Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Why Walk When You Can Fly guitar chord

WHY WALK WHEN YOU CAN FLY (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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[I've no idea how Mary Chapin Carpenter plays this song. In concert, it

looked like she was playing with a capo on the 7th fret. Since the song

is in B, that would mean she was playing the chords in E. The only way I

can picture that is if she was using chords like x46600 for C#m, a la "The

End of My Pirate Days." I do know for sure that she wasn't using nice,

normal chords. Maybe her capo was at 6 or 9, or maybe she had her guitar

tuned funny. If anyone finds out, please let me know.]

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

where John Jennings played 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

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

[instrumental]

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

[instrumental]

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

[instrumental]

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

[instrumental]

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of cold

D G C C

In this world there's a whole lot of blame

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... [instrumental]

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

[instrumental]

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

[instrumental]

- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu

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