Biography:
The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. They are considered one of the most important and influential bands of the 1960s.
Their music bridged the gaps between the socially and spiritually conscious folk music of Bob Dylan, the studio trickery of The Beach Boys, and the sardonic rock of The Beatles. Some of their trademark songs include pop versions of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man and Pete Seeger’s Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
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Other songs:
- Eight Miles High
- Ill Feel A Whole Lot Better
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Turn! Turn! Turn!
- Mr. Spaceman
- 2 4 2 Foxtrot The Lear Jet Song
- All I Really Want To Do
- All The Things
- Americas Great National Pasttime
- Antique Sandy
- Artificial Energy
- B B Class Road
- Baby What You Want Me
- Bad Night At The Whiskey
- Ballad Of Easy Rider
- Blue Canadian Rockies
- Born To Rock N Roll
- Boston
- Bugler
- Candy
- Change Is Now
- Changing Heart
- Chestnut Mare
- Child Of The Universe
- Chimes Of Freedom
- Citizen Kane
- Cowgirl In The Sand
- Cta
- Deportee
- Dolphins Smile
- Dont Doubt Yourself
- Dont Make Waves
- Draft Morning
- Drug Store Truck Drivin Man
- Eve Of Destuction
- Everybodys Been Burned
- Farther Along
- Feel A Whole Lot Better
- Fido
- Fifth Dimension
- For Free
- For Me Again
- From A Distance
- Full Circle
- Get To You
- Glory Glory
- Goin Back
- Going Back
- Gram Parsons Father
- Gunja Din
- Have You Seen Her Face
- He Was A Friend Of Mine
- Here Without You
- Hey Joe
- Hickory Wind
- Hungry Planet
- I Am A Pilgrim
- I Am A Pilgrim 3
- I Come And Stand At Every Door
- I Knew Id Want You
- I See You
- I Trust
- I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
- If Your Gone
- It Happens Each Day
- It Wont Be Wrong
- Its All Over Now Baby Blue
- Its Alright Ma
- Its No Use
- Jack Tarr The Sailor
- Jamaica Say You Will
- Jesus Is Alright
- John Riley
- Just A Season
- Just Like A Woman
- Kathleens Song
- Knocking On Heavens Door
- Lady Friend
- Laughing
- Lay Down Your Weary Tune
- Lay Lady Lay
- Lazy Waters
- Life In Prison
- Long Live The King
- Love That Never Dies
- Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood
- Mr Spaceman
- Mr Tambourine Man
- My Back Pages
- My Destiny
- Natural Harmony
- Nothing Was Delivered
- Oil In My Lamp
- Old John Robertson
- One Hundred Years
- Pale Blue
- Paths Of Victory
- Please Let Me Love You
- Positively 4Th Street
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- Renaissance Fair
- Reputation
- Rockroll
- Satisfied Mind
- Seasons In The Sun
- See The Sky About To Rain
- Set You Free This Time
- She Dont Care About Time
- She Has A Way
- So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Stanleys Song
- Sweet Mary
- Take A Whiff On Me
- The Airport Song
- The Ballad Of Easy Rider
- The Bells Of Rhymney
- The Christian Life
- The Day Walk
- The Girl With No Name
- The Only Girl I Adore
- The Reason Why
- The Times They Are A Changin
- The World Turns All Around Her
- There Must Be Someone
- Things Will Be Better
- This Wheels On Fire
- Thoughts And Words
- Tiffany Queen
- Time Between
- Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away
- Triad
- Truck Stop Girl
- Tulsa County Blues
- Tunnel Of Love
- Turn Turn Turn
- Wait And See
- Wasnt Born To Follow
- Way Behind The Sun
- Well Come Back Home
- Well Meet Again
- Whats Happening
- Why
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Yesterdays Train
- You Aint Goin Nowhere
- You Dont Miss Your Water
- You Moving
- You Showed Me
- You Wont Have To Cry
- Your Gentle Ways Of Loving Me
- Youre Still On My Mind
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From [email protected] Sun Mar 9 21:33:59 1997
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 03:58:19 GMT
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Long Live The King The Byrds Chords/Words
The Byrds Long Live The King written by David
Crosby
Em Bm G D
The first thing that they tell you about is that you will be king
Em G D
A priest at least they tell you and then that everything will be
A
alright at last
Em
You will finally be cast into your rightful throne
Bm Em
They got it all down cold
Em Bm G D
Next thing that they tell you is not to be afraid
Em G D
You think you're better than the others somewhat fine and brave
A
They lead astray you could be up there all alone
A star they say a million miles away from home
G F Em
An empty space is that the place you wanted
Em Bm G D
The last thing that they tell you about they ask you will it hurt
Em G D
They said sell what you can boy get out while the getting's good
A
And they whisper in the evening all around town
A
Oh humpty dumpty the king is falling down
Copyright @ 1973 Staysail Music(BMI)
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Sweet Mary written by McGuinn/Levy
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Dm
When I met I met you for pleasure
C G
And the good times of running around
Dm C Dm
Then you seemed to be so understanding
C G A7
>From the weight that's been draggin me down
Dm C Dm
The good times are coming between us
C G
Though you helped me I'm carrying my load
Dm C Dm C
G A7
And I've never felt more like a lover but I'm running right off the
road
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Dm C Dm
Oh it's nothing you said or invited
C G
And it's nothing you did that was wrong
Dm C Dm C G A7
Our love together was heaven but I promised myself to be strong
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Copyright @ 1973 Patian/Blackwood Music(BMI)
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Cowgirl In The Sand written by Neil Young
E C#m E C#m
Hello cowgirl in the sand is this place at your command
E B A B E B A B
Can I stay here for awhile can I see your sweet sweet smile
F#m G#m E A
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
E C#m E C#m
Hello ruby in the dust has your band began to rust
E B A B E B A B
After all the sin we've had I was hoping that we'd turn back
F#m G#m E A^?
