Chords for If I could only fly - Merle Haggard

[E] _ All right, now this song is very special.
Anybody who knows Merle Haggard _ knows that
a young man named Lewis Talley was very much a part of his life for a long time until he passed
away.
And you were on Talley Records, I believe.
His label [Bm] with your first record.
Lewis [E] Talley
passed away a year ago, a year and two weeks ago. _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] And he was the guy [E] that
he was my press secretary.
He was my _ _ first fan.
He was a [B] lot of things to me.
[E] But
Lewis was most of all, he was one of the guys that when I [B] recorded a record, if I wanted an
honest opinion, Lewis would give it to [E] you.
And he would give you an absolute opinion.
And his opinion
was _ never wrong, you know.
But he walked into the boat just before he passed away and asked me,
he said, hey, have you got the words to this?
If I could only fly. _
He said, that's the best damn
song he said I've heard in 15 years. _
So you're saying this at his funeral.
_ _ [Em] Would you sing it for
us?
[E] Try it. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ I _
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wish I knew which [B] way to turn and go. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Feels so _ good and [A] then I feel so bad. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ I wonder what I ought [E] to do.
[A] _ _
[E] _ [D] _ [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly, _ _ [B] I'd bid this place goodbye _ to come [E] and be with you. _
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ [B] [A] But I can hardly stand and _ [E] I got nowhere to run.
_ _ _ [B] Another sinking sun _ and one more [E] lonely night.
[A] The [E] _ _ _ _ wind keeps blowing somewhere _ [A] every _ day.
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Tell me things get better [B] somewhere up the way.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Just dismal thinking _ [A] on a dismal day.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ These sad _ songs [E] for us to bear. _
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_ [D] _ [A] [Bm] If I could [A] only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly, _ _ _ [B] if we could only fly, _ _ there'd be no more [E] lonely nights.
[A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ You know, sometimes I write, have _ _ [A] to let some little thing go.
_ [E] _ _ I wish they all _ [B] could make you mine. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Coming home soon and I want to stay.
_ _ [A] _ Maybe we can somehow get away.
_ _ [B] _ I wish you could come with me
when I [E] go again. _ _
_ [D] _ [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only, _ _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly, _ _ [B] I'd bid this place goodbye to _ _ [E] come and be with you. _
[D] But [C#m] [Bm] I [A] can hardly stand _ _ _ _ [E] and I got nowhere to run.
_ _ _ [B] Another sinking sun _ and one more [E] lonely night.
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