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 C/B: x20010
[Verse 1]
CMama, dear mama, Flook in yonder Ctree
CSee that C/Bpretty little Amsparrow, a-Flookin' back at Cme
CShe can soar above the clouds, Fway up in the Csky
CShe can Gfly aAmway from here, Fwhy, o why, can't   CI?
[Verse 2]
CDaughter, dear daughter, I'll Ftell you something Ctrue
CRemember C/BGran EAmliza, well,   Fevery night she Cflew
They Ctried to Gkeep her Amdown but there was   Fnothing they could Cdo
[Chorus]
She could Cfly, she could AmflyG  C  
She could Fslip the bonds of Cearth and rise so Ghigh
She could Cfly aFcross the Criver
Her Cspirit Gin her Amhand
FSearchin', always sCearchin' Gfor the promised FlandC  
[Verse 3]
CMama, dear mama, Fmama tell me Cmore
CI feel a C/Btrembling Amin my arms, I've   Fnever felt beCfore
CDaughter, dear daughter, Flisten what I Csay
Your Cgranny Galways Amtold me you'd   Ffeel that way some Cday
CEvery C/Btime she Amlooked at you she Fsaw the old-time Cways
[Chorus]
When we could Cfly, we could AmflyG  C  
We could sFlip the bonds of Cearth and rise so Ghigh
We could Cfly aFcross the Cmountains
CTogether, Ghand in Amhand
FSearchin', always Csearchin' Gfor the promised Fland
[Instrumental]
C F C
C C/B Am F C
C F C
C G Am F C
[Verse 4]
CMama, dear mama, Fcome and stand by Cme
I Cfeel a Glightness Amin my feet, a Flonging to be Cfree
My Cheart, it is a-shakin' Fwith an old, old Csong
I Chear the C/Bvoices Amsayin', it's Ftime for moving Con
[Verse 5]
  CShe took her mama by the hand, they Frose up in the Cair
They Cheld each other C/Btight and Amthen they   Fflew away from Cthere
They Cheld each other C/Btight and Amthen they   Fflew away from Cthere
[Chorus]
They could Cfly, they could AmflyG  C  
They could Fslip the bonds of Cearth and rise so Ghigh
They could Cfly aFcross the Cocean
CTogether, Ghand in Amhand
FSearchin', always Csearchin' Gfor the promised FlandC  

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We Could Fly

by Rhiannon Giddens

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C/B

: x20010

[Verse 1]

C F C

Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree

C C/B Am F C

See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin' back at me

C F C

She can soar above the clouds, way up in the sky

C G Am F C

She can fly away from here, why, o why, can't I?

[Verse 2]

C F C

Daughter, dear daughter, I'll tell you something true

C C/B Am F C

Remember Gran Eliza, well, every night she flew

C G Am F C

They tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do

[Chorus]

C Am G C

She could fly, she could fly

F C G

She could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high

C F C

She could fly across the river

C G Am

Her spirit in her hand

F C G F C

Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land

[Verse 3]

C F C

Mama, dear mama, mama tell me more

C C/B Am F C

I feel a trembling in my arms, I've never felt before

C F C

Daughter, dear daughter, listen what I say

C G Am F C

Your granny always told me you'd feel that way some day

C C/B Am F C

Every time she looked at you she saw the old-time ways

[Chorus]

C Am G C

When we could fly, we could fly

F C G

We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high

C F C

We could fly across the mountains

C G Am

Together, hand in hand

F C G F

Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land

[Instrumental]

C F C

C C/B Am F C

C F C

C G Am F C

[Verse 4]

C F C

Mama, dear mama, come and stand by me

C G Am F C

I feel a lightness in my feet, a longing to be free

C F C

My heart, it is a-shakin' with an old, old song

C C/B Am F C

I hear the voices sayin', it's time for moving on

[Verse 5]

C F C

She took her mama by the hand, they rose up in the air

C C/B Am F C

They held each other tight and then they flew away from there

C C/B Am F C

They held each other tight and then they flew away from there

[Chorus]

C Am G C

They could fly, they could fly

F C G

They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high

C F C

They could fly across the ocean

C G Am

Together, hand in hand

F C G F C

Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land

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