The Immelman Turn
Al Stewart
THE IMMELMAN TURN by AL STEWART Song Sheet by joinerbuilder NOTES * This song is in ( flat) but you can put capo on the first fret and play the chord shapes noted. second fret * Watch out for the missing bar at the end of the first MIDDLE section and again in the SOLO. I’ve added the beats in those sections so you can see what is going on. * I think that’s it a nice folky number with a bit of historical significance from Al Stewart. [Intro] A7sus4 Riff [Refrain] 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4 [Verse] I always was the reckless kind I do what I must do I put the danger out of mind and go on I joined the barnstorm fliers back in Nineteen Twenty-Two And a-bove those dusty farms we put a show on [Chorus] Fly fly to the western sky Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies Why why would you never learn That you won’t come back from the Immelman Turn? Fly fly to the red sun-rise Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies Why why would you never learn 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 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4 [Verse] From a-board a Curtiss Jenny oh you see things different-ly And the farm boys wait for joyrides in the clear-ing I went out walking on the wing in Nineteen Twenty-Three And a-bove the engine noise I heard them cheer-ing [Chorus] Fly fly to the western sky Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies Why why would you never learn That you won’t come back from the Immelman Turn? Fly fly to the red sun-rise Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies Why why would you never learn That you won’t come back from the Immelman Turn? [Bridge] A7sus4 Riff [MIDDLE] You won’t come back from the Immelman Turn. Why why why? You won’t come back from the Immelman Turn. Why why why? There never was a one like you who knew that way to fly 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 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | [Bridge] A7sus4 Riff [Verse] The frost was on your aieleron’s and the wind was in your hair When you went into the climb I saw you laugh-ing When the engine stalls and you start to spin you won’t get out of there And a hush comes on the crowd as you go fall-ing [Chorus] Fly fly to the western sky Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies Why why would you never learn That you won’t come back from the Immelman Turn? Fly fly to the red sun-rise Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies Why why would you never learn That you won’t come back from the Immelman Turn? [Bridge] A7sus4 Riff [MIDDLE] You won’t come back from the Immelman Turn. Why why why? You won’t come back from the Immelman Turn. Why why why? There never was a one like you who knew that way to fly 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 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | A7sus4