Willys Song chords by Rayland Baxter

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm x2

Verse 1:
C majorC     A minorAm
Willy was from Birmingham
E minorEm    G+G
Had the world in his hands
C majorC     A minorAm
An office job, a bank account, and a pretty wife
E minorEm    G+G
Friday would come too soon
C majorC     A minorAm
He would fly you to the moon
E minorEm
His old lady never knew what he was talking about

Chorus:
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
G7G7      C majorC
You know everything will be OK
G7G7      C majorC
Yeah everything will be ok

Verse 2:
C majorC     A minorAm
Monday and he's back to work
E minorEm    G+G
Shiny shoes, a tie in his shirt
C majorC     A minorAm
Everybody loved him so, he had a beautiful smile
E minorEm    G+G
A augmentedA good report a pat on the back
C majorC     A minorAm
Got his name on the company plaque
E minorEm
But nobody seemed to know that Willy could fly

Chorus:
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
G7G7      C majorC
You know everything will be OK
G7G7      C majorC
Yeah everything will be ok

Verse 3:
C majorC     A minorAm
Willy was a nobleman
E minorEm    G+G
When he lived in Birmingham

But he was losing his mind in a world of his own
E minorEm    G+G
Willy left on a rainy day
C majorC     A minorAm
Wings spread and wind in his face
E minorEm
But nobody knew that Willy could fly

Chorus/Outro: add some flourishes on the last part, slide the G+G up into a 3x5433 shape
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away
C majorC       G7G7
Don't you fly away boy
G7G7      C majorC
You know everything will be OK
G7G7      C majorC
Yeah everything will be ok
G7G7      C majorC
Oh won't you stay Willy stay
G7G7      C majorC
Yeah everything will be OK

C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
fade out