The Immelman Turn
Al Stewart
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Tom : D
A7sus4
Riff
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
[Verse]
A D A
I always was the reckless kind, I do what I must do
Em D C
I put the danger out of mind, and go on
A D A
I joined the barnstorm fliers back in Nineteen Twenty-Two
Em D C
And a-bove those dusty farms, we put a show on
[Chorus]
D G D
Fly, fly to the western sky
A D A
Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies
D G D
Why, why would you never learn
Em A
That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn?
D G D
Fly, fly to the red sun-rise
A D A
Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies
D G D
Why, why would you never learn
Em A
That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
[Verse]
A D A
From a-board a Curtiss Jenny, oh, you see things different-ly
Em D C
And the farm boys wait for joyrides in the clear-ing
A D A
I went out walking on the wing in Nineteen Twenty-Three
Em D C
And a-bove the engine noise I heard them cheer-ing
[Chorus]
D G D
Fly, fly to the western sky
A D A
Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff
[EDD LE]
Em F G C
You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why?
Em F G A
You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why?
A D A
There never was a one like you who knew that way to fly
[Próxima Parte]
Em F G
But you won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why,
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Why?
[Solo]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
Em F G C
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
Em F G
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A D
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A Em F G
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff
[Verse]
A D A
The frost was on your aieleron's, and the wind was in your hair
Em D C
When you went into the climb I saw you laugh-ing
A D A
When the engine stalls and you start to spin, you won't get out of there
Em D C
And a hush comes on the crowd as you go fall-ing
[Chorus]
D G D
Fly, fly to the western sky
[Próxima Parte]
Em F G A
But you won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why?
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
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