Randall King – Ill Fly Away Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Randall King – Ill Fly Away Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCCm7/BCadd9FFadd9G

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INTRO:
C  Cm7/B  C  Cadd9 C* F Fadd9 F F
C  Cm7/B  C  Cadd9 C* F Fadd9 F F

VERSE:
C          Cm7/B    C
 Some glad morning when this
         Cadd9  C*
 life is  o----ver
 F  Fadd9       F  Fadd9 F C
I'll      fly away
C       Cm7/B    C
To that home on God's
          Cadd9  C*
celestial shore
 F  G      C  Cadd9 C
I'll fly away

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CHORUS:
 F
I'll fly away, oh, glory
 C         C  Cadd9 C* C
I'll fly away
 C
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by
 F  G      C
I'll fly away

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INSTRUMENTAL:
C  Cm7/B  C  Cadd9 C* F Fadd9 F F C

VERSE:
 C        Cm7/B  C
When the shadows of this
         Cadd9  C*
life have go---one
 F  Fadd9       F  Fadd9 F C
I'll      fly away
 C     Cm7/B             C
Like a bird, from these prison walls
    Cadd9  C*       F  G      C
have flo--own home now  fly away

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CHORUS:
 F
I'll fly away, oh, glory
 C         C  Cadd9 C* C
I'll fly away
        C
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by
 F  G      C
I'll fly away

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INSTRUMENTAL:
C    F    C    F

VERSE:
C
Oh, how glad and happy when we meet
 F  Fadd9       F  Fadd9 F
I'll      fly away
C
No more cold iron shackles on
my feet
 F  G      C  Cm7/B  C  Cadd9 C*
I'll fly away

CHORUS:
 F
I'll fly away, oh, glory
 C         C  C
I'll fly away
        C
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by
     F  G      C  Cadd9 C*
Oh, I'll fly away

OUTRO:
     F  G      C
Oh, I'll fly away
C  Cm7/B  C  Cadd9
C* F Fadd9 F F  C

How to play Ill Fly Away: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Ill Fly Away by Randall King on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Ill Fly Away by Randall King is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, Cm7/B, Cadd9, F, Fadd9 and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Cadd9 – C – F (I – Iadd9 – I – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Am7, Aadd9, D, Dadd9, E (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
Cadd9 chord on guitar (x32030)
Cadd9C E G D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fadd9 chord on guitar (103011)
Fadd9F A C G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Ill Fly Away chords: questions

What key is Ill Fly Away in?

Ill Fly Away by Randall King is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Ill Fly Away?

Ill Fly Away uses 6 chords: C, Cm7/B, Cadd9, F, Fadd9, G.

What is the chord progression of Ill Fly Away?

The main progression is C – Cadd9 – C – F (I – Iadd9 – I – IV).

Is Ill Fly Away easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Am7, Aadd9, D, Dadd9, E (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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