#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Spread Your Wings Original Album: News Of The World Words and Music by John Deacon Copyright © 1977 Queen Music Ltd. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) INTRO: 2 Acoustic Grand Piano: D |-10--------------12--------------|-10--------------10--------------| |---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------12------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: D xx0232 D5 xx023x A x0222x E7 020130 B5 x244xx Em7 020030 G 3x0003 Bm/A x0443x C7 x32310 Gm 3x0333 Bm6/G# 4x443x E 022100 4 Guitar1: D E7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | |---------------------10----------|-0---2-------0-------2-----------| |-------------10--------------10--|-----0---3-------0---3-----------| |-11--9---11----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |-10------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D E7 Sammy was low, just watching the show 6 Guitar1: G Gm D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------3________---------------|-7-------------------------------| |-2-------2________---------------|-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | |-0---2---0-----------------------|---------10----------------------| |-0-----------3-------------------|-3-----------10------7-----------| |---------------------3-------2---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----0-----------0-------7---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G Gm D Ov-er and ov - er a - gain 8 Guitar1: D |-2-------------------------------|-0---2---0-----------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-0-----------0____________-------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | D5 D | |-2---0---2---5-------10----10-10-|-0-------0-----------------------| |---------------------10----10-10-|-------------0-------0________---| |---------------------7-----12-12-|-----11--------------------------| |-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-| |---------------------------------|-12------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D E7 Knew it was time, he'd made up his mind To 10 Guitar1: G Gm D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------3________---------------|-7-------------------------------| |-2-------2________---------------|-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | D A | |-0---2---0-----------------------|-5-------10------------------0---| |-------------3-------------------|-----3-------10----------10--10--| |---------------------3-------2---|-----------------11------11------| |-2---------------0-------0-------|-0-------------------12--12--11--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G Gm D leave his dead life be - hind His 12 Guitar3: B5 Bm/A Bm6/G# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-----------------------4-------|-------------4-----------4-------| |-4-----------------------4-------|-------------4-----------4-------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------5-----------|-4-------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------2---2-------|-1-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-4-----------4-----------2-------|-1-----------1________________---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Bm/A Bm6/G# boss said to him, "Boy you'd bet-ter be -gin To 14 Guitar3: G5 A5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----------7________________---|-7-----------7____________-------| |-5-----------7________________---|-5-----------5____________-------| |-3-----------5________________---|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | A6 | |---------------------9--9--9-----|---------------------------------| |---------------------10-10-10----|---------------------------------| |-0-----------2-------11-11-11----|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-12----------12___________-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-----------0________________---| |-------------0________________---|---------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G A D get those crazy notions right out of your head 16 Guitar3: E5 C7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------5________________---| |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | |---------------------------------|-------------0-------0-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------11------11----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12------------------------------|-12------------------------------| | | |---------2-------9-------9-9-7---|-5-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3________________---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Em7 C7 Sam - my who do you think that you are? 18 Guitar3: D5 E5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----------9________________---|---------------------------------| |-5-----------7________________---|-5-------------------------------| |-------------0________________---|-3-------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-11--9---7-----------------------| |-12------------------------------|-------------8---8---------------| |-12------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10----------12_______________---|---------------------------------| | | |-----2---7-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------7________________---|-5-------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-------5-----1-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------3____________-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D Gm D You should've E been swee___ping up the Em -er- ald CHORUS: Chords: D xx0232 Bm x24432 A x02220 Dsus4 xx0233 Bm7 x24232 Dsus2 xx0230 Em7 x79787 or 020030 20 Guitar3: D D5 |-2________________---------------|---------------------------------| |-3________________---------------|---------------------------------| |-2________________---------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------2/4---2---0---|-7________________---------------| |---------------------------------|-5________________---5---5---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | D Dsus4 D Dsus2 | |---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| |---------------------------------|-7-------8-------7-------5-------| |---------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|-------------2---7---7-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| |-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D D Bar". Spread your wings and 22 Guitar3: B5 B E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-------4-----------|---------------------------------| |-4-----------4-------4-----------|-------------9-------------------| |-2-----------2-------2---2-------|-2-----------7-------------------| |---------------------------2-0-2-|-0---------------------------0-2-| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm Bm7 Em7 | |-------------5-------5-----------|-0-------0---0________________---| |-7-------0---7---------------0---|-8-----------8________________---| |-7-----------7-------------------|-7-------7---7________________---| |-9-----------9-------------------|-9-----------9________________---| |---------------------------------|-7-------7---7________________---| |-7-------7---7-------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------4-------4-------|-----------------9________---9---| |---------------------------4---4-|-2-------2-----------------9-----| |-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------| |-7-------7---7-------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Em7 fly a - way, fly a - way, 24 Guitar3: A5 D5 |-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7________________---------------| |-7-----------------------0-2-5-2-|-5________________---5---5---4---| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 | |-0-----------0________________---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| |-------------2________________---|-7-------8-------7-------5-------| |-6-----------2________________---|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| |-7-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0________________---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|-------------2---7-------7-------| |-7-------7-------7---------------|---------------------7-----------| |-----------------------------5---|-5-------5-----------------------| |-------5-----------------5-7---7-|-----------------------------5-6-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D far