Broken Wings chords by Mary Black

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC   FF  C majorC  FF  C majorC

Verse:
    G/BG/B A minorAm    G+G    FF
A augmentedA tall tree, turn and face the west
     C majorC         G+G  C majorC
Oh, we're running with the wind
    G/BG/B   A minorAm       G+G    FF
A augmentedA high cliff-top, we're waiting with the rest
     C majorC      G+G  C majorC
For this journey to begin

Chorus:
     G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly
   G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
These broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G+G   C majorC   FF  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly at all

Verse:
     G/BG/B  A minorAm        G+G    FF
And, oh, how we laugh, but maybe we should crawl
     C majorC   G+G   C majorC
And ask to be excused
      G/BG/B A minorAm      G+G   FF
We shout loudly, have answers to it all
C majorC           G+G   C majorC
Oh, but we have been refused

Chorus:
     G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly
   G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
These broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G+G   C majorC   FF  C majorC  FF  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly at all

Verse:
   G/BG/B  A minorAm       G+G    FF
Girl child, you're dancing with the stream
    C majorC         G+G  C majorC
Growing with the silver trees
      G/BG/B    A minorAm     G+G    FF
Your young questions, you ask me what it means
    C majorC      G+G   C majorC
Oh, but I am not at ease

Chorus:
     G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
And these broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G+G   C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly at all

Instrumental:
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G FF  C majorC G+G C majorC x2

Chorus:
   G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
These broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G7G7  C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly
     G/BG/B  FF      G+G   C majorC
But these broken wings won't fly at all