Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From Home Episode 27: Why Walk When You Can Fly

Hi everybody, welcome back to Songs From Home.
Here is my BFF, Mr.
Angus.
He's got his eye on my latest bribery bone.
This is what you hear, ladies and gentlemen, in the background when we're playing Bernkrong. _ _
And somebody is just trying to keep time with his bone.
Trying to keep time to the music. _ _ _ _
There he goes.
Yay!
Yay!
_ _ He's the man.
[A] Um, [A] _ [D] I'm really glad to be back.
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_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
I think we're going to get a thunderstorm today.
It's kind of gray, very humid, overcast here in Virginia.
I hope wherever you are, that you are well.
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[Bm] This is a song that's had a number of requests and I'm very happy, very happy to play it for you.
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_ _ [A] _ _ In this [D] world, there's a whole lot [E] of trouble [A] digging.
In this [D] world, there's a whole [E] lot of pain.
[A] [D] In this world, [A] there's a whole [F#m] lot of trouble, a whole lot of [D] crowns to gain.
Why take when you could [A] be given?
[Bm] Why [A] watch as the [D] world goes [F#m] by?
[E] It's [A] hard enough [D] life to be the guy.
[F#m] Walk when [D] you can fly.
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[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] [A] In this [D] world, there's a whole lot [A] of sorrow.
In [D] this world, there's a whole [E] lot of [A] shame.
In this world, [D] there's a whole [A] lot of [F#m] sorrow, but a whole lot of [D] crowns to gain.
When you spend your [A] whole life wishing, [B] [A] wanting [D] and wondering [E] why.
It's [A] so hard [D] enough life to be living.
[F#m] Why walk when you [D] can fly?
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[A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [F#m] _ _
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[D] There's a [A] whole lot of cold.
[A] In this [D] world, there's a [A] whole lot of [E] pain.
[A] In this [D] world, [A] peace [F#m] overcomes and heart [D] pays.
There's a star from [A] afar rising, [Bm] rising, [A] rising [D] as [A] you [E] die.
[A] The rest of [D] the time that we're given.
[F#m] Why walk when [D] you can [F#m] fly?
_ _ [D] _ [F#m] Why walk when [D] you can [F#m] fly?
_ [D] _ [F#m] Why walk [A] when you [D] can fly?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I [A] _ [D] [E] don't _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [N] know where Angus went, but are you back?
Come here, buddy.
You're safe and you're in.
_ That's it from us, from the Fallen.
Until the next time, ladies and gentlemen, stay well, stay strong, wear your mask, stay mighty.
Angus White Kitty, and I wish you all the very best today and never do.
And we will see you the next time.
_ _ _ Bye. _ _