I'll Fly Away (Key of D)
Gillian Welch/Alison Krauss (Alfred Brumley, 1929)
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Some bright | morning | when this life is | o'er |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way... | [D] |
| [D] To that | home on | God's celestial | shore |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D]
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] When the | shadows | of this life have | gone |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] Like a | bird from | prison bars has | flown |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Oh, how | glad and | happy when we | meet |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] No more | cold iron | shackles on my | feet |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll (fly a- | way) .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Instrumental (same as verse)
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] Just a | few more | weary days and | then |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] To a | land where | joys will never | end |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll (fly a- | way) .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D!]
#Last Updated 01/16/24 JJ
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Gillian Welch/Alison Krauss (Alfred Brumley, 1929)
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Some bright | morning | when this life is | o'er |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way... | [D] |
| [D] To that | home on | God's celestial | shore |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D]
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] When the | shadows | of this life have | gone |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] Like a | bird from | prison bars has | flown |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Oh, how | glad and | happy when we | meet |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] No more | cold iron | shackles on my | feet |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll (fly a- | way) .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Instrumental (same as verse)
Chorus
| [D] I'll | .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] Just a | few more | weary days and | then |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] To a | land where | joys will never | end |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
Chorus
| [D] I'll (fly a- | way) .. fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [G] I'll | .. fly a- | [D] way (in the | morning) |
| [D] When I | die, halle- | lujah by and | by |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D] |
| [D] I'll | [A] .. fly a- | [D] way | [D!]
#Last Updated 01/16/24 JJ
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