16 Chords used in the song: D, E7, G, Gm, Bm, Bm/A, Bm/G#, A, Em7, C7, E, Bb, F#sus4, F#, Gm/D, Bm6/D
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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D E7
Sammy was low - Just watching the show
G Gm D
Over and over a- gain
D E7
Knew it was time - He'd made up his mind
G Gm D
To leave his dead life be- hind
Bm
His boss said to him
Bm/A Bm/G#
"Boy you'd better begin
G A D
To get those crazy notions right out of your head
Em7 C7
Sammy who do you think that you are?
D E Gm D
You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar"
[Chorus]
D Bm
Spread your wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
D Bm
Spread your little wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
Gm
Pull yourself together
D
'Cos you know you should do better
Bb-5/D D thema*
That's because you're a free man
Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room
A F#sus4 F#
Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon
Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
Wishing he was miles and miles awa- y
A F#sus4 F#
Nothing in this world, nothing would make him sta- y
[Solo]
G - A - D - Gm/D - Bm6/D - E - A
[Verse]
D E7
Since he was small - Had no luck at all
G Gm D
Nothing came easy to him
D E7
Now it was time - He'd made up his mind
G Gm D
"This could be my last chance"
Bm Bm/A
His boss said to him, "Now listen boy!
Bm/G#
You're always dreaming
G A D
You've got no real am- bition, you won't get very far
Em7 C7
Sammy boy, don't you know who you are?
D E Gm D
Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar" So honey
[Chorus]
D Bm
Spread your wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
D Bm
Spread your little wings and fly away
E7 A
Fly away, far away
Gm
Pull yourself together
D
'Cos you know you should do better
Bb-5/D D thema*
That's because you're a free man
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About this song: Spread Your Wings
"Spread Your Wings" was written by bass player John Deacon for Queen's 1977 album News Of The World, and was released as the A side of the single Spread Your Wings/Sheer Heart Attack in 1978. It is a rock ballad, featuring Deacon on bass and acoustic guitar, Freddie Mercury on piano and vocals, Brian May on lead guitar and Roger Taylor on drums.The song is in 4/4 meter, and starts with a simple piano motif in D. It is written in D Major, then modulating up to D's relative minor, B minor in the bridge, coming down to D in the chorus. Read more on Last.fm.