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Spread Your Wings

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SPREAD YOUR WINGS - Queen
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
  DSammy was low - Just  E7watching the show
  GOver and  Gmover a-  Dgain
  DKnew it was time - He'd  E7made up his mind
To  Gleave his dead  Gmlife be-  Dhind
His  Bmboss said to him
     Bm/A"Boy you'd        Bm/G#better begin
To  Gget those crazy  Anotions right  Dout of your head
     Em7Sammy who do you   C7think that you are?
  DYou should've been  Esweeping    Gmup the Emerald  DBar"
[Chorus]
   DSpread your wings and   Bmfly away
   E7Fly away,  Afar away
  DSpread your little wings and  Bmfly away
  E7Fly away,  Afar away
  GmPull yourself together
'Cos you  Dknow you should do better
                         Bb-5/D             Dthema*
         That's because you're a  free man
He spends his  Bmevenings alone    Bm/Ain his        Bm/G#hotel room
  AKeeping his thoughts to himself,      F#sus4he'd be leaving  F#soon
   BmWishing he was miles and      Bm/Amiles awa-    Bm/G#y
  ANothing in this world, nothing would       F#sus4make him sta-  F#y
[Solo]
 G-  A-  D-  Gm/D-  Bm6/D-  E- A  
[Verse]
  DSince he was small - Had    E7no luck at all
  GNothing came    Gmeasy to  Dhim
  DNow it was time - He'd  E7made up his mind
  G"This could be my  Gmlast  Dchance"
His  Bmboss said to him, "Now     Bm/Alisten boy!
       Bm/G#You're always dreaming
You've  Ggot no real am-  Abition, you  Dwon't get very far
    Em7Sammy boy, don't you  C7know who you are?
Why  Dcan't you be  Ehappy  Gmat the Emerald  DBar"  So honey
[Chorus]
   DSpread your wings and   Bmfly away
   E7Fly away,  Afar away
  DSpread your little wings and  Bmfly away
  E7Fly away,  Afar away
  GmPull yourself together
'Cos you  Dknow you should do better
                          Bb-5/D             Dthema*
         That's because you're a  free man
[Outro]
 D-  Bm-  E7-       Arepeat + fade
    Bm/Ax0443x
   Bm/G#4x443x
    Gm/Dxx0333
   Bm6/Dxx0434
  Bb-5/Dxx0330
  Thema* =
e|---------2--|
B|---------3--|
G|---0---0-2--|
D|--0---0--0--|
A|-1--3-------|
E|------------|

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Spread Your Wings

by Queen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

Bm/G#

Em7

Bb-5/D

F#sus4

Gm/D

Bm6/D

SPREAD YOUR WINGS - Queen

[Intro]

[Verse]

D E7

Sammy was low - Just watching the show

G Gm D

Over and over a- gain

D E7

Knew it was time - He'd made up his mind

G Gm D

To leave his dead life be- hind

His boss said to him

Bm/A Bm/G#

"Boy you'd better begin

G A D

To get those crazy notions right out of your head

Em7 C7

Sammy who do you think that you are?

D E Gm D

You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar"

[Chorus]

D Bm

Spread your wings and fly away

E7 A

Fly away, far away

D Bm

Spread your little wings and fly away

E7 A

Fly away, far away

Pull yourself together

'Cos you know you should do better

Bb-5/D D

thema*

That's because you're a free man

Bm Bm/A Bm/G#

He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room

A F#sus4 F#

Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon

Bm Bm/A Bm/G#

Wishing he was miles and miles awa- y

A F#sus4 F#

Nothing in this world, nothing would make him sta- y

[Solo]

G A D Gm/D Bm6/D E A

- - - - - -

[Verse]

D E7

Since he was small - Had no luck at all

G Gm D

Nothing came easy to him

D E7

Now it was time - He'd made up his mind

G Gm D

"This could be my last chance"

Bm Bm/A

His boss said to him, "Now listen boy!

Bm/G#

You're always dreaming

G A D

You've got no real am- bition, you won't get very far

Em7 C7

Sammy boy, don't you know who you are?

D E Gm D

Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar" So honey

[Chorus]

D Bm

Spread your wings and fly away

E7 A

Fly away, far away

D Bm

Spread your little wings and fly away

E7 A

Fly away, far away

Pull yourself together

'Cos you know you should do better

Bb-5/D D

thema*

That's because you're a free man

[Outro]

D Bm E7 A

- - - repeat + fade

Bm/A

x0443x

Bm/G#

4x443x

Gm/D

xx0333

Bm6/D

xx0434

Bb-5/D

xx0330

Thema* =

e|---------2--|

B|---------3--|

G|---0---0-2--|

D|--0---0--0--|

A|-1--3-------|

E|------------|

About Spread Your Wings Chords by Queen

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