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Ill Fly Away

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[Verse 1]
GSome glad morning whG7en this life is o'er, IC'll fly aGway
GTo a home on God's celestial shore, I'll D7fly aGway
[Chorus]
GI'll fly away, O gG7lory, IC'll fly aGway
GWhen CI dGie, hallelujah, by and by I'll D7fly aGway
[Verse 2]
GWhen the shadows oG7f this life have grown, IC'll fly aGway
GLike a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fD7ly awGay
[Chorus]
GI'll fly away, O gG7lory, IC'll fly aGway
GWhen CI dGie, hallelujah, by and by I'll D7fly aGway
[Verse 3]
GOh how glad and G7happy when we meet, IC'll fly awaGy
GNo more cold iron shackles on my feet, I'll flD7y awaGy
[Chorus]
GI'll fly away, O gG7lory, IC'll fly aGway
GWhen CI dGie, hallelujah, by and by I'll D7fly aGway
[Verse 4]
GJust a few more wG7eary days, and then, IC'll fly aGway
GTo a land where joys shall never end, I'll fD7ly awGay
[Chorus]
GI'll fly away, O gG7lory, IC'll fly aGway
GWhen CI dGie, hallelujah, by and by I'll D7fly aGway

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Ill Fly Away

by Albert E. Brumley

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[Verse 1]

G G7 C G

Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away

G D7 G

To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away

[Chorus]

G G7 C G

I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away

G C G D7 G

When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away

[Verse 2]

G G7 C G

When the shadows of this life have grown, I'll fly away

G D7 G

Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away

[Chorus]

G G7 C G

I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away

G C G D7 G

When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away

[Verse 3]

G G7 C G

Oh how glad and happy when we meet, I'll fly away

G D7 G

No more cold iron shackles on my feet, I'll fly away

[Chorus]

G G7 C G

I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away

G C G D7 G

When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away

[Verse 4]

G G7 C G

Just a few more weary days, and then, I'll fly away

G D7 G

To a land where joys shall never end, I'll fly away

[Chorus]

G G7 C G

I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away

G C G D7 G

When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away

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