Chords for Townes Van Zandt -- Flyin' Shoes

Tempo:
68.475 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Townes Van Zandt -- Flyin' Shoes chords
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[E]
[F] [Am] [G]
[Am]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [Am] [B] [Am] [G] Days full [Am] of rain, [D] skies [C] coming down [G] again.
[F] I get [Am] so [G] tired of these same [Am] old blues, [G]
[Am] same old song.
[D] [C] Baby, it [G] won't be [F] long, [Am] for I'll be tying on [G] my flying [Am] shoes, [G]
flying [Am] shoes.
[F] Till I'll [C] be [Am] tying [G] on my [Am] flying shoes.
[F]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] Spring only side, [D] summer [C] had to be [G] [F] satisfied.
[C] Fall is [Am] a feeling [G] that I just [Am] can't lose.
[G]
[Am] I'd like to stay, [D] maybe [C] watch [G] a winter [F] day.
Turn [Am] the green water [G] to [Am] white and blue, [G]
[Am] flying shoes, [G] [Am] flying [F] shoes.
[C] Till I'll be [Am] tying [G] on [F] my [Am] flying shoes.
[G] [Am] [D] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C] [Bm] [Am]
[G] [F] [C] [Em] [F] [Am]
[G] The [Am] mountain moon,
[D] [C] forever [Gm] sets too [F] soon.
[Am] Being alone is all the [G] hills [Am] can do.
[G] Alone and [Am] then, [D]
her [C] silver [G] sails [F] again.
[Am] [G]
[Am] Flying shoes, [G] [Am] flying shoes.
[F]
[Am] They will follow [G] in, their [Am] flying shoes.
[F] [C] [Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [G] Days [Am] full of rain, [D]
skies [C] coming [G] down again.
[F] I get [Am] so tired of [G] these same old [Am] blues, [G] same [Em] old [Am] song.
[D]
[C] Baby, it [G] won't be [F] long, [Am] for I'll be tying [G] on my [Am] flying shoes, [G] [Am] flying [F] shoes.
Till [Am] I'll be tying on [F] my [Am] flying shoes.
[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Townes Van Zandt - Flyin Shoes chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Am, G, Am, F, Am, G and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 34 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 68. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ Days full [Am] of rain, [D] skies [C] coming down [G] again.
[F] I get [Am] so [G] tired of these same [Am] old blues, [G] _
[Am] same old song.
[D] _ [C] Baby, it [G] won't be [F] long, [Am] for I'll be tying on [G] my flying [Am] shoes, [G]
flying [Am] shoes.
[F] Till I'll [C] be [Am] tying [G] on my [Am] flying shoes.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] Spring only side, [D] summer [C] had to be [G] [F] satisfied.
[C] Fall is [Am] a feeling [G] that I just [Am] can't lose.
[G] _
[Am] I'd like to stay, [D] maybe [C] watch [G] a winter [F] day.
Turn [Am] the green water [G] to [Am] white and blue, [G] _
[Am] flying shoes, [G] _ [Am] flying [F] shoes.
[C] Till I'll be [Am] tying [G] on [F] my [Am] flying shoes. _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] The [Am] mountain moon, _
[D] [C] forever [Gm] sets too [F] soon.
[Am] Being alone is all the [G] hills [Am] can do.
[G] _ Alone and [Am] then, [D]
her [C] silver [G] sails [F] again.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] Flying shoes, [G] _ [Am] flying shoes.
[F] _
[Am] They will follow [G] in, their [Am] flying shoes. _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] Days [Am] full of rain, [D]
skies [C] coming [G] down again.
[F] I get [Am] so tired of [G] these same old [Am] blues, _ [G] same [Em] old [Am] song.
[D]
[C] Baby, it [G] won't be [F] long, [Am] for I'll be tying [G] on my [Am] flying shoes, [G] _ [Am] flying [F] shoes.
Till [Am] I'll be tying on [F] my [Am] flying shoes. _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Townes Van Zandt, is among the lineup of tracks on the The Best of album.

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