Silver Wings Merle Haggard
I've been a country picker for years, and recently added this song to my
repertoire of "standards".
I was amazed that none of the internet versions floating around use the correct
chords in the bridge.
The original recording was in the key of E, but some of his live versions are in
F. I've kept to the original arrangement.
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(INTRO)
e-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0 B-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0 G-------------1-1-1-1-2-2-1 D----0----0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2 A-2h4--2h4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2 E-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Play this lick twice. Basically it's the bass lick followed by an down-up strum of
E-E-E-E-Esus4-Esus4-E
(VERSE)
[E]Silver wings shining in the sunlight
Roaring en[F#m]gines headed somewhere in f[B]light
They're taking you [E]away and leaving me lonely
Silver wi[F#m]ngs s[B]lowly fading out of sight
(BRIDGE)
Don't l[A]eave me I [B]cry
Don't t[E]ake that[Eb+] airplane[E] ride
But you've l[F#]ocked me out of your mind
And left me standing here b[B]ehind
The Eb+ can be played: x-6-5-4-4-x
You can substitute D#7#5 which is easier to transition to from the open E
x-2-1-0-2-x Either chord works.
Note the F# major in the bridge....not the more commonly used F#m.
Give a listen to the original, you'll see it's the way the Hag plays it.
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