Rhiannon Giddens - We could fly

^CMama, dear mama, ^Flook in yonder ^Ctree ^CSee that ^C/Bpretty little ^Amsparrow, a-^Flookin' back at ^Cme ^CShe can soar above the clouds, ^Fway up in the ^Csky ^CShe can ^Gfly a^Amway from here, ^Fwhy, o why, can't ^C I?

^CDaughter, dear daughter, I'll ^Ftell you something ^Ctrue ^CRemember ^C/BGran E^Amliza, well, ^F every night she ^Cflew They ^Ctried to ^Gkeep her ^Amdown but there was ^F nothing they could ^Cdo

She could ^Cfly, she could ^Amfly^{G C} She could ^Fslip the bonds of ^Cearth and rise so ^Ghigh She could ^Cfly a^Fcross the ^Criver Her ^Cspirit ^Gin her ^Amhand ^FSearchin', always s^Cearchin' ^Gfor the promised ^Fland ^C

^CMama, dear mama, ^Fmama tell me ^Cmore ^CI feel a ^C/Btrembling ^Amin my arms, I've ^F never felt be^Cfore ^CDaughter, dear daughter, ^Flisten what I ^Csay Your ^Cgranny ^Galways ^Amtold me you'd ^F feel that way some ^Cday ^CEvery ^C/Btime she ^Amlooked at you she ^Fsaw the old-time ^Cways

When we could ^Cfly, we could ^Amfly^{G C} We could s^Flip the bonds of ^Cearth and rise so ^Ghigh We could ^Cfly a^Fcross the ^Cmountains ^CTogether, ^Ghand in ^Amhand ^FSearchin', always ^Csearchin' ^Gfor the promised ^Fland

^CMama, dear mama, ^Fcome and stand by ^Cme I ^Cfeel a ^Glightness ^Amin my feet, a ^Flonging to be ^Cfree My ^Cheart, it is a-shakin' ^Fwith an old, old ^Csong I ^Chear the ^C/Bvoices ^Amsayin', it's ^Ftime for moving ^Con

^C She took her mama by the hand, they ^Frose up in the ^Cair They ^Cheld each other ^C/Btight and ^Amthen they ^F flew away from ^Cthere They ^Cheld each other ^C/Btight and ^Amthen they ^F flew away from ^Cthere

They could ^Cfly, they could ^Amfly^{G C} They could ^Fslip the bonds of ^Cearth and rise so ^Ghigh They could ^Cfly a^Fcross the ^Cocean ^CTogether, ^Ghand in ^Amhand ^FSearchin', always ^Csearchin' ^Gfor the promised ^Fland ^C