I'll Fly Away
Various ArtistsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(CHORUS)
I'll fly away, oh glory, I 'll fly away
When I die, hallelujah by and by, oh I 'll fly away
The C7/E and Gm11 are very short, almost transitional chords. The G5/G6/G5
just comes in between to liven it up a little.
The verses are very similar to the first chorus line
(VERSE)
Some bright morning when this life is o'er, I 'll fly away
To a land on God's celestial shore, oh I'll fly away
When the shadows of this life have gone, oh I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls, Ill fly, oh I'll fly away
Oh how glad and happy when we meet, oh I'll fly away
No more cold, iron shackles on my feet, oh I'll fly away
Just a few more weary days and then, oh I'll fly away
To a land where joy will never end, oh I'll fly away
Variations
If you were looking, we didn't use G7b at all. That's because sometimes it's
nice to transition halfway through a G7a to a G7b when you're really kicking
it later in the song, or just play a G7b. It adds to the gospel-y "falling"
sound some, and opens up the strings in another way. Other variations are
available, depending on the tonal quality of your guitar: you may wish to
interchange G5, G/B, G/D, and both full open forms of G. This is roughly how
it plays well on my guitar's tonality.
The reason the C/E and C7/E are so important is that I usually do a bass
note hit just before a chord. Sometimes its good in the middle instead
though...
Anyway, I'll probably be uploading a video tutorial too so you can see how
awesome this version sounds. Taking a 2-chord song and arranging it to sound
nice is very rewarding.
This is marked 'novice' because one could technically play it, but really, the strumming
and especially later on when you let loose and the strings are singing, the fingers can
jammed around a little.
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Readable chord sheet for I'll Fly Away by Various Artists
[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E] (CHORUS) [G5]I'll fly away, oh [G7a]glory, [C/E]I '[C7]ll [E]fly [G5] away [G6] [G5] [G5]When I die, halle[Em]lujah by and by, oh [G11]I [Gm11]'ll fly [G5] away The C7/E and Gm11 are very short, almost transitional chords. The G5/G6/G5 just comes in between to liven it up a little. The verses are very similar to the first chorus line (VERSE) [G/D]Some bright morning [G7a]when this life is o'er, [C/E]I [C7]'ll[E] fly [G5] away [G/B]To a [G5]land on [G7a]God's celestial shore, oh [C7]I'll [C7] fl[E]y aw[G5]ay When the shadows of this life have gone, oh I'll fly away Like a bird from these prison walls, Ill fly, oh I'll fly away Oh how glad and happy when we meet, oh I'll fly away No more cold, iron shackles on my feet, oh I'll fly away Just a few more weary days and then, oh I'll fly away To a land where joy will never end, oh I'll fly away Variations If you were looking, we didn't use G7b at all. That's because sometimes it's nice to transition halfway through a G7a to a G7b when you're really kicking it later in the song, or just play a G7b. It adds to the gospel-y "falling" sound some, and opens up the strings in another way. Other variations are available, depending on the tonal quality of your guitar: you may wish to interchange G5, G/B, G/D, and both full open forms of G. This is roughly how it plays well on my guitar's tonality. The reason the C/E and C7/E are so important is that I usually do a bass note hit just before a chord. Sometimes its good in the middle instead though... Anyway, I'll probably be uploading a video tutorial too so you can see how awesome this version sounds. Taking a 2-chord song and arranging it to sound nice is very rewarding. This is marked 'novice' because one could technically play it, but really, the strumming and especially later on when you let loose and the strings are singing, the fingers can jammed around a little.