Chords for If I Could Only Fly by Blaze Foley
Tempo:
136.425 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I wish [Dm] [D]
[G]
I [D]
knew which way to [A] turn and go.
[D]
Feel so good and I [G] feel so bad.
[A]
Wonder what I ought to do.
[G] [D] If I [G] could only fly, if I [D] could only fly.
Well [A] I bid this place goodbye.
Coming in [D] here, but I [G] can hardly stand.
I got nowhere [D] to run.
[A] Another sinking sun, one more lonely [D] night.
[G] Wind [A]
[D] keeps blowing [G] somewhere every day.
[D]
Hoping things get better somewhere [A] up the way.
[A] [D] Just dismal thinking [G] on a dismal day.
[A]
Sad songs [F#m] for us to [D] bear.
[G]
[D] R.K. Reagan
You
[G]
know
[A]
[D] [D]
[G]
[A]
[F#m]
[D] [G]
[F#m] sometimes I write happy songs.
[G] But sometimes when things are wrong.
[D] You know I wish they all could [A] make you smile.
[D] Maybe someday we can get away.
[Bm]
[G] I'm coming home soon and I want to stay.
[A] I wish you would come with [A] me [C#] when I go [G] again.
[D] If I [G] could only fly, if [D] I could only fly.
Well I bid this place goodbye.
[A] Coming in here, [D] but [G] I can hardly stand.
I got [D] nowhere to run.
[A] Another sinking sun, one more [D] lonely night.
[G]
[D] If [G] I could only fly, if you [D] could only fly.
If [A] we could only fly.
There'd be no more lonely [G] nights.
[D] [Bm] [N]
I wish [Dm] [D]
[G]
I [D]
knew which way to [A] turn and go.
[D]
Feel so good and I [G] feel so bad.
[A]
Wonder what I ought to do.
[G] [D] If I [G] could only fly, if I [D] could only fly.
Well [A] I bid this place goodbye.
Coming in [D] here, but I [G] can hardly stand.
I got nowhere [D] to run.
[A] Another sinking sun, one more lonely [D] night.
[G] Wind [A]
[D] keeps blowing [G] somewhere every day.
[D]
Hoping things get better somewhere [A] up the way.
[A] [D] Just dismal thinking [G] on a dismal day.
[A]
Sad songs [F#m] for us to [D] bear.
[G]
[D] R.K. Reagan
You
[G]
know
[A]
[D] [D]
[G]
[A]
[F#m]
[D] [G]
[F#m] sometimes I write happy songs.
[G] But sometimes when things are wrong.
[D] You know I wish they all could [A] make you smile.
[D] Maybe someday we can get away.
[Bm]
[G] I'm coming home soon and I want to stay.
[A] I wish you would come with [A] me [C#] when I go [G] again.
[D] If I [G] could only fly, if [D] I could only fly.
Well I bid this place goodbye.
[A] Coming in here, [D] but [G] I can hardly stand.
I got [D] nowhere to run.
[A] Another sinking sun, one more [D] lonely night.
[G]
[D] If [G] I could only fly, if you [D] could only fly.
If [A] we could only fly.
There'd be no more lonely [G] nights.
[D] [Bm] [N]
Key:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ wish [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ knew which way to [A] turn and go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Feel so good _ and I [G] feel so bad. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wonder what I ought to do.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ If I [G] could only _ fly, _ _ _ if I [D] could only fly. _
_ _ _ Well [A] I bid this place goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ Coming in [D] here, _ _ _ but _ _ _ I [G] can hardly _ stand.
_ _ I got nowhere [D] to run. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Another sinking sun, _ _ _ _ one more lonely [D] _ night.
[G] Wind _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ keeps blowing _ _ _ [G] somewhere every day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Hoping things get better _ _ somewhere [A] up the way. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Just dismal thinking _ _ [G] on a dismal day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Sad songs [F#m] for us to [D] bear.
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] R.K. Reagan _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ sometimes I write happy songs.
_ [G] _ But sometimes when things are wrong.
[D] _ _ _ You know I wish they all could [A] make you smile. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Maybe someday we can get away.
[Bm] _ _
[G] I'm coming home soon and I want to stay.
_ [A] _ I wish you would come with [A] me _ [C#] when I go [G] again.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ If I [G] could only fly, _ _ _ if [D] I could only fly. _ _
_ _ Well I bid this place goodbye.
_ _ [A] Coming _ _ in here, [D] _ _ _ _ but _ _ _ [G] I can _ hardly stand.
_ _ _ I got [D] nowhere to run. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Another sinking sun, _ _ _ _ one more [D] lonely night.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ If [G] I could _ only fly, _ _ _ if you [D] could only fly. _ _ _ _
If [A] we could only fly. _
_ _ _ There'd be no more lonely [G] nights.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ wish [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ knew which way to [A] turn and go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Feel so good _ and I [G] feel so bad. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Wonder what I ought to do.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ If I [G] could only _ fly, _ _ _ if I [D] could only fly. _
_ _ _ Well [A] I bid this place goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ Coming in [D] here, _ _ _ but _ _ _ I [G] can hardly _ stand.
_ _ I got nowhere [D] to run. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Another sinking sun, _ _ _ _ one more lonely [D] _ night.
[G] Wind _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ keeps blowing _ _ _ [G] somewhere every day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Hoping things get better _ _ somewhere [A] up the way. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Just dismal thinking _ _ [G] on a dismal day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Sad songs [F#m] for us to [D] bear.
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] R.K. Reagan _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ sometimes I write happy songs.
_ [G] _ But sometimes when things are wrong.
[D] _ _ _ You know I wish they all could [A] make you smile. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Maybe someday we can get away.
[Bm] _ _
[G] I'm coming home soon and I want to stay.
_ [A] _ I wish you would come with [A] me _ [C#] when I go [G] again.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ If I [G] could only fly, _ _ _ if [D] I could only fly. _ _
_ _ Well I bid this place goodbye.
_ _ [A] Coming _ _ in here, [D] _ _ _ _ but _ _ _ [G] I can _ hardly stand.
_ _ _ I got [D] nowhere to run. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Another sinking sun, _ _ _ _ one more [D] lonely night.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ If [G] I could _ only fly, _ _ _ if you [D] could only fly. _ _ _ _
If [A] we could only fly. _
_ _ _ There'd be no more lonely [G] nights.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _