Manhattan Transfer Transposer
Birdland
Joe Zawinul Jon Hendricks
Song : Bb
Intro :
G Gsus D7
G Gsus D7 G
Gm7 G
5,000 light years from Birdland
Gm7 G
But I'm still preachin' the rhythm
Gm7 G
Long-gone, uptight years from Birdland
Gm7 G
An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em
Gm7 G
Years from the land of the Bird
Gm7 G
An' I am still feelin' the spirit
Gm7 G
5,000 light years from Birdland
Gm7 G
But I know people can hear it
Gm7 Am7
Bird named it,
Gm7
Bird made it,
Am7 Dm7
Bird heard it,
Gm7
then played it
Gm7 Am7
Well-stated! Birdland--
Gm7 Am7
It happened down in Birdland
G
Oh!
G Em7 Bm7
Down them stairs, lose them cares - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Total swing, bop was king - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Bird would cook, Max would look - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Basie blew, Blakey too - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Cannonball played that hall - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
Yeah---
Fsus2
In the middle of that hub
Dm6
I remember one jazz club
Fsus2
Where we went to pat feet
Dm6
Down on fifty-secon' street
Fsus2
Everybody heard that word
Dm6
That they named it after Bird
Fsus2
Where the rhythm swooped and swirled
Dm6
The jazz corner of the world
Fsus2
An' the cats they gigged in there
Dm6
Were beyond compare
G7 Fadd9
Birdland - I'm singin' Birdland
G7 Fadd9
Birdland - Ol' swingin' Birdland
Hey, man, the music really turns you on!
Y' turn me on,
G
Really, y' turn me aroun'
'N turn me on
G Gsus4 G
G Em7 Bm7
Down them stairs, lose them cares - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Total swing, bop was king - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Bird would cook, Max would look - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Basie blew, Blakey too - where?
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
G Em7 Bm7
Cannonball played that hall - there
D7sus Am7 G
Down in Birdland
Yeah---
G Em7 Bm7
D7sus Am7 G
ad lib.
There may never be nothin' such as that
No Mo' - No Mo'
Down in Birdland, that's where it was at
I know - I know
Back in them days bop was ridin' high
Hello! 'n goodbye!
How well those cats remember
Their first Birdland gig
To play in Birdland is an honor we still dig
Yeah---that club was like--
In another world, sure enough--
Yeah, baby
All o' the cats had the cookin' on
People just sat an' they was steady lookin' on
Then Bird--he came 'n spread the word--
Birdland
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland
Yes, he really did
Yes, indeed, he really did
Yes, he really did
Told the truth down in Birdland
Yes, indeed he did, Yardbird Parker played in Birdland
Yes, indeed, he really did
Charlie Parker played in Birdland
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it,
Then played it
Well-stated! Birdland
It happened down in Birdland
Everybody dug that beat
Everybody stomped their feet
Everybody digs be-bop
An' they'll never stop
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Basie blew, Blakey too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Cannonball played that hall - yeah
Down in Birdland
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yeah
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Basie blew, Blakey too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Cannonball played that hall - yeah
Down in Birdland
Down them stairs, lose y' cares -yeah
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Background Solo:
Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares
Them that dares gits it!
Pay the gate, don't be late
It's a date! - whattay' know
If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove
Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move
Come in twos, pay your dues
What can you lose?
Just your blues!
So lose them!
The band swingin' one and all and what a ball!
Yeah!
Music is good, music is better than good
Pretty good
Very nice
Really very good - things are bein' like they should
Very good -- very good -- very good
All y' gotta do is lend an ear
An' listen to it
Then y' dig a little sooner than soon
You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music
What a ball!
How y' gonna figure out
A way t' bring it all about amid a
Lot o' other music on the set'n on
The scene know what I mean?
How y' gonna separate the music from the scene
'Gonna have t' keep the memory clean
Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound -- a lotta soun'
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