Chords for Merle Haggard - If I Could Fly Away
Tempo:
89.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I almost felt you [A] touching me just now
[E] I wish I knew which way [B] to turn and go
[E] I feel so good and [A] then I feel so bad
I [B]
wonder what I ought [E] to do
[A]
[E] [D] [C#m] [Bm] If I could [A] only fly, [E] if I could only fly
I bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be with [E] you
But [A] I can hardly stand
And I [E] got nowhere to run
Another [B] sinking sun and one more [E] lonely night
[B] [E] The wind keeps blowing somewhere every [A] day
[E] Tell me things get better [B] somewhere up the way
[E] It's dismal thinking [A] on a dismal day
[B] And sad songs [E] for us to [A] bear
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[G#] [A]
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[G#] [C#m] [Bm] If I [A] could only fly, [E] if we could only fly
If we [B] could only fly, there'd be no more [E] long nights
[A] [E]
You know sometimes I write happy songs
[A] Then some little thing goes [E] wrong
And I wish they all [B] could make you smile
I'm [D#] [E] coming home soon and I want to stay
[A] Maybe we can somehow get away
And [B] I wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
[D] [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only fly, [E] if I could only fly
I'd bid [B] this place [F#] goodbye [B]
to come and be [E] with you
But
[Bm] [C#m] I can [A] hardly stand
And [E] I got nowhere to run
[B] Another sinking sun [F#] and one more [E] lonely night
[A] [E]
I almost felt you [A] touching me just now
[E] I wish I knew which way [B] to turn and go
[E] I feel so good and [A] then I feel so bad
I [B]
wonder what I ought [E] to do
[A]
[E] [D] [C#m] [Bm] If I could [A] only fly, [E] if I could only fly
I bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be with [E] you
But [A] I can hardly stand
And I [E] got nowhere to run
Another [B] sinking sun and one more [E] lonely night
[B] [E] The wind keeps blowing somewhere every [A] day
[E] Tell me things get better [B] somewhere up the way
[E] It's dismal thinking [A] on a dismal day
[B] And sad songs [E] for us to [A] bear
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[G#] [A]
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[G#] [C#m] [Bm] If I [A] could only fly, [E] if we could only fly
If we [B] could only fly, there'd be no more [E] long nights
[A] [E]
You know sometimes I write happy songs
[A] Then some little thing goes [E] wrong
And I wish they all [B] could make you smile
I'm [D#] [E] coming home soon and I want to stay
[A] Maybe we can somehow get away
And [B] I wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
[D] [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only fly, [E] if I could only fly
I'd bid [B] this place [F#] goodbye [B]
to come and be [E] with you
But
[Bm] [C#m] I can [A] hardly stand
And [E] I got nowhere to run
[B] Another sinking sun [F#] and one more [E] lonely night
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
Bm
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I almost felt you _ _ [A] touching me just now _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ I wish I knew which way [B] to turn and go _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I feel so good and [A] then I feel so bad
I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
wonder what I ought [E] to do
[A] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Bm] If I could [A] only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly
I _ bid [B] this place goodbye _ _ _ to come and be with [E] you
_ But _ [A] _ I can hardly _ stand
And I [E] got nowhere to run _ _ _ _
Another [B] sinking sun _ _ _ and one more [E] lonely night
[B] _ [E] The _ _ _ _ wind keeps blowing somewhere _ every [A] day _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Tell me things get better [B] somewhere _ up the way _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ It's dismal thinking _ [A] on a dismal day _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ And sad songs [E] for us to [A] bear
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[G#] _ [C#m] [Bm] If I [A] could only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if we could only fly _ _
_ If we [B] could only fly, _ _ there'd be no more [E] long nights
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ You know sometimes I write happy songs
_ [A] _ _ Then some little thing goes [E] wrong
_ And I wish they all _ [B] could make you smile
I'm _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ coming home soon and I want to stay
_ [A] Maybe we can somehow get away
And _ [B] _ _ I wish you could come with me [E] when I go again _ _ _
[D] _ [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly _
I'd bid [B] this place [F#] goodbye [B] _
to come and be [E] with you
But _ _
[Bm] _ [C#m] I can [A] hardly stand _
And [E] I got nowhere to run _
_ _ [B] Another sinking sun _ _ [F#] and one more [E] lonely night
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I almost felt you _ _ [A] touching me just now _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ I wish I knew which way [B] to turn and go _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I feel so good and [A] then I feel so bad
I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
wonder what I ought [E] to do
[A] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Bm] If I could [A] only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly
I _ bid [B] this place goodbye _ _ _ to come and be with [E] you
_ But _ [A] _ I can hardly _ stand
And I [E] got nowhere to run _ _ _ _
Another [B] sinking sun _ _ _ and one more [E] lonely night
[B] _ [E] The _ _ _ _ wind keeps blowing somewhere _ every [A] day _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Tell me things get better [B] somewhere _ up the way _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ It's dismal thinking _ [A] on a dismal day _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ And sad songs [E] for us to [A] bear
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[G#] _ [C#m] [Bm] If I [A] could only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if we could only fly _ _
_ If we [B] could only fly, _ _ there'd be no more [E] long nights
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ You know sometimes I write happy songs
_ [A] _ _ Then some little thing goes [E] wrong
_ And I wish they all _ [B] could make you smile
I'm _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ coming home soon and I want to stay
_ [A] Maybe we can somehow get away
And _ [B] _ _ I wish you could come with me [E] when I go again _ _ _
[D] _ [C#m] [B] But if [A] I could only fly, _ _ _ _ [E] if I could only fly _
I'd bid [B] this place [F#] goodbye [B] _
to come and be [E] with you
But _ _
[Bm] _ [C#m] I can [A] hardly stand _
And [E] I got nowhere to run _
_ _ [B] Another sinking sun _ _ [F#] and one more [E] lonely night
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _