Birds And Ships Tab by Billy Bragg & Wilco

Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Author jvwald [a] 2,289. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014.

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BIRDS AND SHIPS - Billy Bragg and Wilco
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Tuning: Open D

If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.

intro
d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

The birds are singing in your eyes today, sweet flowers blossom in your smile
d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The wind and sun are in the words you say, where might your lonesome lover be?
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0---0-0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Birds may be singing in my eyes this day, sweet flowers blossom when I smile
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------|
D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

But my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, my sweetheart rides a ship on the sea
d |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---0-1-3---3---3/5---5---3---0--------------------------------------------|
D |-------0-0---0-----0---0---0---2-0---0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---4---4/5-4---2---|
A |--0--------------------------------0---4-2-------0------0---0-------0---0-|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Though my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild, where might my lonesome lover be?
d |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D |----0-2---4---4---2---2----0-2-2h4-0---0-0-----0-4-0--2-0-2---2---2-0-|
A |--0-----0---0---0---0---0-0----------0-----4-2-------0------0-------0-|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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