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Flying Cloud

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Standard Tuning - * Omit the A string 7th fret on the final set of E6sus4 chords.
Strum or hit the Esus4, first at the bottom EAD stings, then adding the G and finally the B & E strings.
You can also use the Esus4 chord as the intro strumming, then launch into what is Flying Cloud by J Mascis!
   E6sus4     Am9/E      Dm9      Dmadd9    Esus4                         AFig1
e|-0-------0------0--------5--------0----0--|   e|------------------------------------|
B|-0-------0------6--------6--------5----5--|   B|--10--9---10--9---10--9-----10---9--|
G|-6-------5------5--------7--------4----6--|   G|--9---9---9---9---9---9-----9----9--|
D|-7-------5------0--------0--------2----7--|   D|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|
A|-7-------0------0--------0--------0----7--|   A|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|
E|-0-------0------0--------0--------0----5--|   E|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|
[Verse 1]
    E6sus4Things happening and no Am9/Eone told me
   Dm9You can't think, Dmadd9you can't drink it
  E6sus4You laughed again tAm9/Ehen you rode me
  Dm9I won't drop it, Dmadd9you can't stop it now
[Break]
Esus4   Esus4   Esus4   Esus4
[Verse 2]
Fig1        Fig1           Esus4   Esus4  
       Hey lady, where you goin?
Fig1        Fig1              Esus4   Esus4  
       Hey lady, why ain't it snowing?
[Refrain 1]
     Am9/EWere you riding the chair Esus4alone?Esus4  
[Verse 3]
Fig1       Fig1              Esus4   Esus4
       Hey lady where's your friend?
Fig1       Fig1               Esus4   Esus4 
       Hey lady, blew you off again
[Refrain 2]
     Am9/EDon't worry, I'll ride you up to Esus4the topEsus4  
     Am9/EHey lady,  sorry,  that's the Esus4last stoEsus4p
[Outro Chorus]
E6sus4*           Am9/E  
   But I'll see you
E6sus4*           Am9/E  
   I'll see you        On the way down
E6sus4*           Am9/E  
   I'll see you
   Dm9In the large fDmadd9lying cloud
E6sus4*           Am9/E  
   I'll see you
E6sus4*          Am9/E  
   I'll see you         On the way down
E6sus4*           Am9/E  
   I'll see you
Dm9                Dmadd9              A (Slow/er strum)
      In the large flying cloud

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Flying Cloud

by J Mascis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E6sus4

Am9/E

Dm9

Dmadd9

Esus4

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Standard Tuning - * Omit the A string 7th fret on the final set of E6sus4 chords.

Strum or hit the Esus4, first at the bottom EAD stings, then adding the G and finally the B & E strings.

You can also use the Esus4 chord as the intro strumming, then launch into what is Flying Cloud by J Mascis!

E6sus4 Am9/E Dm9 Dmadd9 Esus4 A

Fig1

e|-0-------0------0--------5--------0----0--| e|------------------------------------|

B|-0-------0------6--------6--------5----5--| B|--10--9---10--9---10--9-----10---9--|

G|-6-------5------5--------7--------4----6--| G|--9---9---9---9---9---9-----9----9--|

D|-7-------5------0--------0--------2----7--| D|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|

A|-7-------0------0--------0--------0----7--| A|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|

E|-0-------0------0--------0--------0----5--| E|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----0--|

[Verse 1]

E6sus4 Am9/E

Things happening and no one told me

Dm9 Dmadd9

You can't think, you can't drink it

E6sus4 Am9/E

You laughed again then you rode me

Dm9 Dmadd9

I won't drop it, you can't stop it now

[Break]

Esus4 Esus4 Esus4 Esus4

[Verse 2]

Fig1 Fig1 Esus4 Esus4

Hey lady, where you goin?

Fig1 Fig1 Esus4 Esus4

Hey lady, why ain't it snowing?

[Refrain 1]

Am9/E Esus4 Esus4

Were you riding the chair alone?

[Verse 3]

Fig1 Fig1 Esus4 Esus4

Hey lady where's your friend?

Fig1 Fig1 Esus4 Esus4

Hey lady, blew you off again

[Refrain 2]

Am9/E Esus4 Esus4

Don't worry, I'll ride you up to the top

Am9/E Esus4 Esus4

Hey lady, sorry, that's the last stop

[Outro Chorus]

E6sus4 Am9/E

But I'll see you

E6sus4 Am9/E

I'll see you On the way down

E6sus4 Am9/E

I'll see you

Dm9 Dmadd9

In the large flying cloud

E6sus4 Am9/E

I'll see you

E6sus4 Am9/E

I'll see you On the way down

E6sus4 Am9/E

I'll see you

Dm9 Dmadd9 A (Slow/er strum)

In the large flying cloud

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