F C Dm C
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 
He'll be there beside the river
G
When winter finally breaks its bones
C Am
He'll be king among the rushes
F ~ ~ C
He'll be master of his home
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
Safe as Moses in the rushes
G
Makes his home on the river wide
C Am
Every time I hear him singing
F ~ ~ C
Makes me feel like spring inside
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
Instrumental: 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
How he's going back there too
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
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
OUTRO: C F C F C G C F C F C G C
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