Bird Of Paradise

Bb               Dm     C
Saw you flying by
F                   Bb  C*
Flash of Turquoise Blue
Bb*              Dm   C
I just had to try
    F                 Bb    C...
To keep your life in view

Gm   Am7           Dm   Bb
My bird of paradise
Gm      Am7               Dm    C   Bb
Sweet bird of paradise

                   Dm
Wish that I could fly
C    F             Bb  C
I’d be beside you now
    Bb            Dm
But I could only sigh
C    F                Bb    C
And watch you circle round

Gm  Am          Dm  Bb   Gm     Am         Dm Bb
My bird of paradise /    sweet bird of paradise
Gm  Am          Dm   Bb   Gm     Am  Bb   C
My bird of paradise / sweet bird of paradise
Bb   C        Dm riff
My bird of paradise

    (a-c-d-f-d-c-d)
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|---------3----------| 
A|-----3-5---5-3-5----| 
E|---5----------------| 

[Solo]
(Over Dm riff and C Bb riff)

                   Dm
Saw you fly away
C    F             Bb  C
When will you come again
    Bb            Dm
So I can watch you play
C    F                Bb    C
In the pouring rain

[Repeat chorus and riff as previous chorus]

[Solo over Dm riff, to out]

[Chordal riffs example]
(Hendrix-like embellished riff, based around C major chord, V fret)
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-5h7-5-5-----------| 
D|------7-7-5-5h7-5--| 
A|-----------------7-| 
E|-------------------| 

(This is on the C shape, also done on Dm shape and the Bb shape)