Spread Your Wings
Words and music by John Deacon
Spread Your Wings chords, Transcribed by Shane McDonald
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The chords shown are the base chords, some ad-libbing is required to follow the melody and also to do a run to the next chord. if you know the song, these chords should be enough to work through.
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Intro : 2 Bars. Alternating between High D, Low D, A, Low D - repeat 4 times
D
Sammy was low
E7
Just watching the show
G Gm D
Over and over again
D
Knew it was time
E7
He'd made up his mind
G Gm D
To leave his dead life behind
Bm His boss said to him Bm/A Bm/G# "Boy you'd better begin G A D To get those crazy notions right out of your head Em7 C7 Sammy who do you think that you are? D E Gm7 D You should've sweeping up the Emerald Bar"
D Bm
Spread your wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
D Bm
Spread your little wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
Gm
Pull yourself together
D
'Cos you know you should do better
Gm/Bb D
That's because you're a free man
Guitar : Gm/Bb Gsus4/C D
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room A F#sus4 F# Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Wishing he was miles and miles away A F#sus4 F# Nothing in this world, nothing would make him stay Guitar : G A D Gm/D E7/D E A
D
Since he was small
E7
Had no luck at all
G Gm D
Nothing came easy to him
D
Now it was time
E7
He'd made up his mind
G Gm D
"This could be my last chance" Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
His boss said to him, "Now listen boy!
G A D
You're always dreaming, You've got no real ambition, you won't get very far
Em7 C7
Sammy boy, don't you know who you are?
D E Gm7 D
Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar?"
So honey
D Bm
Spread your wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
D Bm
Spread your little wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
Gm
Pull yourself together
D
'Cos you know you should do better
Gm/Bb D
That's because you're a free man NC D Bm E7 A Come on Honey - - Fly Away
Repeat to fade : D Bm E7 A