Black Wings chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

SimplifiedG · Gm · C

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Fly away on  (G major) them old wings,
Gm 
black as they may be  (G minor) 
C 
 (C major) Believin' what you leave behind
G 
is burnt up junk debris  (G major) 
And ever last undying soul resides
C 
at a hotel in Saint Marie  (C major) 
Fly away on them old wings,
G 
black as they may  (G major) be

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
G 
Fly away on  (G major) them old wings,
black as they may be
C 
 (C major) Shimmerin' like a Leslie
G 
and a Hammond  (G major) B3
Or a shaking tambourine at a gospel jubilee
C 
 (C major) Fly away on them old wings,
G 
black as they  (G major) may be

Interlude 2

Verse 3
Gm 
G 
 (G minor) Fly away on  (G major) them old wings,
Gm 
G 
Gm 
C 
 (G minor) black  (G major) as they may  (G minor) be   (C major) 
Jangling and a- changling all the way
G 
Gm 
to Tenness (G major) ee  (G minor) 
G 
Trusting in a  (G major) Duo Jet and a 9 volt battery
C 
 (C major) Fly away on them old wings,
G 
black  (G major) as they may be

Interlude 3

Fly away on

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) them old wings,
Gm 
C 
black as  (G minor) they may be  (C major) 
Strummin' on a Stella guitar
G 
and singin'  (G major) 'Deportee'
Gm 
G 
That ain't  (G minor) much of a repertoire,  (G major) 
oh, no, Siree
C 
 (C major) Fly away on them old wings,

Interlude 4

black as they may be

Verse 5
G 
 (G major) Fly away on them old wings,
black as they may be
C 
You're  (C major) never gonna reach
the sun or the Sunset Marquis
G 
 (G major) You'll die like a saint on high
alongside gamblers and thieves
C 
 (C major) Fly away on them old wings,
G 
black as they may  (G major) be
G 
 (G major) Black as they may be