Chords for Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to fly(Original Vid)

Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Gm

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to fly(Original Vid) chords
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[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
Though you [Gm] stood on the edge of your feather, [F]
expecting [G] to fly,
[C] While I laughed, [Gm] I wondered whether [F] I could wave [G]
[C] goodbye,
[F]
Knowing [Bb] that you'd gone.
[Cm] By [F] the summer, it was late, [Bb] we had [Eb] sacrificed.
[Cm] While he took [F] his [Dm] first [Bb] breath, and there he [Eb] lay,
[Gm] And then he lay, [Bb]
and he [Eb] lay, and then [Gm] he lay,
[Bb]
Can you [C] put your glass?
I tried [Gm] so hard to stand,
[F] As I stumbled and fell
[Dm] to the [G] ground.
[C]
So hard to [Gm] laugh as I fumbled,
[F] And reached for the lock [G] I [C] found,
[F] Knowing it [Bb] was gone.
[Cm] The fire's [F] lost its function, [Bb] now you know [Eb] I've gone.
[Cm] The fire's [F] lost its normal [Dm] [Bb] form, now you know [Eb] I've gone.
[Bb] The fire's lost its function, now you [Eb] know I've gone.
[Gm] The fire's [Bb]
lost its normal form, now you [Eb] know I've gone.
[Gm] The
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[F]
fire's lost its normal form, now you know I've gone.
Key:Β Β 
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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Learn the basic chords of Buffalo Springfield - Expecting To Fly chords, with this master sequence: C, Gm, Bb, Eb, G, C, Gm, F, Cm, F, Dm and Bb. Set your pace at 75 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 152. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Gb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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Though you [Gm] stood on the edge of your _ feather, _ [F] _ _ _ _
expecting _ [G] to _ fly,
_ _ _ [C] While _ I _ laughed, [Gm] I wondered _ whether _ _ [F] _ I could _ wave _ [G] _
_ _ [C] goodbye, _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Knowing _ [Bb] that you'd _ _ _ _ gone. _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ By [F] the summer, it was late, _ [Bb] _ we had _ [Eb] sacrificed. _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ While he took [F] his _ _ [Dm] first _ _ [Bb] breath, and there he [Eb] lay, _
_ _ _ [Gm] And then he lay, _ [Bb] _ _ _
and he [Eb] lay, _ _ _ _ _ and then [Gm] he lay,
[Bb] _ _ _
Can you [C] put your glass?
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I tried [Gm] so _ hard to stand,
[F] As I stumbled and fell _
[Dm] to the [G] _ _ ground.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
So _ hard to [Gm] laugh as I fumbled,
_ [F] And reached for the lock [G] I _ _ _ [C] found, _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Knowing _ it [Bb] was _ _ gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ The fire's [F] lost _ its _ function, [Bb] _ now you know [Eb] I've gone. _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ The fire's [F] lost _ its normal [Dm] _ [Bb] form, _ now you know [Eb] I've gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] The _ _ _ fire's lost its function, now you [Eb] know I've gone.
_ _ _ [Gm] The fire's _ _ [Bb] _ _
lost its normal form, now you [Eb] know I've gone.
_ _ [Gm] The _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ fire's lost its normal form, now you know I've gone. _
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This song was written by Neil Young.

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