Why Walk When You Can Fly chords by Andrew Peterson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of pain
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble
N.C.
But a whole lot of ground to gain


Chorus:
N.C.
Why take when you could be giving?
N.C.
Why watch as the world goes by?
N.C.
It's a long enough life to be living
N.C.                   C   D G
Why walk when you can fly?

C C D G
C C D G
C D Em Em
C C

Verse 2:
   D       G               G
So in this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
D       G               C
In this world there's a whole lot of shame
D       G               G
In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
      Em           G         C
But a whole lot of ground to gain


Chorus:
         C                     G
When you spend your whole life wishing
Am          G         C
Wanting and wondering why
        D          G
It's a long enough life to be living
C   Em        G       C
Why walk when you can fly?

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|*Play through instrumental of Chorus, then verse
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Verse 3:
D       G               G
In this world there's a whole lot of golden
D       G               C
In this world there's a whole lot of plain
D       G              G
In this world you've a soul for a compass
      Em          G       C
And a heart for a pair of wings


Chorus:
          C                  G
There's a star on the far horizon
       Am           G     C
Rising bright in an azure sky
            D           G
But for the rest of the time you've been given
C   Em        G       C
Why walk when you can fly
D G C C
High

D G C C

D G C C
High

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|*Play through instrumental of verse, end on C
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