As The Crow Flies Tab by Rory Gallagher

As The Crow Flies tab by Rory Gallagher

Guitar Tab

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)


The following chords are played throughout the verses

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   D   E   F   G   A   D12

|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|


Intro:
D-|--------0--/4-/4---4--2--0-----------------0--/5--\3--0--------------------|
A-|-0--/2----------------------3--/5---0--/2----------------0-/3-0--/5-5-5-5--|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12\------12-\10-----12-\10--------|
|-x-times-5-5s3p0---10-/12---------------------/12--------/12--------10-/12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


			       (play a picking pattern)
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-\10---------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-----/12--/12-/12--------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|------------------/12-/12\-----3-----2-----5---7---5-------0--/5-/5-/3-0---|
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------/3------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0---------0--/4-/4--2--0---------0--/4-/4----------0--/4-/4--2-0----|
|-0-/3------0-/2-------------------0-/2--------------0-/2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
	    Ah ah ah ah ah  ah ah  ah ah ah ah ah    ah ah ah  ah ah ahah


|-----------------------------------------0-/4------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0-/2------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-/2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ah ah ah  as the crow flies baby             will I ain't so far from you


|-------0-/5-\3--0-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10|
|-0-/2-------------0--3-/5-----------------------/12------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           as the crow flies baby


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0------7------------|
|-------------------------------------0-/5-\3--0---------------7------------|
|-------------------------------0-/3--------------0-/3---------7------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  will I ain't so far from you                            but since I don't


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5---7----------5-------------------------------5---------------|
|------------5---7----------5------------------------------5----------------|
|------------5---7----------5-----------------------------5-----------------|
|------------5---7----------5----------------------------5------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
  have wings       I can't get home as fast as I want to      hm hm hm hm


|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------/3---------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-----3------------|
|-----0--------0--/5~--5s3p0-/3/3-0--0-/3---------3-0-----0--|
|--------0-/3------------------------------------------------|
|-/3---------------------------------------------------/3----|


D  F  D  F  D  F  D


As the crow flies baby

	G        F        D  G F  D
will I ain't so far from you

	 G
as the crow flies baby

			  D  G F D D12
will I ain't so far from you

      A                       G A
but since I don't have wings

	 G                            D   G F  D
I can't get home as fast as I want to


In a dream last night
where I heard you call my name
in a dream last night
where I heard you call my name
well, I took it as an omen
and I jumped on the very first weight train
Yeah, as the crow flies


Solo:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------0-0----------------0-0--------------------------------------|
|-------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0------|
|-0-h-2--------------0-h-2--------------0-h-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------0-2-s-4--0-0----------------0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-0-----------------|
|--0-h-2---------------------------------0-h-2------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-2-s-4--------------------------------0-2-s-4--|
|---------------------0-h-2----------------------------------0-h-2----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------|
|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0-|


|-0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-|
|-----0-h-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-0-0-0-0---0-0-/7--0-0-/7--0-0-/7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-0-0-/7--5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------/3--0-|
|------------------------------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0--------------|
                                                               (ahahah)


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0---/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0------|
|-/3--0--/3--0-/3-0-/3--------------/3-------------/3-------------/3--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
                                                          ah ah ahahah


|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

harmonica solo ...


Well, you don't know baby
how I miss you sweet caress
well, you don't know baby
how I miss you sweet caress
when I'm in your lovin' arms
I swear I make my very best

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----12----------12----------12----------12------|
|-/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

As the crow flies baby
that's how I'm on my way
as the crow flies baby
I'm on my way

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|------0-/4-\2-0--------0--|
|-0-/2------------0-2-0----|
|--------------------------|
  ah ahahah ah ah ahahahah


but don't stop runnin'
I can get home for the break of day
get home for the break of day ...

picking over the chords G F G F G F E D 2x

Outro:
|--------------12-----------------------------0-------0-/4---\2-0-----------|
|-----12-14-12----/14-12------12-14-12-----------0-/2-------------/5-/3-0---|
|-/12---------------------/12----------/12~---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------/12------------|
|--------------12---------|
|-----------------12------|
|-----0--------------/12--|
|-------------------------|
|-/3----------------------|

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