Wings Performed By: LIVE From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain" Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to High (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High 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. D5 | x 0 0 3 2 x *D5 | x 5 7 7 x x C2 | x x 0 0 1 0 *C2 | x 5 5 5 x x C | x 3 2 0 1 0 *C5 | x 3 5 5 x x 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 *Can be played as either open or power chords throughout intro/verse 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 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|--5--| Ab|--5--| Eb|--3--| (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