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BIRD OF PREY (Box/Byron/Hensley/Newton)
Guitar intro (play this first line twice):
Cm Eb F Eb Cm G# G
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------|
D|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------11----10----|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----11----10-|
guitar:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------10-8--|
A|----8-10-8-11-10-------|
E|-11--------------------|
| |
| bass guitar: |
G|-----------------------|
D|------------------6-5--|
A|----5--6-5--8--6-------|
E|--8--------------------|
Aah-ah-ah-ah
guitar:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------10-8--|
A|----8-10-8-11-10-------|
E|-11--------------------|
| |
| bass guitar: |
G|-----------------------|
D|------------------6-5--|
A|----5--6-5--8--6-------|
E|--8--------------------|
Aah-ah-ah-ah
Guitar line#1 (play this line twice):
Cm Eb F Eb Cm G# G
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------|
D|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------11----10----|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----11----10-|
verse:
Cm G#/C-G/C (guitar line#1)
I can see that look that says beware
Cm G#/C-G/C (guitar line#1)
Try to move in closer if you dare
Cm
So I must sit and play
G#/C-G/C (guitar line#1)
My waiting game
Cm
And for a while I know
G#/C-G/C (guitar line#1)
She'll do the same
Fly away
guitar:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10----10-------|
G|----------------------------------12b14-12b14----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------8-9-10-11-12-12-----------------|
E|-8-9-10-11-12-12---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-----8------6----6-----10----10-----13----13-----|
G|-10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12----12-----15----15-----13----13-----12----12-----|
G|-14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-----8------10----10-----8-----8------6----6-----|
G|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14--10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10-----13----13-----12----12-----15----15-----|
G|-12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|-13----13-----12----12-----8-----8------|
G|-15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--10b12-10b12--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
guitar line#1 played twice here!
verse:
Watches like an eagle from its eerie
And like a bird of prey
She captures me
But I am older and
More wise than you
Bird of prey
Straight into me you flew
Fly away
guitar:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10----10-------|
G|----------------------------------12b14-12b14----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------8-9-10-11-12-12-----------------|
E|-8-9-10-11-12-12---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-----8------6----6-----10----10-----13----13-----|
G|-10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12----12-----15----15-----13----13-----12----12-----|
G|-14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-----8------10----10-----8-----8------6----6-----|
G|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14--10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10-----13----13-----12----12-----15----15-----|
G|-12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|-13----13-----12----12-----8-----8------|
G|-15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--10b12-10b12--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
guitar line#1 played twice here!
Keyboard interception
guitar solo:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------18b20----------------------------------------------|
G|-------17-----------19b20r19--------12b13r12------10p8-------|
D|-17h19-----------------------17--------------10--------10----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE! Play the following guitar to C and F
in the following (ending) brigde:
C:
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------6-5-------------6-5- etc.. --|
E|-8-8-6-7-8-8-----8-8-6-7-8-8--------------|
F:
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-5-------------6-5- etc.. --|
A|-8-8-6-7-8-8-----8-8-6-7-8-8--------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
bridge:
C
Now every time I tried to set her free
F
I'm glad to say she comes
C
Right back to me
But if I knew she didn't want to stay
F
I wouldn't try to keep that
C
Lovely bird of prey
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