Chords for As the crow flies by Will Varley (with unofficial video)
Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
C
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
When that bird fell from its nest, [C] me and [F] my sister did [Eb] our best
Two [Ab] feet it [Eb] earthworms every day
After school [F] we watched it fly [Eb] away
Well, I miss my mother, [Abm] my old room and the sound of [Eb] the rain
[C] Fell on the [F] rooftops and ran along the trains
[Eb]
[C] But sometimes it feels [Eb] like an ocean that railway line
[Eb] Sometimes it feels like we're living in darker time
[Cm] I'm heading [Bb] back home for [Eb] a couple of days
But [Cm] I can't [Bb] imagine all that [Eb] much has changed
[C] See that town moves with [Eb] the color of the sky
There's a face [Bb] I recognize
[Eb] as the crow flies
Where someone's opened up a cafe on the river
I [C] would go there in the summer [F] and some boats [Eb] out we said
Those [C] kids grew up in the beat of the old bass drum
From son to father from father back to son
That cat used to run rings always playing tricks on the dog
He'd be [C] sitting in the kitchen [F] rolling around all covered in mud
[Eb]
[Cm] Now they're buried in the garden [Eb] in the shadow of the hawthorn tree
Farewell travelers may your souls always be free
Where [C] we always get [Bb] together [Eb] this time
Always [Cm] wish I [Bb] could tell him what they're [Eb] waiting to hear
[C] But who said [Bb] time [Eb] moves in straight
Line
At least I can say I [Bb] tried [Eb] as the crow flies
She said you're drinking too much.
I [Ab] said yes, I probably am
Find [C] it easier to [Eb] forget what I can understand
[Eb]
Like [C] how all those snakes [F] made it past the line so fast
[C] And how the future [F] turns so quickly into the past
[Eb]
[G] Now the cafe by [Bb] the river [F] is all [Eb] boarded up
There's [Cm] an autumn wind [Bb] blowing through [Eb] the old horse chestnut
[Eb]
[C] But I saw him in [Bb] a dream says he's doing all right.
I can see him in your [F] eyes
[Eb] as the crow [Bb]
flies
[Eb]
as the crow
Fly well, sometimes it feels like everything's been done before
[G] the same [Eb] ideas the same
Four -course
We're still [Cm] leaving in the morning for to cross the sea
[Cm] Is not everything's [Eb] being done by me.
I
Remember that boy in the fading
August line
We [G] watch that fledgling [Eb] bird take its first flight
Well, [Eb]
[Fm] I hope that [Eb] I have done you proud and [Cm] I promise to wake up and fight
On the [Bb] roads that we travel [F] on the oceans [Eb] we sail
In the [Fm] jaws of [Bb] the dragon [F] in the belly of [Eb] the whale
[F]
Yeah, I always [Bb] keep you [Eb] by my Side
We get old and [F] we'll get wise
[Eb] as the crow fly
anywhere [Bb] anytime
[F] as the crow flies
Two [Ab] feet it [Eb] earthworms every day
After school [F] we watched it fly [Eb] away
Well, I miss my mother, [Abm] my old room and the sound of [Eb] the rain
[C] Fell on the [F] rooftops and ran along the trains
[Eb]
[C] But sometimes it feels [Eb] like an ocean that railway line
[Eb] Sometimes it feels like we're living in darker time
[Cm] I'm heading [Bb] back home for [Eb] a couple of days
But [Cm] I can't [Bb] imagine all that [Eb] much has changed
[C] See that town moves with [Eb] the color of the sky
There's a face [Bb] I recognize
[Eb] as the crow flies
Where someone's opened up a cafe on the river
I [C] would go there in the summer [F] and some boats [Eb] out we said
Those [C] kids grew up in the beat of the old bass drum
From son to father from father back to son
That cat used to run rings always playing tricks on the dog
He'd be [C] sitting in the kitchen [F] rolling around all covered in mud
[Eb]
[Cm] Now they're buried in the garden [Eb] in the shadow of the hawthorn tree
Farewell travelers may your souls always be free
Where [C] we always get [Bb] together [Eb] this time
Always [Cm] wish I [Bb] could tell him what they're [Eb] waiting to hear
[C] But who said [Bb] time [Eb] moves in straight
Line
At least I can say I [Bb] tried [Eb] as the crow flies
She said you're drinking too much.
