Rhiannon Giddens - We could fly
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: We Could Fly
Artist: Rhiannon Giddens, https://youtu.be/5KhzRgqcBBc
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tempo: 4/4 time with q=120, Capo: 2nd fret, optionally
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb. Eighths are marked '+'.
Use thumb-fretting. Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above indicate the left-hand position.
[Verse1]
C + + + G + C + + G + + + G C + +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree
Am7 + + Em + + Am + F + + + G + +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin' back at me.
C + + + + F + + + G C + +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
She can soar a- bove the clouds, way up in the sky
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
She can fly a- way from here, why, o why, can't I?
[Verse2]
C + + + G + C + + G + + + G C + +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
Daughter, dear daughter, I'll tell you something true: Re-
Am7 + + Em + + Am + F + + + G + +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
member Gran E- liza, well, every night she flew. They
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do.
[Chorus]
C + + + Am + G
E|--------------0----3----|-3----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
B|------------------------|-1----------------------|--------------3---p1----|-1------------3---------|
G|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------2-------------|
D|------2------------0----|------2------------2----|------2------------2----|------2------------0----|
A|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-0----------------------|
E|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|
She could fly, she could fly
C + + F + + + C + + + + G + +
E|---------------0-h3--|-5-----5--5--\-----3--3--|-------0---------------|---------------------|
B|-1-------------------|-------------------------|----------3-----1------|-3-------------------|
G|--------0------------|----5-----------5--------|----0------------------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------3-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3-------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-----------3---------|-------------------------|-------------3---------|-3-------------------|
She could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high.
+ C + + + + + + G +
E|-----------0---3---|-3------3--5-------\3--|p0-----------------|-0--0------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-----1-------------|-------------3----p0---|
G|--------0----------|--------------5--------|--------0------0---|----------0-----0------|
D|-----0---------0---|-----2-----------3-----|-----2---------2---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-----------2-------|-3---------0-----------|-3-----------------|-3---------------------|
E|-3-----------------|-----------------------|-----------3-------|-------------3---------|
She could fly across the river, her spirit in her
C + F + + + C + +
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-1----------------------|-----1-------1----------------|----------1----------------|
G|----------0-------------|-2-------------------2--------|-0-------------------------|
D|------2------------2----|---------3---------------3----|------2------------0--h2---|
A|-3----------------------|-----------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E|--------------3---------|-1----------------------------|--------------3------------|
hand, searchin', always searchin'
G + + F + + C + +
E|--------------0------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-3--------3-------3--------|-1-------------------------|-1-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------2-------2--------|----------0-------0--------|
D|------0---------------0----|------3---------------3----|------2---------------2----|
A|--------------2------------|--------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-1-------------------------|--------------3------------|
for the promised land.
[Verse3]
C + + + G + C + + G + + + G C + +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
Mama, dear mama, mama tell me more. I
Am7 + + Em + + Am + F + + + G + +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
feel a trembling in my arms, I've never felt be- fore.
C + + + G + C + + G + + + G C + +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
Daughter, dear daughter, listen what I say: Your
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
granny always told me you'd feel that way some day.
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
Every time she looked at you she saw the old-time ways.
[Chorus]
When we could fly, we could fly
We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
We could fly across the mountains
Together, hand in hand
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Instrumental]
F + + + + + + C + + + +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|----------1------------|-3-p1-----------1------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-0-h2-----------2------|----------2------------|-0------0-----0------|--------0-----0------| 2x
D|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-3---------------------|-0---------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------1---------|-------------1---------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|
F + + + + G + F + + C + + + +
E|-3-/5-----------5------|-5-/7-----7----\5--5-\3--|-3-------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----------5--------5---|-------------------------|--------0-----0------|--------0-----0------| 2x
D|-------3-----------3---|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-0-----------0---------|-------------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-5-/7--------7-\5--------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|
[Verse4]
C + + + G + C + + G + + + G C + +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
Mama, dear mama, come and stand by me. I
Am7 + + Em + + Am + F + + + G + +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
feel a lightness in my feet, a longing to be free. My
C + + + + F + + + G C + +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
heart, it is a- shakin' with an old, old song. I
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
hear the voices sayin', it's time for moving on . She
[Verse5]
C + + + + F + + + G C + +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
took her mama by the hand, they rose up in the air. They
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
held each other tight and then they flew away from there. They
Am7 + Em7 Am + + F + + + C + +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
held each other tight and then they flew away from there.
[Chorus]
They could fly, they could fly
They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
They could fly across the ocean
Together, hand in hand
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
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