Fly Away chords by
Nelly
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Key: D minor
Verse 1
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Free city
C
C

This is a shout out to every
D
D

young brother ya know
Em
Em

That's doing his thing right now
C
C

Keep ya head up
D
D

He's walking the yard wishing
Em
Em

he had wings
Am
Am

Bm
Bm

Ya know so he could fly
Em
Em

up out that joint
Man
D
D

If I could
Verse 2
fly away
Em
Em

Oh I wouldn't come back no more
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Id turn around just to see
you for the last time
C
C

D
D

See now I know
Em
Em

Hey that it wouldn't be easy
Am
Am

I done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

and I made it this far
D
D

I got a few more feet but its still
Am
Am

Bm
Bm

D
D

Dsus4
Dsus4

D
D

the longest yard
C
C

Man its
Verse 3
D
D

the longest yard I ever
had to get in my life
Em
Em

See my life ain't right
if my wife don't write
C
C

My nigga can't eat if the
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D

fish don't bite
Em
Em

My raise the gross sales like mike 'n' ike
D
D

Em
Em

A big brother all mighty I keep
gamma ray on my g five g
C
C

D
D

Takin g five jeep, g five deep
Em
Em

D
D

To ?
Listen man they lock it down
round here
Em
Em

See body bag, ya gag,
then ya frown round here
C
C

D
D

This is serious as the sound
round here
Em
Em

The guards guard the ground
fo' pounds round here
C
C

And they ain't playin' they just
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D

layin' old
Em
Em

And anything that would've happen
Nigga happen real slow
C
C

Get the word from upstairs,
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D

tell you in that hole
Em
Em

I can't take it I'm just ready to go
Verse 4
D
D

Em
Em

If I could fly away
Oh I wouldn't come back no more
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Id turn around just to see
you for the last time
C
C

D
D

See now I know
Em
Em

Hey that it would be easy
I done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

and I made it this far
Em
Em

I got a few more feet but its still the
Bm
Bm

C
C

D
D

Em
Em

longest yard
C
C

Yea,yea its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

C
C

Uh,uh its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

Uh, uh its still the longest
Am
Am

Done fought through the battle
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D

Bm
Bm

Em
Em

D
D

, and I made it this far
Verse 5
D
D

Em
Em

I'm in my cell 20 hours a day,
doin' push ups every hour of a day
Cause I'm tryin' to keep the
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C

cowards away
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D

That's why I'm markin'
Em
Em

off the calendar days
Tryin' to get it outta the way
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C

Yea, and I'm just tryin' to
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D

keep a peace in mind
Em
Em

And try not to strike a mother fucker
with a piece of mine
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Am

Cause he try to take a peace of mine
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

D
D

So I'm a slice him one piece at a time
But now they close the doors, lock me in
Em
Em

In a cell 30 feet but is built for 10
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C

Tell me what kinda world
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D

Em
Em

they got you in
With a barbwire fence to box you in
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C

D
D

From now till they turn off the lights
Em
Em

See I'm read everything in sight
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C

Its kinda hard tryin' to read at night
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D

But I'm a change my life
Em
Em

And help another brother take this flight
Verse 6
C
C

D
D

If I could fly away
Em
Em

Oh I wouldn't come back no more
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Id turn around just to see
you for the last time
C
C

D
D

See now I know
Em
Em

Hey that it would be easy
I done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

and I made it this far
Em
Em

I got a few more feet but its still the
Bm
Bm

C
C

D
D

Em
Em

longest yard
C
C

Yea,yea its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

C
C

Uh,uh its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

Am
Am

Em
Em

Uh, uh its still the longest, done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

D
D

Em
Em

D
D

and I made it this far
Verse 7
Em
Em

Oh no,
Em
Em

I gotta make it out this place some how
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D

Em
Em

Oh no, man I really believe
Em
Em

D
D

I can turn it around
Em
Em

Oh no, you see all I need is
Em
Em

that second chance to show
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D

Since incarceration,
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Em

my obligation of rehabilitation
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D

C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Oh no, they can punch
me high kick me low
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C

D
D

Oh no, spit on me,
Em
Em

its gonna take more than that for them to break my soul
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Oh no, man its hard for people to understand
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Am

what its like to be gated,
Bm
Bm

Incarcerated, most can't take it
Am
Am

Em
Em

but imma make it to see betta days
D
D

If I could
Verse 8
Em
Em

fly away
Oh I wouldn't come back no more
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

Id turn around just to see
you for the last time
C
C

D
D

See now I know
Em
Em

Hey that it would be easy
I done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

and I made it this far
Em
Em

I got a few more feet but its still the
Bm
Bm

C
C

D
D

Em
Em

longest yard
C
C

Yea,yea its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

C
C

Uh,uh its still the longest yard
D
D

Em
Em

Uh, uh its still the longest
Done fought through the battle,
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

and I made it this far
D
D

If I could
Verse 9
Em
Em

fly away
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

If I could id turn around
C
C

D
D

Em
Em

If I could fly away
C
C

D
D

If I could id turn around
Em
Em

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