R L Burnside

Just Like A Bird Without A Feather Tab

R L Burnside - Just Like a Bird Without a Feather

Tabbed by Vermox

The actual recording is tuned far lower than the standard tuning. The low E is somewhere 
around C which makes the strings easier to bend.
Listen to the recording to get the actual tuning if you want to play it in the same key.


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B:-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----|
G:--------------2bp0----------------------2bp0-------------------|
D:-----0-----0-------2-----------0-----0-------2-----------------|
A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Just like a bird without a feather

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B:--------3------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------0h2p0h2p0h2--------0h2p0h2p0h2----------|
A:-------------------0h2----------------0h2----------------------|
E:-----------------------------------0------------------0--------|


You know I'm lost without your love

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D:-----0-----0-------2-----------0-----0-------2-----------------|
A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Just like a bird without a feather

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D:-----------------------0h2p0h2p0h2--------0h2p0h2p0h2----------|
A:-------------------0-2----------------0-2----------------------|
E:-----------------------------------0------------------0--------|

You know I'm lost without your love

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A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

You know I need your love

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A:---0-2--------------0-2----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------0----------------0----------------------------|

Just like angels need heaven above

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D:----------------2------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------0-----------------------------------------------|

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A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Well you know as sure as I shot my baby

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D:-----------------------0h2p0h2p0--------0h2p0h2p0--------------|
A:-------------------0-2--------------0-2------------------------|
E:--0------------------------------0----------------0------------|

But I did it because she did me wrong

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E:--------------------------------0------------------------------|

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D:-----0-----0-------2-----------0-----0-------2-----------------|
A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Well you know as sure as I shot my baby

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B:--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------------|
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E:-----0--0--0------0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|

But I did it because she did me wrong

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D:----------------2----------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------0--------------------------------------------|

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A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Yeah you know the judge call it murder

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A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----0--0--0------0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|

Now the penitentiary is my home

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D:-----------------2---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------0-------------------------------------------|

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D:-----0-----0-------2-----------0-----0-------2-----------------|
A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Yeah I loved that woman

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B:----0-0----0-0--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5---------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0--0--0------0--0--0--0---------------------|

She said she didn't love no one but me

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D:----------------=2---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------0-------------------------------------------|

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D:-----0-----0-------2-----------0-----0-------2-----------------|
A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Yeah, you know I love that woman

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B:----0-0---------5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5----------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------------|

She said she didn't love no one but me

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A:-0h2---0h2-----------------0h2---0h2---------------------------|
E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------0-----|

Yeah, but I caught my baby cheating

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B:----0-0----0-0--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5----------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------------|

Now my home aint where it used to be

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D:---------------------2------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------0--------------------------------------|

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E:---------------------0-------------------------0---------------|