Al Stewart - The immelman turn
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THE IMMELMAN TURN by AL STEWART
Song Sheet by joinerbuilder
NOTES
* This song is in Bb (B flat), but you can put a capo on the first fret and play the chord shapes noted.
* To get the sound of the A7sus4 riff, play the A, D & G strings open and hammer on the D & G strings at the
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]
A7sus4Riff
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
[Verse]
I Aalways was the reckless kind, I Ddo what I must Ado
I Emput the danger out of mind, and Dgo Con
I Ajoined the barnstorm fliers back in DNineteen Twenty-ATwo
And a-Embove those dusty farms, we put a Dshow Con
[Chorus]
DFly, fly to the Gwestern Dsky
Where the Afog bank shifts and the Ddanger Alies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
DFly, fly to the Gred sun-Drise
Where the Acloud-banks shift under Dcopper Askies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4Riff
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
[Verse]
From a-Aboard a Curtiss Jenny, oh, you Dsee things different-Aly
And the Emfarm boys wait for joyrides in the Dclear-Cing
I Awent out walking on the wing in DNineteen Twenty-AThree
And a-Embove the engine noise I heard them Dcheer-Cing
[Chorus]
DFly, fly to the Gwestern Dsky
Where the Afog bank shifts and the Ddanger Alies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
DFly, fly to the Gred sun-Drise
Where the Acloud-banks shift under Dcopper Askies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4Riff
[MIDDLE]
EmYou won't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why, Cwhy?
EmYou won't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why, Awhy?
AThere never was a one like you who Dknew that way to Afly
But you Emwon't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why,
[Bridge]
A7sus4Why?
[Solo]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
Em F G C
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
Em F G
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A D
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A Em F G
[Bridge]
A7sus4Riff
[Verse]
The froAst was on your aieleron's, and the Dwind was in your Ahair
When you Emwent into the climb I saw you Dlaugh-Cing
When the Aengine stalls and you start to spin, you Dwon't get out of Athere
And a Emhush comes on the crowd as you go Dfall-Cing
[Chorus]
DFly, fly to the Gwestern Dsky
Where the Afog bank shifts and the Ddanger Alies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
DFly, fly to the Gred sun-Drise
Where the Acloud-banks shift under Dcopper Askies
DWhy, why would you Gnever Dlearn
That you Emwon't come back from the AImmelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4Riff
[MIDDLE]
EmYou won't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why, Cwhy?
EmYou won't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why, Awhy?
AThere never was a one like you who Dknew that way to Afly
But you Emwon't come back from the FImmelman Turn. GWhy, why, Awhy?
[Refrain]
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
A7sus4 G D A