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Silver Wings chords by Merle Haggard (Official Version)

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E
Esus4
F#m
B7
D#
F#7

Intro 1

Chorus 1
E 
Silver  (E major) wings
Shining in the sunlight
F#m 
Roaring  (F sharp minor) engines
B7 
Headed somewhere in  (B7) flight
E 
They're taking you a (E major) way
Esus4 
E 
And leaving me lonely  (Esus4)  (E major) 
F#m 
Silver  (F sharp minor) wings
B7 
E 
 (B7) Slowly fading out of  (E major) sight

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Bridge 1

Don't leave me, I cried

Don't take that airplane ride

But you locked me out of your mind

And left me standing here behind

Chorus 2
E 
Silver  (E major) wings
Shining in the sunlight
F#m 
Roaring  (F sharp minor) engines
B7 
Headed somewhere in  (B7) flight
E 
They're taking you a (E major) way
Esus4 
E 
And leaving me lonely  (Esus4)  (E major) 
F#m 
Silver  (F sharp minor) wings
B7 
E 
 (B7) Slowly fading out of  (E major) sight

Solo 1
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (E major)  (Esus4)  (E major) 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (E major)  (Esus4)  (E major) 
F#m 
B7 
 (F sharp minor)  (B7) 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (E major)  (Esus4)  (E major) 

Chorus 3
E 
Silver  (E major) wings
Shining in the sunlight
F#m 
Roaring  (F sharp minor) engines
B7 
Headed somewhere in  (B7) flight
E 
They're taking you a (E major) way
E 
Esus4 
E 
And leaving me  (E major) lonely  (Esus4)  (E major) 
F#m 
Silver  (F sharp minor) wings
B7 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (B7) Slowly fading out of  (E major) sight  (Esus4)  (E major) 
E 
Esus4 
E 
Slowly fading out of  (E major) sight  (Esus4)  (E major) 

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0

E
Esus4
F#m
B7
D#
F#7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 104

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
D#: x-6-8-8-8-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Silver Wings by Merle Haggard, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Merle Haggard's performance.

Silver Wings

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