Chords for Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson - If I Could Only Fly
Tempo:
93.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [E]
[B]
[E] [A] I almost felt you touching me [A] just now [E] [A]
[E] I wish I knew which way to [F#] turn and go
[B]
[E] I feel so good, then I feel so bad And [A] [B]
I wonder what I ought to [E] do
If I could [A] only fly, if I could only fly I bid [B] this place goodbye to [B] come and [E] be with you
[A] But I can hardly [E] stand, [A] [E] I got nowhere to run [B] Another singing [D#m] sound, [B] one more lonely night
The [A] [E]
wind keeps blowing, [B] somewhere [A] every day Tell
[E] me things get better, [B]
somewhere in the way
[E] Dismal thinking [B] on [A] a dismal [E] day [A]
[B] Sad songs for us to [E] bear
You
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[F#] [E]
know sometimes I write happy songs [A] Then some little thing goes wrong
[E] And I wish that all could [B] make you smile
[E] Coming home soon and I want to stay
[A] Maybe [E] we can somehow get away I [B]
wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
But if [A] I could only fly, if [E] I could only fly I bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be [E] with you
But [A] I can hardly stand, [E] I got nowhere to run [B] Another singing [F#m] sound, one more lonely [E] night
[A] [E] [N]
[E] [E]
[B]
[E] [A] I almost felt you touching me [A] just now [E] [A]
[E] I wish I knew which way to [F#] turn and go
[B]
[E] I feel so good, then I feel so bad And [A] [B]
I wonder what I ought to [E] do
If I could [A] only fly, if I could only fly I bid [B] this place goodbye to [B] come and [E] be with you
[A] But I can hardly [E] stand, [A] [E] I got nowhere to run [B] Another singing [D#m] sound, [B] one more lonely night
The [A] [E]
wind keeps blowing, [B] somewhere [A] every day Tell
[E] me things get better, [B]
somewhere in the way
[E] Dismal thinking [B] on [A] a dismal [E] day [A]
[B] Sad songs for us to [E] bear
You
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[F#] [E]
know sometimes I write happy songs [A] Then some little thing goes wrong
[E] And I wish that all could [B] make you smile
[E] Coming home soon and I want to stay
[A] Maybe [E] we can somehow get away I [B]
wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
But if [A] I could only fly, if [E] I could only fly I bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be [E] with you
But [A] I can hardly stand, [E] I got nowhere to run [B] Another singing [F#m] sound, one more lonely [E] night
[A] [E] [N]
Key:
E
B
A
F#
D#m
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _ _ almost felt you touching _ me [A] just now [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ I wish I knew which way to [F#] turn and go
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I feel so _ good, then I feel so bad And [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I wonder what I ought to [E] do
If _ _ _ _ I could [A] only fly, _ _ _ if I could only fly _ _ _ I bid [B] this place goodbye to [B] _ come and [E] be with you
_ _ _ _ [A] But I can hardly [E] stand, _ _ [A] _ [E] I got nowhere to run _ _ _ _ _ [B] Another singing [D#m] sound, _ [B] _ one more lonely night
The [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
wind keeps blowing, _ [B] somewhere [A] every day Tell _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] me things get better, _ _ [B]
somewhere in the way _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Dismal thinking _ [B] on [A] a dismal [E] day _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] Sad songs for us to [E] bear
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ know sometimes I write happy songs _ _ [A] _ Then some little thing goes wrong
[E] And _ I wish that all could [B] make you smile _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Coming home soon and I want to stay
_ [A] _ Maybe [E] we can somehow get away I _ [B] _ _
wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
_ _ _ But if [A] I could only fly, _ _ _ if [E] I could only fly I _ bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be [E] with you _
_ _ _ But [A] I can hardly stand, _ _ [E] I got nowhere to run _ _ _ _ [B] Another singing [F#m] sound, _ _ one more lonely [E] night
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _ _ almost felt you touching _ me [A] just now [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ I wish I knew which way to [F#] turn and go
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I feel so _ good, then I feel so bad And [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I wonder what I ought to [E] do
If _ _ _ _ I could [A] only fly, _ _ _ if I could only fly _ _ _ I bid [B] this place goodbye to [B] _ come and [E] be with you
_ _ _ _ [A] But I can hardly [E] stand, _ _ [A] _ [E] I got nowhere to run _ _ _ _ _ [B] Another singing [D#m] sound, _ [B] _ one more lonely night
The [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
wind keeps blowing, _ [B] somewhere [A] every day Tell _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] me things get better, _ _ [B]
somewhere in the way _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Dismal thinking _ [B] on [A] a dismal [E] day _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] Sad songs for us to [E] bear
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ know sometimes I write happy songs _ _ [A] _ Then some little thing goes wrong
[E] And _ I wish that all could [B] make you smile _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Coming home soon and I want to stay
_ [A] _ Maybe [E] we can somehow get away I _ [B] _ _
wish you could come with me [E] when I go again
_ _ _ But if [A] I could only fly, _ _ _ if [E] I could only fly I _ bid [B] this place goodbye to come and be [E] with you _
_ _ _ But [A] I can hardly stand, _ _ [E] I got nowhere to run _ _ _ _ [B] Another singing [F#m] sound, _ _ one more lonely [E] night
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _