If I Could Only Fly

Merle Haggard

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Almost felt you touching me just now I wish I knew which way to turn and go I feel so good and then I feel so bad I wonder what I ought to do              Chorus: If I could only fly if I could only fly I’d bid this place goodbye and come and be with you But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run Another sinking sun and one more lonely night Wind keeps blowing somewhere everyday Tell me things get better somewhere up the way Just dismal thinking on a dismal day And sad songs for us to bear             Solo over verse: If I could only fly if we could only fly If we could only fly there’d be no more lonely nights You know sometimes I write happy songs Then some little thing goes wrong And I wish they all could make you smile   Comin home soon and I want to stay Maybe we could somehow get away And I wish you could come with me when I go again        Chorus: If I could only fly if I could only fly I’d bid this place goodbye and come and be with you But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run Another sinking sun and one more lonely night in standard open position with the following (kinda like how I’ve seen Merle do it playing live):          E 0x6454 A x07655 B7 x21202 [Verse] Almost felt you touching me just now I wish I knew which way to turn and go I feel so good and then I feel so bad I wonder what I ought to do      [Chorus] If I could only fly if I could only fly I’d bid this place goodbye and come and be with you But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run Another sinking sun and one more lonely night

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