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 plays it with a capo on the 7th fret.  Since the song is in B, that would
 mean she's playing in E, and the verse chords are B E A A.  She's clearly
 using a very strange tuning, because I can't for the life of me figure out
 how she's getting those chords out of the positions she uses.  Any ideas?]
[I'm going to write these chords down in the key of G, since I know that's
 where John Jennings plays them, with a capo on the 4th fret.]
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of pain
N.C.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble
N.C.
But a whole lot of ground to gain
N.C.
Why take when you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by
N.C.
It's a hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly
D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
C  C  G  G    Am  G/B  C  C D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
DIn this Gworld there's a Cwhole lot of Csorrow
DIn this Gworld there's a Cwhole lot of Cshame
DIn this Gworld there's a Cwhole lot of Csorrow
And a Emwhole lotta Emground to CgainC  
When you Cspend your whCole life GwishingG,   Amwanting and G/Bwondering CwhyC  
It's a Dlong enough Glife to be Cliving, Cwhy Emwalk when Emyou can CflyC  
C  C  G  G    Am  G/B  C  C   D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C      D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
DIn this Gworld there's a Cwhole lot of Cgolden
DIn this Gworld there's a Cwhole lot of Cplain
DIn this Gworld you've a Csoul for a Ccompass
And a Emheart for a Empair of CwingsC  
There's a Cstar on the Cfar hoGrizonG, rising Ambright in an G/Bazure CskyC  
For the Drest of the Gtime that you're Cgiven, Cwhy Emwalk when Emyou can CflyC  
DhigGh..C  C  D  G  C  C  D  G  C  C  Em  Em  C  C  
D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    D  G  C  C    Em  Em  C  C
  D    G    C      C    D    G    C      C    D    G    C      C    Em    Em    CC.

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Why Walk When You Can Fly

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

plays it with a capo on the 7th fret. Since the song is in B, that would

mean she's playing in E, and the verse chords are B E A A. She's clearly

using a very strange tuning, because I can't for the life of me figure out

how she's getting those chords out of the positions she uses. Any ideas?]

[I'm going to write these chords down in the key of G, since I know that's

where John Jennings plays them, with a capo on the 4th fret.]

N.C.

In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby

N.C.

In this world there's a whole lot of pain

N.C.

In this world there's a whole lot of trouble

N.C.

But a whole lot of ground to gain

N.C.

Why take when you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by

N.C.

It's a hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly

D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C C

C C G G Am G/B C C D G C C Em Em C C

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of shame

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow

Em Em C C

And a whole lotta ground to gain

C C G G Am G/B C C

When you spend your whole life wishing, wanting and wondering why

D G C C Em Em C C

It's a long enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly

C C G G Am G/B C C D G C C Em Em C C

D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C C

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of golden

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of plain

D G C C

In this world you've a soul for a compass

Em Em C C

And a heart for a pair of wings

C C G G Am G/B C C

There's a star on the far horizon, rising bright in an azure sky

D G C C Em Em C C

For the rest of the time that you're given, why walk when you can fly

D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C C

high..

D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C C

D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C

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