Snowy White - Bird Of Paradise Chords & Tabs

Bb               Dm     C
Saw you flying by
F                   Bb  C*
Flash of Turquoise Blue
Bb*              Dm   C
I just had to try
    F                 Bb    C...
To keep your life in view

Gm   Am7           Dm   Bb
  My bird of paradise
Gm      Am7               Dm    C   Bb
 Sweet bird of paradise


                   Dm
Wish that I could fly
C    F             Bb  C
I’d be beside you now
    Bb            Dm
But I could only sigh
C    F                Bb    C
And watch you circle round

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Gm  Am          Dm  Bb   Gm     Am 
         Dm Bb
My bird of paradise/     sweet bird of paradise
Gm  Am          Dm  Bb   Gm     Am 
  Bb   C
My bird of paradise/ sweet bird of paradise
Bb   C        Dm riff
My bird of paradise


[a-C-d-F-d-C-d]

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SOLO (over D riff and C Bb riff)

                   Dm
Saw you fly away
C    F             Bb  C
When will you come again
    Bb            Dm
So I can watch you play
C    F                Bb    C
In the pouring rain


Repeat chorus and riff as previous chorus

Solo over Dm riff, to out

Chordal riffs example:

Hendrix-like embellished riff (based around C major chord  V fret)

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-5h7-5—5-----------|
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this is on the C shape, also done on Dm shape and the Bb shape