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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