note - pick chords during verses and strum during chorus and bridge Verse 1: A5 D5 E5 A5 Won't you take me with you darling I don't want to stay A5 D5 E5 A5 And this place just keeps on getting sadder ever since you went away A5 D5 E5 A5 And I smell you on this pillow as I lie here in our old bed A5 D5 E5 A5 With a bottle and a bible, I just pray I might get some rest Chorus: D5 A5 A5 When I get my wings I'm a gonna E5 A5 Fly back home to you D5 A5 F#5 And go ahead and you can tell St. Peter E5 A5 Open up, I'm coming through Verse 2: A5 D5 E5 A5 And I put you in that blue dress and a new pair of high heel shoes A5 D5 E5 A5 And a photograph of two love drunk kids on the day that they said i do A5 D5 E5 A5 57 years of memories fall like the rain comes down A5 D5 E5 A5 And I could not help myself but cry as they laid you in the ground Chorus 2: D5 A5 A5 When I get my wings I'm a gonna E5 A5 A5 Fly back home to you D5 A5 F#5 Go ahead and you can tell St. Peter E5 A5 A5 Open up, I'm coming on through D5 E5 A5 Bridge: D5 A5 And every Sunday I kneel down to pray that I won't be alone C#5 B5 D5 E5 And every night I lay down and hope I wake up back in your arms (not too sure about the chords in this verse) Solo: A5 D5 E5 (Improvise on A5 ) Chorus 3: D5 A5 A5 When I get my wings I'm a gonna E5 A5 Fly back home to you D5 A5 And go ahead and you can tell St. Peter E5 Open up, I'm coming on through D5 A5 And I don't think, don't think I can wait any longer E5 A5 A5 O Lord I'm counting down the days D5 A5 F#5 I'm gonna come back, come back and hold you my love D5 E5 A5 Soon as I get my wings o Lord D5 A5 E5 Just as soon as I get my wings one more time Lord D5 E5 A5 Soon as I get my wings