I [Ab] said yes, I probably am
Find [C] it easier to [Eb] forget what I can understand
[Eb]
Like [C] how all those snakes [F] made it past the line so fast
[C] And how the future [F] turns so quickly into the past
[Eb]
[G] Now the cafe by [Bb] the river [F] is all [Eb] boarded up
There's [Cm] an autumn wind [Bb] blowing through [Eb] the old horse chestnut
[Eb]
[C] But I saw him in [Bb] a dream says he's doing all right.
I can see him in your [F] eyes
[Eb] as the crow [Bb]
flies
[Eb]
as the crow
Fly well, sometimes it feels like everything's been done before
[G] the same [Eb] ideas the same
Four -course
We're still [Cm] leaving in the morning for to cross the sea
[Cm] Is not everything's [Eb] being done by me.
I
Remember that boy in the fading
August line
We [G] watch that fledgling [Eb] bird take its first flight
Well, [Eb]
[Fm] I hope that [Eb] I have done you proud and [Cm] I promise to wake up and fight
On the [Bb] roads that we travel [F] on the oceans [Eb] we sail
In the [Fm] jaws of [Bb] the dragon [F] in the belly of [Eb] the whale
[F]
Yeah, I always [Bb] keep you [Eb] by my Side
We get old and [F] we'll get wise
[Eb] as the crow fly
anywhere [Bb] anytime
[F] as the crow flies
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
C
Cm
Eb
Bb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When that bird fell from its nest, _ _ _ [C] me and [F] my sister did [Eb] our best
_ _ Two [Ab] feet it [Eb] earthworms every day
_ _ After school [F] we watched it fly [Eb] away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I miss my mother, [Abm] my old room and the sound of [Eb] the rain
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Fell on the [F] rooftops and ran along the trains
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] But sometimes it feels [Eb] like an ocean that railway line _
_ _ [Eb] Sometimes it feels like we're living in darker time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm heading [Bb] back home for [Eb] a couple of days _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Cm] I can't [Bb] imagine all that [Eb] much has changed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] See that town moves with [Eb] the color of the sky _ _ _ _ _
There's a face [Bb] I recognize _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ as the crow flies
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Where someone's opened up a cafe on the river
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ [C] would go there in the summer [F] and some boats [Eb] out we said _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Those [C] kids grew up in the beat of the old bass drum _ _ _ _ _
_ _ From son to father from father back to son _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That cat used to run rings always playing tricks on the dog _ _ _ _
_ _ He'd be [C] sitting in the kitchen [F] rolling around all covered in mud
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Now they're buried in the garden [Eb] in the shadow of the hawthorn tree _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Farewell travelers may your souls always be free _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where [C] we always get [Bb] together [Eb] this time _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Always [Cm] wish I [Bb] could tell him what they're [Eb] waiting to hear _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] But who said [Bb] time [Eb] moves in straight
_ _ _ Line _ _
_ _ At least I can say I [Bb] tried _ _ _ [Eb] _ as the crow flies _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She said you're drinking too much.