a - way Spread your wings and 26 Guitar3: B5 E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-----------4-------|---------------------------------| |-4________-4-----------4---4-----|-------------9-------------------| |-2________---2-----------2---2---|-2-----------7-------------------| |-------------------------------2-|-0---------------------------0-2-| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm Bm7 Em7 Em7 | |-------------5-------5-----------|-0-------0---0________________---| |-7-------0---7---------------0---|-8-----------8________________---| |-7-----------7-------------------|-7-------7---7________________---| |-9-----------9-------------------|-9-----------9________________---| |---------------------------------|-7-------7---7________________---| |-7-------7---7-------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------4-------4-------|-------4-9---9-------9---9-9-----| |-------------4-------------4-2-4-|-2---2-------------9---------9---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Em7 A fly away, fly away, 28 Guitar3: A5 A G5 |-------------0________________---|---------------------------------| |-------------2________________---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | A | |-0-----------0________________---|-6-------5------3----------------| |-------------2________________---|-------------------------3-------| |-6-----------2________________---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0---0________________---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------2---2---2-------|-------------------------7-------| |-------------2-------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A Gm far a - way. Pull yourself together 'cos you 30 Guitar3: A5 |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----3---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-------------0________________---| |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | A | |-5-------3-------2---------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------3__________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |__-----------------------14_________-----------------------10------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D Bbadd+11 know you should do better. That's because you're a 32 Guitar3: D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------| |-7-------------------------------|-----0---------------0-----------| |-5-------------------------------|-1-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | | |-----10------10------10------10--|-----------------27_____________-| |-----------------10--------------|-11------------------------------| |-7-------7---------------7-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D free man 34 Notes: * - arpeggiate BRIDGE: Chords: Bm x24432 A x0222x Bm/A 5x443x F#sus4 244422 Bm6/G# 4x4434 F# 244322 Guitar3: D* |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-12----------------------12------| |---------------------------------|-9-----------------------9-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | G#+ Bm | |---------------------------------|-------------14-14-14------------| |---------------------------------|-7-----------15-15-15------------| |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |-16------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-17------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| |-17------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2________---2---2-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm He spends his evenings alone in his 36 Guitar3: B5 E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm6/G# A | |-4-------------------------------|-0-----------5-5-5---------------| |-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------2-------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---4-0-0-------| |-4________---4---4-------4-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm6/G# A ho -tel room, keeping his thoughts to himself 38 Guitar3: Bm Bm |---------------------------------|-2-----------14-14-14------------| |---------------------------------|-3-----------15-15-15------------| |-4-----------3________________---|-4-------------------------------| |-4-----------4________________---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-----------------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm6/G# A | |-4-------------------------------|-0-----------5-5-5---------------| |-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------2-4-----2-4-------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-------4-----------|-2-------2-------2-------0-------| |-2________-------------------2-2-|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm6/G# Bm he'd Wishing be leaving soo_____oon he was miles and 40 Guitar3: |-2-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm6/G# A | |-4-------------------------------|-0-----------5-5-5---------------| |-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---------4-0---| |-4-------4-------4-------4-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm6/G# A miles a - wa -y Nothing in this world, nothing would 42 GUITAR SOLO: Guitar3: G5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5---------------7---------------| |---------------------------------|-5---------------7---------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3---------------5---------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | Bm G A | |---------------------------------|---------10--------------12------| |---------------------------------|---------12--------------14------| |-4---------------3---------------|-0-------12--------------14------| |-4---------------4---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------12--------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------2-4-----2-4-------|---------------------------------| |-------------4-------4-----------|-----------------0-----0-0-------| |-2________-----------------------|-3-----3-3-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm make him sta____ay 44 Guitar3: D5 Gm/Bb Bm6 E |-----------------3---------------|-4---------------0---------------| |-----------------3---------------|-3---------------0---------------| |-----------------3---------------|-4---------------1---------------| |-7---------------0---------------|-0---------------2---------------| |-7---------------1---------------|-2---------------2---------------| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | D Gm Bm6 E | |---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| |-10--10--10------11--11--11------|-12------12------12--------------| |-11--11--11------12--12--12------|-13------13------13--------------| |-12--------------12------12------|-12------12----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10--------------10------10------|-10------10------12--------------| | | |-----------------15--15--15------|-16--16--16------16--------------| |-0-----0-0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 46 [SOLO ends] Guitar3: A |-0-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Grand Piano: | | A | |-0-------------------------------| |-10------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-11------------------------------| |-12------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-17------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: D x5777x or xx0232 Bm x24432 Em7 020030 E7 x7675x or 020130 Bm/A 5x443x C7 x32310 G 355433 or 3x0003 Bm6/G# 4x443x E 022100 Gm 355333 or 3x0333 A x02220 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 Bm6/G# His boss said to him, "Now, listen boy, you're always dreaming G A D You've got no real ambition, 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... CHORUS2: Notes: Fill1 D |---------------------------------|-2____________-------------------| |---------------------------------|-3____________-------------------| |---------0---------------0-------|-2____________-------------------| |-----0---------------0-----------|-0____________-------------------| |-1-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Chords: D x5777x or xx0232 A x0222x Bm x24432 Gm 355333 Em7 x5545x or 020130 Bbadd+11 xx0330 D Bm Em7 A Spread your wings and fly away, fly away, far away D Bm Em7 A Spread your wings and fly away, fly away, far away Gm D Pull yourself together 'cos you know you should do better Bbadd+11 D [Fill1] That's because you're a free man OUTRO: Chords: D x5777x or xx0232 E7 x7675x or 020130 Bm x24432 A x02220 [play: 4/4| D | Bm | E7 | A |] [repeat to fade]