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Version 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMMINGBIRD - BB King ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music & Lyrics: Leon Russell Performed by: Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, BB King, Jimmy Page and others Note: Intro is from the BB King version. Leon Russell's is similar but a little more free form. Tabbed by: Barboy07079 Key: Dm/F Tuning: Standard [Intro] e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------6---5-----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------7---6-----------------------| D|-------3-----------------3-5-------3-----------6---5-----------------------| A|-3h5-5---5-3-----3h5-5-5-----3h5-5---5-3-----------------------------------| E|-------------3-1-------------------------3-1-6---5-------------------------| ************************************ | h hammer-on ************************************ [Verse 1] Dm Bb Sometimes I get im-patient Dm G7 but she cools me without words Dm Eb9 and she comes so sweet and softly Bb A7 my hummingbird and have you heard Dm Bb that I thought my life had ended Dm G7 but I find that it's just be-gun Dm cause she gets me where I live Eb9 I'll give all I have to give Bb Bb/C Fsus F I'm talking about that humming-bird [Chorus] Bb F/A oh she's little and she loves me C/G F too much for words to say C/E Eb D when I see her in the morning sleeping Bb F/A she's little and she loves me C/G F to my lucky day F/G Bb/C C A7 hummingbird don't fly away [Verse 2] Dm Bb When I'm feeling wild and lonesome Dm G7 she knows the words to say Dm Eb9 and she gives me a little under-standing Bb in her special way A7 and I just have to say Dm Bb in my life I loved a woman Dm G7 because she's more than I de-serve Dm and she gets me where I live Eb I'll give all I have to give Bb Bb/C F I'm talking about that humming-bird [Chorus] Bb F/A oh she's little and she loves me C/G F too much for words to say C/E Eb D when I see her in the morning sleeping Bb F/A she's little and she loves me C/G F to my lucky day F/G Bb/C C hummingbird don't fly away [Coda (repeat and fade)] Bb F C Don’t fly away – ay - away