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
E C#m E C#m
Hello woman of my dreams is this not the way it seems
E B A B
Purple words on a gray back ground
E B A B
To be a woman and to be turned down
F#m G#m E A
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A E C#m
E
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Copyright @ 1969 Cotillion Music Inc. & Broken Arrow Music Inc.
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Things Will Be Better written by Chris Hillman
Dallas Taylor
G D
Things will be better now
C D G
Don't ask me why don't ask me how
D
And both of us feel the same way
C D G
What we're feeling inside we just can't seem to say
A
Cause misunderstanding is the cause of it all
D
Take you to the top just to watch you fall
G D
Some time it's lonely and cold
C D G
When you're so far away from home
D
Confusion can lead you astray
C D G
It's just a terrible price to pay
A
I bought you some books I dressed you up real fine
D
Go and live your life just let me live mine
Copyright @ 1973 Bar None Music Inc.(BMI)
From the "Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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From [email protected] Sun Mar 9 21:33:59 1997
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 03:58:19 GMT
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Long Live The King The Byrds Chords/Words
The Byrds Long Live The King written by David
Crosby
Em Bm G D
The first thing that they tell you about is that you will be king
Em G D
A priest at least they tell you and then that everything will be
A
alright at last
Em
You will finally be cast into your rightful throne
Bm Em
They got it all down cold
Em Bm G D
Next thing that they tell you is not to be afraid
Em G D
You think you're better than the others somewhat fine and brave
A
They lead astray you could be up there all alone
A star they say a million miles away from home
G F Em
An empty space is that the place you wanted
Em Bm G D
The last thing that they tell you about they ask you will it hurt
Em G D
They said sell what you can boy get out while the getting's good
A
And they whisper in the evening all around town
A
Oh humpty dumpty the king is falling down
Copyright @ 1973 Staysail Music(BMI)
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Sweet Mary written by McGuinn/Levy
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Dm
When I met I met you for pleasure
C G
And the good times of running around
Dm C Dm
Then you seemed to be so understanding
C G A7
>From the weight that's been draggin me down
Dm C Dm
The good times are coming between us
C G
Though you helped me I'm carrying my load
Dm C Dm C
G A7
And I've never felt more like a lover but I'm running right off the
road
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Dm C Dm
Oh it's nothing you said or invited
C G
And it's nothing you did that was wrong
Dm C Dm C G A7
Our love together was heaven but I promised myself to be strong
Dm C Dm
Sweet Mary I've got to be leaving
C G
Oh I can't let you into my life
Dm C Dm C G
A7
Cause I know it would end in grieving and the last thing I need is a
wife
Copyright @ 1973 Patian/Blackwood Music(BMI)
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Cowgirl In The Sand written by Neil Young
E C#m E C#m
Hello cowgirl in the sand is this place at your command
E B A B E B A B
Can I stay here for awhile can I see your sweet sweet smile
F#m G#m E A
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
E C#m E C#m
Hello ruby in the dust has your band began to rust
E B A B E B A B
After all the sin we've had I was hoping that we'd turn back
F#m G#m E A^?
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
E C#m E C#m
Hello woman of my dreams is this not the way it seems
E B A B
Purple words on a gray back ground
E B A B
To be a woman and to be turned down
F#m G#m E A
Old enough now to change your name
F#m G#m E A
When so many love you is it the same
F#m E A E C#m
E
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Copyright @ 1969 Cotillion Music Inc. & Broken Arrow Music Inc.
From the "The Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
The Byrds Things Will Be Better written by Chris Hillman
Dallas Taylor
G D
Things will be better now
C D G
Don't ask me why don't ask me how
D
And both of us feel the same way
C D G
What we're feeling inside we just can't seem to say
A
Cause misunderstanding is the cause of it all
D
Take you to the top just to watch you fall
G D
Some time it's lonely and cold
C D G
When you're so far away from home
D
Confusion can lead you astray
C D G
It's just a terrible price to pay
A
I bought you some books I dressed you up real fine
D
Go and live your life just let me live mine
Copyright @ 1973 Bar None Music Inc.(BMI)
From the "Byrds" LP Asylum Records 1973
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