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Flying On The Ground Is Wrong

Buffalo Springfield

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Flying on the Ground is Wrong
words and music by
Richie Furay

As performed by Buffalo Springfield, �Buffalo Springfield� (1966)
Richie Furay, lead vocals with Stephen Stills and Neil Young, harmony vocals

(Note: Song is played in a fast three beat tempo: Ex. 1,2,3  1,2,3  1,2,3  1,2,3)
INTRO: A  /  /  Bm  /  /  Amaj7  /  /  Bm  /  / 
	   A  /  /  Am(added G)  /  /  Am6  /  /  Am
	
	 A	Bm	     Amaj7   Bm
	Is my world not falling down
	  A	Bm     Amaj7    Bm
	I�m in pieces on the ground
	    NC        Bm
	And my eyes aren�t open
						A   Bm  Amaj7  Bm (like intro)
	And I�m standing on my knees

(chorus)
  A	E		      Bm
But if crying and holding on
	D			 Bm
And flying on the ground is wrong
	       A		 A+
Then I�m sorry to let you down
	D
But you�re from 
 Bm
My side of town
	   A		Bm   Amaj7   Bm
And I�ll miss you
	  A          Bm    Amaj7    Bm		
	Turn me up or turn me down
	   A	    Bm   Amaj7     Bm
	Turn me off or turn me �round
	    Bm
	I wish I could have met you in a place
					A Bm Amaj7 Bm
	Where we both belong 

(chorus) (on last line hold on A, omit Bm, Amaj7 and Bm;
                             go straight from A to bridge)


BRIDGE:
	F           G                Em		Am
Sometimes I feel like I�m just a helpless child
            F            G	     C
Sometimes I feel like a king
  E
But, baby
   Amaj7           Bm	    Amaj7
Since I have changed
   Bm		      Amaj7   D (tap guitar top 2x w/finger)  D (repeat taps)
I can�t take nothing home

	   A     Bm        Amaj7   Bm
	City lights at a country fair
	   A       Bm         Amaj7     Bm
	Never shine but always glare
              A      Bm
	If I�m bright enough to see you
				A         Bm    Amaj7   Bm
	You�re just too dark to care

(chorus) (end last chorus on held A chord)

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CHORDS:
  
For INTRO:					For VERSE:

A	=    0  0  2  2  2  0			A  =    0  0  2  2  2  0	
Bm	=    0  0  4  4  3  0			Bm =    0  0  4  4  3  0
Amaj7 	 =   0  0  6  6  5  0			Amaj7 = 0  0  6  6  5  0
Am(added G)= 0  0  2  2  1  3
Am6	=    0  0  2  2  1  2  

For CHORUS:					For BRIDGE:

A  =    0  0  2  2  2  0			F	=   0  3  3  2  1  1   
E  =    0  2  2  1  0  0			G	=   3  2  0  0  0  3
Bm =    0  0  4  4  3  2			Em	=   0  2  2  0  0  0
D  =    x  0  0  2  3  2			Am	=   0  0  2  2  1  0
A+ =    0  0  0  2  2  1			C	=   3  3  2  0  1  0
						E	=   0  2  2  1  0  0
									
 

This work is entirely my own creation made on a Mac 6400/200 computer!	
Patrick Nance
emswife@attbi.com

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Flying On The Ground Is Wrong

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