A A A A A
Mock (yeah) ing (yeah) bird (yeah) yeah (yeah) Mockingbird now !
D
1. Hey, everybody have you heard,
A
he’s gonna buy me a mockingbird,
A
and
if that mockingbird don’t sing,
D
he’s gonna buy me a diamond ring.
G
And if that diamond
ring won’t shine,
D
he’s gonna surely break this heart of mine,
A G - A
and
that’s why I keep on telling everybody, sayin :
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Woah
woah woah woah woah woah !
D
2. Hear me now and
understand,
A
he’s gonna find me some peace of mind,
A
and if that peace
of mind won’t stay,
D
I’m gonna
find myself a better way.
G
And if that
better way ain’t so, I,
D
I’ll ride with the tide and go
with the flow,
A G - A
and
that’s why I keep on shouting in your ears, sayin :
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Woah woah woah woah
woah woah !
+ instrumental = verse
2
E
3. Now everybody have you
heard,
B7
she’s gonna buy me a mockingbird,
B7
and if that
mockingbird don’t sing,
E
she’s
gonna buy me a diamond ring.
A
And if that
diamond ring won’t shine,
E
yes,
it’ll surely break this heart of mine,
B7 A - B7
and
that’s the reason why I keep on telling everybody, sayin
:
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- - - - - - - - - - -
No, no, no, no, no, no, no !
E
4. Listen now,
and understand,
B7
she’s
gonna find me some peace of mind,
B7
and if that peace
of mind won’t stay,
E
I’m gonna
get myself a better way.
A
I might rise above, I might go below,
E
ride
with the tide and go with the flow,
B7 A
- B7
and
there’s a reason why I keep on shouting in your ear, sayin
:
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- - - - - - - - -
No, no,no, no, no, no !
+ instrumental = verse 4 (2x)
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(orig. = capo 1st) (Carly Simon & J. Taylor)