I [Ab] said yes, I probably am _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Find [C] it easier to [Eb] forget what I can understand
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] how all those snakes [F] made it past the line so fast _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And how the future [F] turns so quickly into the past
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Now the cafe by [Bb] the river [F] is all [Eb] boarded up _ _ _ _ _ _
There's [Cm] an autumn wind [Bb] blowing through [Eb] the old horse chestnut
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [C] But I saw him in [Bb] a dream says he's doing all right. _ _ _
I can see him in your [F] eyes _
_ _ _ [Eb] as the crow [Bb] _
flies
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
as _ the crow
Fly _ well, _ _ _ _ _ sometimes it feels like everything's been done before _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] the same _ [Eb] ideas the same
Four _ -course
_ _ _ _ We're still [Cm] leaving in the morning for to cross the sea _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Is not _ everything's [Eb] being done by me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
Remember that boy in the fading
_ August _ line _ _
_ _ _ We [G] watch that fledgling [Eb] bird take its first flight
Well, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I hope that [Eb] I have done you proud _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and [Cm] I promise to wake up and fight _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On the [Bb] roads that we travel [F] on the oceans [Eb] we sail _ _
_ _ _ _ In the [Fm] jaws of [Bb] the dragon [F] in the belly of [Eb] the whale _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Yeah, I always [Bb] keep you [Eb] _ by my _ Side _ _ _
_ We get old and [F] we'll get wise
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] as the crow fly _ _ _ _ _
anywhere _ _ [Bb] anytime _ _ _
[F] _ _ as the crow flies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When that bird fell from its nest, _ _ _ [C] me and [F] my sister did [Eb] our best
_ _ Two [Ab] feet it [Eb] earthworms every day
_ _ After school [F] we watched it fly [Eb] away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I miss my mother, [Abm] my old room and the sound of [Eb] the rain
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Fell on the [F] rooftops and ran along the trains
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] But sometimes it feels [Eb] like an ocean that railway line _
_ _ [Eb] Sometimes it feels like we're living in darker time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm heading [Bb] back home for [Eb] a couple of days _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Cm] I can't [Bb] imagine all that [Eb] much has changed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] See that town moves with [Eb] the color of the sky _ _ _ _ _
There's a face [Bb] I recognize _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ as the crow flies
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Where someone's opened up a cafe on the river
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ [C] would go there in the summer [F] and some boats [Eb] out we said _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Those [C] kids grew up in the beat of the old bass drum _ _ _ _ _
_ _ From son to father from father back to son _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That cat used to run rings always playing tricks on the dog _ _ _ _
_ _ He'd be [C] sitting in the kitchen [F] rolling around all covered in mud
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Now they're buried in the garden [Eb] in the shadow of the hawthorn tree _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Farewell travelers may your souls always be free _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where [C] we always get [Bb] together [Eb] this time _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Always [Cm] wish I [Bb] could tell him what they're [Eb] waiting to hear _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] But who said [Bb] time [Eb] moves in straight
_ _ _ Line _ _
_ _ At least I can say I [Bb] tried _ _ _ [Eb] _ as the crow flies _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She said you're drinking too much.
I [Ab] said yes, I probably am _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Find [C] it easier to [Eb] forget what I can understand
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] how all those snakes [F] made it past the line so fast _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And how the future [F] turns so quickly into the past
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Now the cafe by [Bb] the river [F] is all [Eb] boarded up _ _ _ _ _ _
There's [Cm] an autumn wind [Bb] blowing through [Eb] the old horse chestnut
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [C] But I saw him in [Bb] a dream says he's doing all right. _ _ _
I can see him in your [F] eyes _
_ _ _ [Eb] as the crow [Bb] _
flies
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
as _ the crow
Fly _ well, _ _ _ _ _ sometimes it feels like everything's been done before _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] the same _ [Eb] ideas the same
Four _ -course
_ _ _ _ We're still [Cm] leaving in the morning for to cross the sea _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Is not _ everything's [Eb] being done by me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
Remember that boy in the fading
_ August _ line _ _
_ _ _ We [G] watch that fledgling [Eb] bird take its first flight
Well, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I hope that [Eb] I have done you proud _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and [Cm] I promise to wake up and fight _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On the [Bb] roads that we travel [F] on the oceans [Eb] we sail _ _
_ _ _ _ In the [Fm] jaws of [Bb] the dragon [F] in the belly of [Eb] the whale _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Yeah, I always [Bb] keep you [Eb] _ by my _ Side _ _ _
_ We get old and [F] we'll get wise
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] as the crow fly _ _ _ _ _
anywhere _ _ [Bb] anytime _ _ _
[F] _ _ as the crow flies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _