We Could Fly tab by Rhiannon Giddens

Tabs

• Capo on 2nd

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


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

 Am7Am7 +   + E minorEm +   +  A minorAm       +  FF +   +   +    G+G   +   +
E MajorE|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E MajorE|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  See that pretty little  sparrow,     a-lookin' back at     me.

  C majorC   +   +        +   +    FF +   +   + G+G   C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
BB|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G+G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  She can soar  a-  bove the clouds,   way up  in    the  sky

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  She can fly  a-  way from here,    why, o  why, can't  I?


Verse2:

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

 Am7Am7 +   + E minorEm +   +  A minorAm       +  FF +   +   +    G+G   +   +
E MajorE|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E MajorE|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  member  Gran    E-  liza,    well,  every  night  she  flew.      They

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  tried to keep her  down but there was  nothing they  could  do.

Chorus:
  C majorC    +            +            +        A minorAm    +  G+G
E MajorE|--------------0----3----|-3----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
BB|------------------------|-1----------------------|--------------3---p1----|-1------------3---------|
G+G|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|----------2-------------|
D MajorD|------2------------0----|------2------------2----|------2------------2----|------2------------0----|
A augmentedA|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-0----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|--------------3---------|
        She could  fly,                 she could fly

  C majorC   +     +  FF +   +   + C majorC +    +   +   +    G+G   +   +
E MajorE|---------------0-h3--|-5-----5--5--\-----3--3--|-------0---------------|---------------------|
BB|-1-------------------|-------------------------|----------3-----1------|-3-------------------|
G+G|--------0------------|----5-----------5--------|----0------------------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------2-----|-------3-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-3-------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-3---------------------|-----------0-h2------|
E MajorE|-----------3---------|-------------------------|-------------3---------|-3-------------------|
        She could slip the bonds  of earth   and rise so    high.

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

  C majorC    +        FF  +    +    +     C majorC    +      +
E MajorE|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-1----------------------|-----1-------1----------------|----------1----------------|
G+G|----------0-------------|-2-------------------2--------|-0-------------------------|
D MajorD|------2------------2----|---------3---------------3----|------2------------0--h2---|
A augmentedA|-3----------------------|-----------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3---------|-1----------------------------|--------------3------------|
  hand,          searchin', always       searchin'

  G+G    +    +     FF    +    +     C majorC    +    +
E MajorE|--------------0------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|-3--------3-------3--------|-1-------------------------|-1-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|----------2-------2--------|----------0-------0--------|
D MajorD|------0---------------0----|------3---------------3----|------2---------------2----|
A augmentedA|--------------2------------|--------------0------------|-3-------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-------------------------|-1-------------------------|--------------3------------|
  for   the promised    land.

Verse3:

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

 Am7Am7 +   + E minorEm +   +  A minorAm       +  FF +   +   +    G+G   +   +
E MajorE|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E MajorE|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  feel a  trembling    in my arms, I've  never  felt be-   fore.

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

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  granny always    told  me   you'd  feel that way some   day.

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------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:
  FF +   +   +      +   +   +    C majorC   +   +        +   +
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
BB|----------1------------|-3-p1-----------1------|---------------------|---------------------|
G+G|-0-h2-----------2------|----------2------------|-0------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|   2x
D MajorD|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A augmentedA|-3---------------------|-0---------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------1---------|-------------1---------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|

  FF +   +   +      + G+G + FF +   +  C majorC   +   +        +   +
E MajorE|-3-/5-----------5------|-5-/7-----7----\5--5-\3--|-3-------------------|---------------------|
BB|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G+G|----------5--------5---|-------------------------|--------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|  2x
D MajorD|-------3-----------3---|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------0---------|-------------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-5-/7--------7-\5--------|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|


Verse4:

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

 Am7Am7 +   + E minorEm +   +  A minorAm       +  FF +   +   +    G+G   +   +
E MajorE|-0-h3--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1--------3----p1--1-p0--|-1-----------------|----1-----1------------|---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-----2-------------|-2--------------2------|-0------0------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------2-----|-----2-------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----0-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---------|-----------0-h2------|
E MajorE|-------------0-----------|---------0---------|-1---------------------|-3-------------------|
  feel a lightness    in my feet, a    longing to  be    free.     My

  C majorC   +   +        +   +    FF +   +   + G+G   C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0--h3--3------------|-0--h3--3------------|-5-----5--5----\3------|-0-------------------|
BB|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------3---|-1-------------------|
G+G|--------------0------|--------------0------|----5--------------0---|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------3-----------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-0-----------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|
  heart, it is a-    shakin' with  an  old,   old      song.     I

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  hear the voices   sayin',    it's  time for moving    on .     She


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

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------0---------|-1---------------------|-----------3---------|
  held each other   tight and then they  flew away   from   there.    They

  Am7Am7  + E minor 7Em7    A minorAm   +     +  FF +   +   +    C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
BB|-1------3----------|-1-------------------|----1-----1------------|-1-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|--------2------------|-2--------------2------|--------0------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0---|-----2---------0-h2--|-------3-----------3---|-----2---------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|-0---------2-------|-0-------------------|-------------0---------|-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------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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