These Old Wings Chords
by Anna Nalick
These Old Wings by Anna Nalick is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords Bb, F, Gm, Dm, C, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Bb, F, Gm, Dm & C)
Intro: F C x 4
F C Dm
He raised his hand
C F
For the last time she could stand
C Dm C
And the room was a grave that night
F C Dm C F
She left a note, it said "I'm not coming home"
C Dm C
It took courage, but she took flight
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am
What these old wings can do
F C Dm C F
She sold the car for $1100 bucks
C Dm C
And a bottle of something sweet
F C Dm C F
She caught a train and counted seven stops
C Dm C
And got off when she felt free
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am
What these old wings can do
Am C F G
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
Am C F G
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
Am C F
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
G F G
Old wings high
F C Dm
She found herself
C F
Where people go in gloom
C Dm C
For friends that are buried there
F C Dm C F
She wrote a note to God in a balloon
C Dm C
And watched as it disappeared
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am F
What these old wings can do
F C G Am x 4
End on Am