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Tony Joe White
As the Crow Flies
Standard Tuning
Sounds best with power chords, sounds better if you can pick out the melody while you're playing
Intro:    F#m     F#m     B  B  
F#mAs the crow flies, baby
Well I ain't too far from youA  B  A  
F#mAs the crow flies, baby
Well I ain't too far from youA  B  A  
Yeah, but siB7nce I don't have wings
AWell I can't get home as fast as I want toF#m  
Between the Verses it's just F#m
F#mWell, you don't know, baby
I've missed your sweet caressA  B  A  
F#mWell, you don't know, mama
I've missed your sweet caress, oAh yeBahA  
Yeah, now whB7en I'm in your lovin' arms
AOh, I'm at my very bestF#m  
Interlude:   F#m    F#m    F#m   F#mx2
F#mIn a dream last night
Well I heard you call my nameA  B  A  
F#mIn a dream last night
Well I heard you call my nameA  B  A  
Yeah, I took B7it as an omen
AAnd I jumped on the very fF#mirst freight train
F#mAs the crow flies, baby
Well I ain't too far from you, oAh no BnoA  
F#mAs the crow flies, mama
Well I ain't too far from youA  B  A  
Yeah, but siB7nce I don't have wings
AWell I can't get home as fF#mast as I want to
Outro is again just F#m

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As The Crow Flies

by Tony Joe White

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F#m

Tony Joe White

As the Crow Flies

Standard Tuning

Sounds best with power chords, sounds better if you can pick out the melody while you're playing

F#m F#m B B

Intro:

F#m

As the crow flies, baby

A B A

Well I ain't too far from you

F#m

As the crow flies, baby

A B A

Well I ain't too far from you

Yeah, but since I don't have wings

A F#m

Well I can't get home as fast as I want to

Between the Verses it's just F#m

F#m

Well, you don't know, baby

A B A

I've missed your sweet caress

F#m

Well, you don't know, mama

A B A

I've missed your sweet caress, oh yeah

Yeah, now when I'm in your lovin' arms

A F#m

Oh, I'm at my very best

F#m F#m F#m F#m

Interlude: x2

F#m

In a dream last night

A B A

Well I heard you call my name

F#m

In a dream last night

A B A

Well I heard you call my name

Yeah, I took it as an omen

A F#m

And I jumped on the very first freight train

F#m

As the crow flies, baby

A B A

Well I ain't too far from you, oh no no

F#m

As the crow flies, mama

A B A

Well I ain't too far from you

Yeah, but since I don't have wings

A F#m

Well I can't get home as fast as I want to

Outro is again just F#m

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