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Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird - BPM - 107

[Looping - you have to grab the G to B to C during lord I can't change bit - so you can get the solo tone ready]
[Intro]
[G] [D] [Em] [Em]
[F] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [D] [Em] [Em]
[F] [C] [D] [D]

[Verse 1] 
[G] If I [D] leave here to [Em] morrow
[F] Would you [C] still remember [D] me?
[G] For I must be [D] travelling [Em] on now
[F] Cos there's too many [C] places I got to [D] see
 
[G] If I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl
[F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same
[G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change

[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change
 
[Interlude]
[G] [D] [Em] [Em] - [F] [C] [D] [D] x 2

[Verse 2] 
[G] Bye bye, [D] it's been a [Em] sweet love
[F] Though this [C] feeling I can't [D] change
[G] But please don't [D] take it so [Em] badly
[F] Cos the Lord [C] knows I'm to [D] blame
 
[G] But if I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl
[F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same
[G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now
[F] And this [C] bird you'll never [D] change, oh oh oh
 
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change
[F] Lord [C] help me, I can't [D] change
 
[G] [Bb] Lord, I [C] can't change
Won't you [G] fly [Bb] high [C] free bird, yeah!
 
[Solo - G dorian - E-653 B-653]
[G] [Bb] [C] [G] 

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Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces - BPM - 107

Drums

Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars

Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop

Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)

Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar

Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4

Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9

Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills

Riff A x 1 to end

Suggestions!
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