We Could Fly Tabs by Rhiannon Giddens

We Could Fly tab by Rhiannon Giddens

Guitar tabs

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Verse1:
  C +   +   + G +  C +   +      G +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  Mama,     dear    mama,         look in yonder     tree

 Am7 +   + Em +   +  Am       +  F +   +   +    G   +   +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  See that pretty little  sparrow,     a-lookin' back at     me.

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  C   +   +        +   +    F +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  She can soar  a-  bove the clouds,   way up  in    the  sky

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  She can fly  a-  way from here,    why, o  why, can't  I?


Verse2:

  C +   +   + G +  C +   +      G +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  Daughter,   dear    daughter,    I'll tell you something   true:     Re-

 Am7 +   + Em +   +  Am       +  F +   +   +    G   +   +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  member  Gran    E-  liza,    well,  every  night  she  flew.      They

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  tried to keep her  down but there was  nothing they  could  do.


Chorus:
  C    +            +            +        Am    +  G
E|--------------0----3----|-3----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
B|------------------------|-1----------------------|--------------3---p1----|-1------------3---------|
G|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------2-------------|
D|------2------------0----|------2------------2----|------2------------2----|------2------------0----|
A|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-0----------------------|
E|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|
        She could  fly,                 she could fly

  C   +     +  F +   +   + C +    +   +   +    G   +   +
E|---------------0-h3--|-5-----5--5--\-----3--3--|-------0---------------|---------------------|
B|-1-------------------|-------------------------|----------3-----1------|-3-------------------|
G|--------0------------|----5-----------5--------|----0------------------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------2-----|-------3-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3-------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-----------3---------|-------------------------|-------------3---------|-3-------------------|
        She could slip the bonds  of earth   and rise so    high.

     +      C   +   +   +      +        +   + G +
E|-----------0---3---|-3------3--5-------\3--|p0-----------------|-0--0------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-----1-------------|-------------3----p0---|
G|--------0----------|--------------5--------|--------0------0---|----------0-----0------|
D|-----0---------0---|-----2-----------3-----|-----2---------2---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-----------2-------|-3---------0-----------|-3-----------------|-3---------------------|
E|-3-----------------|-----------------------|-----------3-------|-------------3---------|
       She could fly across     the river,    her  spirit   in  her

  C    +        F  +    +    +     C    +      +
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-1----------------------|-----1-------1----------------|----------1----------------|
G|----------0-------------|-2-------------------2--------|-0-------------------------|
D|------2------------2----|---------3---------------3----|------2------------0--h2---|
A|-3----------------------|-----------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E|--------------3---------|-1----------------------------|--------------3------------|
  hand,          searchin', always       searchin'

  G    +    +     F    +    +     C    +    +
E|--------------0------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-3--------3-------3--------|-1-------------------------|-1-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------2-------2--------|----------0-------0--------|
D|------0---------------0----|------3---------------3----|------2---------------2----|
A|--------------2------------|--------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-1-------------------------|--------------3------------|
  for   the promised    land.

Verse3:

  C +   +   + G +  C +   +      G +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  Mama,     dear    mama,         mama   tell   me  more.     I

 Am7 +   + Em +   +  Am       +  F +   +   +    G   +   +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  feel a  trembling    in my arms, I've  never  felt be-   fore.

  C +   +   + G +  C +   +      G +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  Daughter,   dear    daughter,       listen  what   I   say:     Your

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  granny always    told  me   you'd  feel that way some   day.

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  Every time she   looked at you she   saw the old-time    ways.

Chorus:

When we could fly, we could fly
We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
We could fly across the mountains
Together, hand in hand
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land


Instrumental:
  F +   +   +      +   +   +    C   +   +        +   +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|----------1------------|-3-p1-----------1------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-0-h2-----------2------|----------2------------|-0------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|   2x
D|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-3---------------------|-0---------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------1---------|-------------1---------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|

  F +   +   +      + G + F +   +  C   +   +        +   +
E|-3-/5-----------5------|-5-/7-----7----\5--5-\3--|-3-------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----------5--------5---|-------------------------|--------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|  2x
D|-------3-----------3---|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-0-----------0---------|-------------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-5-/7--------7-\5--------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|


Verse4:

  C +   +   + G +  C +   +      G +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0-h3-----------5----\3--|-0-h3----------------|-5--5-----5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|----------0--------------|----------0----------|-------------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-------2-----------0-----|-------2---------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  Mama,     dear    mama,         come and stand  by  me.      I

 Am7 +   + Em +   +  Am       +  F +   +   +    G   +   +
E|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  feel a lightness    in my feet, a    longing to  be    free.     My

  C   +   +        +   +    F +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  heart, it is a-    shakin' with  an  old,   old      song.     I

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  hear the voices   sayin',    it's  time for moving    on .     She


Verse5:
  C   +   +        +   +    F +   +   + G   C   +     +
E|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  took her mama    by the hand,  they rose up in    the  air.     They

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  held each other   tight and then they  flew away   from   there.    They

  Am7  + Em7    Am   +     +  F +   +   +    C   +     +
E|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  held each other   tight and then they  flew away   from   there.


Chorus:

They could fly, they could fly
They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
They could fly across the ocean
Together, hand in hand
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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