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Bluejays & Cardinals
-tabbed by mike/howardfinkel483

tuning
roughly -1/2 step down

Riff for Dsus2 strumming
   d d  dudu d d d d
e-------------------
B--3-3--3323-5-3-2-3--
G--2-2--2222-2-2-2-2--
D--0-0--0000-0-0-0-0--
A-------------------
E-------------------

Riff for G strumming
   d d dudu d d d d ud 
e--5-5-5555-3-2-2-0-20-
B----------------------
G--0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-00-
D--0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-00-
A----------------------
E--3-3-3333-3-3-3-3-33-

Intro:
Dsus2 Em (barre chord/Dsus2 shape 2nd fret) G   (repeat)

Em (power chord/D-shape 2nd fret)
bluejays and cardinals all come out to play
G                                    Dsus2 (riff) Dsus2 (riff)
highway traffic gets out of your way
Em
skies clear up if they're overcast.
G                                        Dsus2 (riff) Dsus2 (riff)
pit bulls are gentle when you come past.

Em
stars come out of hiding for you
G                
and i would too.
Dsus2
cause this world couldn't hold you
               G
you slipped free
           Dsus2
yeah this world couldn't hold you
             G    A
you slipped free
            Dsus2
without me.

Dsus2 G (riff)
Dsus2 G (riff)
Dsus2 G (riff)
Dsus2 G (riff)
Dsus2 G (riff)

new sheen all over everything
when you open up your mouth to sing.
baseballs travel further when you watch them fly.
apples fatten on the trees when you walk by.
you bring something unreplaceble to each and every day.
or you used to anyway.
but this world couldn't hold you
and you slipped free
yeah this world couldn't hold you
and you slipped free
without me.