Wings
Performed By: LIVE
From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome
Chords Used In Order of Appearence
(Low to High):
Note: There is a non-standard chord used that I will call "C2".
Please refer to chord diagram for fingering.
Also, I am aware that not all chords have been given the proper names.
This has been done for convenience, mainly mine.
A5 | 5 7 7 x x x
B5 | 7 9 9 x x x
C5 | 8 10 10 x x x
G5 | 3 5 5 x x x
Intro:
D5 (strum)
C2 (strum)
C (strum)
Then play open D, G, and B strings once and quickly hammer-on to D5
(Indicated in verse by (h))
Guitar 1 plays intro once, then is accompanied a second time by
Guitar 2 playing this picking part:
Picking Part 1:
| eb | 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 x |
| Bb | 3 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | x |
| Eb | x |
Verse 1:
D5 C2 C
Weighin' on your mind, like a ball and chain
(h)D5
Like a destiny to run from
C2 C
Division in your soul, keeping you from whole
(h)D5
I can't bear to see you cryin'
(strum D5 and lead into chorus)
Chorus 1:
(* = strum)
* * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 |
| Db | 7 7 9 10 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 9 10 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 7 8 |
The weight that lays on your shoulders Could be the
* * *(once)
| eb | 5 |
| Bb | 5 |
| Gb | 7 |
| Db | 7 7 9 10 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 9 10 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 7 8 5 |
Wings that carry you home
Verse 2:
D5 C2 C
Sometimes you've got to die to be born again
(h)D5
Sometimes you've got to fight
(Guitar 2 plays Picking Part 1 through second half of verse)
C2 C
Sometimes you've got to learn, sometimes you've got to burn
(h)D5
the old brush out so the new can grow
(Chorus 1 is repeated, but instead of ending on D5 barre, end on):
G5
(G5 is then strummed 5 times and leads into chorus 2)
Chorus 2:
(Split into 2 parts. Part one is guitar 1 playing a picking part
Part two is guitar 2 playing power chords)
Part 1 (Picking Part):
1st/3rd 2nd 4th
| eb | | | | |
| Bb | 8 7 5 | 8" 7" | 8" 10" | |
| Gb | 7" 5" | | | 5 4 2 0 |
| Db | | | | |
| Ab | | | | |
| Eb | | | | |
Part 2 (Power chords):
*
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 x |
| Db | 7 x 10 10 9 7 5 |
| Ab | 5 x 10 10 9 7 5 | x4 |
| Eb | 8 8 7 5 3 |
Could be the wi...i...ngs (Carry you home)
Bridge:
(Split into 2 different picking parts)
Note: This part may not be exactly correct; as it is difficult to interpret from the recording
A flange effect is used on picking part 2
Picking Part 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 6 4 7 9 6 4 7 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Like two long lost friends
End with:
| eb | |
| Bb | 9 10p9 7 7h9 7~~~~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
(Intro is then repeated with alternate picking part):
| eb | 2 3 2 3 5 3 2/11~~~~ |
| Bb | 3 3 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
(Chorus 1 is repeated once with G5 ending)
(Chorus 2 is the repeated 8 times)
END