As The Crow Flies chords

Rory Gallagher

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			

Playing Notes: 

/ - slide up 
\ - slide down 
s - slide between notes 
h - hammer on 
p - pull off 
~ - vibrato 

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high) 


The following chords are played throughout the verses 


   D   E   F   G   A   D12 

|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--| 



Intro: 
D-|--------0--/4-/4---4--2--0-----------------0--/5--\3--0--------------------| 
A-|-0--/2----------------------3--/5---0--/2----------------0-/3-0--/5-5-5-5--| 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12\------12-\10-----12-\10--------| 
|-x-times-5-5s3p0---10-/12---------------------/12--------/12--------10-/12-| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


                               (play a picking pattern) 
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------| 
|-\10---------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------| 
|-----/12--/12-/12--------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------| 
|------------------/12-/12\-----3-----2-----5---7---5-------0--/5-/5-/3-0---| 
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------/3------------------| 


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------0---------0--/4-/4--2--0---------0--/4-/4----------0--/4-/4--2-0----| 
|-0-/3------0-/2-------------------0-/2--------------0-/2-------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
            Ah ah ah ah ah  ah ah  ah ah ah ah ah    ah ah ah  ah ah ahah 


|-----------------------------------------0-/4------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------0-/2------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-0-/2----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  ah ah ah  as the crow flies baby             will I ain't so far from you 


|-------0-/5-\3--0-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10| 
|-0-/2-------------0--3-/5-----------------------/12------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                           as the crow flies baby 


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------7------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------0------7------------| 
|-------------------------------------0-/5-\3--0---------------7------------| 
|-------------------------------0-/3--------------0-/3---------7------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  will I ain't so far from you                            but since I don't 


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------5---7----------5-------------------------------5---------------| 
|------------5---7----------5------------------------------5----------------| 
|------------5---7----------5-----------------------------5-----------------| 
|------------5---7----------5----------------------------5------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------| 
  have wings       I can't get home as fast as I want to      hm hm hm hm 


|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------/3---------------| 
|-----------------------------------------3-----3------------| 
|-----0--------0--/5~--5s3p0-/3/3-0--0-/3---------3-0-----0--| 
|--------0-/3------------------------------------------------| 
|-/3---------------------------------------------------/3----| 



D  F  D  F  D  F  D 


As the crow flies baby 

        G        F        D  G F  D 
will I ain't so far from you 

         G 
as the crow flies baby 

                          D  G F D D12 
will I ain't so far from you 

      A                       G A 
but since I don't have wings 

         G                            D   G F  D 
I can't get home as fast as I want to 


In a dream last night 
where I heard you call my name 
in a dream last night 
where I heard you call my name 
well, I took it as an omen 
and I jumped on the very first weight train 
Yeah, as the crow flies 


Solo: 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------0-0----------------0-0--------------------------------------| 
|-------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0------| 
|-0-h-2--------------0-h-2--------------0-h-2-------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|--------0-2-s-4--0-0----------------0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-0-----------------| 
|--0-h-2---------------------------------0-h-2------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------0-2-s-4--------------------------------0-2-s-4--| 
|---------------------0-h-2----------------------------------0-h-2----------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------| 
|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0-| 



|-0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-| 
|-----0-h-2-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|-0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-0-0-0-0---0-0-/7--0-0-/7--0-0-/7-| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|-0-0-/7--5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0---------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------| 
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------| 
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------------| 
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------/3--0-| 
|------------------------------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0--------------| 
                                                               (ahahah) 


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------0---/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0------| 
|-/3--0--/3--0-/3-0-/3--------------/3-------------/3-------------/3--------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---| 
                                                          ah ah ahahah 


|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--| 
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--| 
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--| 
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 

harmonica solo ... 


Well, you don't know baby 
how I miss you sweet caress 
well, you don't know baby 
how I miss you sweet caress 
when I'm in your lovin' arms 
I swear I make my very best 

|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-----12----------12----------12----------12------| 
|-/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 

As the crow flies baby 
that's how I'm on my way 
as the crow flies baby 
I'm on my way 

|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|------0-/4-\2-0--------0--| 
|-0-/2------------0-2-0----| 
|--------------------------| 
  ah ahahah ah ah ahahahah 


but don't stop runnin' 
I can get home for the break of day 
get home for the break of day ... 


picking over the chords G F G F G F E D 2x 


Outro: 
|--------------12-----------------------------0-------0-/4---\2-0-----------| 
|-----12-14-12----/14-12------12-14-12-----------0-/2-------------/5-/3-0---| 
|-/12---------------------/12----------/12~---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



|----------/12------------| 
|--------------12---------| 
|-----------------12------| 
|-----0--------------/12--| 
|-------------------------| 
|-/3----------------------|