Merle Haggard – Silver Wings chords ver. 2
Chords:
I've been a country picker for years, and recently added this song to my repertoire of "standards". I was amazed that none of the internet versions floating around use the correct chords in the bridge. The original recording was in the key of E, but some of his live versions are in F. I've kept to the original arrangement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INTRO]e-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0B-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0G-------------1-1-1-1-2-2-1D----0----0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2A-2h4--2h4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2E-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Play this lick twice. Basically it's the bass lick followed by an down-up strum of E-E-E-E-Esus4-Esus4-E [VERSE]ESilver wings shining in the sunlightF#m BRoaring engines headed somewhere in flightEThey're taking you away and leaving me lonelyF#m BSilver wings slowly fading out of sight[BRIDGE]A BDon't leave me I cryE Eb+ EDon't take that airplane rideF#But you've locked me out of your mindBAnd left me standing here behindThe Eb+ can be played: x-6-5-4-4-x You can substitute D#7#5 which is easier to transition to from the open E x-2-1-0-2-x Either chord works.Note the F# major in the bridge....not the more commonly used F#m. Give a listen to the original, you'll see it's the way the Hag plays it.