Fly Over States
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E|---7------|
B|-----8----|
G|-------7--|
D|----------| 5x
A|----------|
E|----------|
Verso:
G
A couple guys in first class on a flight
Bm
From new York to Los Angeles,
Kinda making small talk killing time,
C
Flirting with the flight attendants,
Am
30, 000 feet above, could be Oklahoma,
G
Just a bunch of square cornfields and wheat farms,
Bm
Man it all looks the same,
Miles and miles of back roads and highways,
C
Connecting little towns with funny names,
Am D
Who'd want to live down there in the middle of nowhere,
[Refrão]
Em C
They've never drove through Indiana,
G
Met the men who plowed that earth,
D B7
Planted that seed, busted his ass for you and me,
Em C
Or caught a harvest moon in Kansas,
D C
They'd understand why god made those fly over states
Verso 2:
G Bm
I bet that mile long Santa Fe freight train engineer's seen it all
C
Just like that flatbed cowboy stacking US steel on a 3-day haul
Road and rails under their feet
Am D
Yeah that sounds like a first class seat
Refrão:
Em C
On the plains of Oklahoma
G
Where the windshield sunset in your eyes
D B7
Like a watercolor painted sky
Em C
You'd think heavens doors have opened
D
You'll understand why god made
C
Those fly over states
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(Solo) (Base Em C G D B7)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----|
D|-------------------------2/4-4-2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Em C
Take a ride across the badlands
G
Feel that freedom on your face
D B7
Breathe in all that open space
Em C
Meet a girl from Amarillo
D
You'll understand why god made
C
Why you'd want to plant your stakes
D
In those fly over states
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E|---7------|
B|-----8----|
G|-------7--|
D|----------| 5x
A|----------|
E|----------|
Base : Em C G D B7
Never drove through Indiana ...
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----|
D|-------------------------2/4-4-2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
On the palins of oklahoma ...
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----|
D|-------------------------2/4-4-2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Take a ride ...
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----|
D|-------------------------2/4-4-2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
How to play Fly Over States
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.