'Flying On The Ground Is Wrong' by Buffalo Springfield - Guitar Tutorial

            Flying on the Ground is Wrong
words and music by
Richie Furay

As performed by Buffalo Springfield, “Buffalo Springfield” (1966)
Richie Furay, lead vocals with Stephen Stills and Neil Young, harmony vocals

(Note: Song is played in a fast three beat tempo: Ex. 1,2,3  1,2,3  1,2,3  1,2,3)
INTRO: A  /  /  Bm  /  /  Amaj7  /  /  Bm  /  / 
	   A  /  /  Am(added G)  /  /  Am6  /  /  Am
	
	 A	Bm	     Amaj7   Bm
	Is my world not falling down
	  A	Bm     Amaj7    Bm
	I’m in pieces on the ground
	    NC        Bm
	And my eyes aren’t open
						A   Bm  Amaj7  Bm (like intro)
	And I’m standing on my knees

(chorus)
  A	E		      Bm
But if crying and holding on
	D			 Bm
And flying on the ground is wrong
	       A		 A+
Then I’m sorry to let you down
	D
But you’re from 
 Bm
My side of town
	   A		Bm   Amaj7   Bm
And I’ll miss you
	  A          Bm    Amaj7    Bm		
	Turn me up or turn me down
	   A	    Bm   Amaj7     Bm
	Turn me off or turn me ‘round
	    Bm
	I wish I could have met you in a place
					A Bm Amaj7 Bm
	Where we both belong 

(chorus) (on last line hold on A, omit Bm, Amaj7 and Bm;
                             go straight from A to bridge)


BRIDGE:
	F           G                Em		Am
Sometimes I feel like I’m just a helpless child
            F            G	     C
Sometimes I feel like a king
  E
But, baby
   Amaj7           Bm	    Amaj7
Since I have changed
   Bm		      Amaj7   D (tap guitar top 2x w/finger)  D (repeat taps)
I can’t take nothing home

	   A     Bm        Amaj7   Bm
	City lights at a country fair
	   A       Bm         Amaj7     Bm
	Never shine but always glare
              A      Bm
	If I’m bright enough to see you
				A         Bm    Amaj7   Bm
	You’re just too dark to care

(chorus) (end last chorus on held A chord)

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CHORDS:
  
For INTRO:					For VERSE:

A	=    0  0  2  2  2  0			A  =    0  0  2  2  2  0	
Bm	=    0  0  4  4  3  0			Bm =    0  0  4  4  3  0
Amaj7 	 =   0  0  6  6  5  0			Amaj7 = 0  0  6  6  5  0
Am(added G)= 0  0  2  2  1  3
Am6	=    0  0  2  2  1  2  

For CHORUS:					For BRIDGE:

A  =    0  0  2  2  2  0			F	=   0  3  3  2  1  1   
E  =    0  2  2  1  0  0			G	=   3  2  0  0  0  3
Bm =    0  0  4  4  3  2			Em	=   0  2  2  0  0  0
D  =    x  0  0  2  3  2			Am	=   0  0  2  2  1  0
A+ =    0  0  0  2  2  1			C	=   3  3  2  0  1  0
						E	=   0  2  2  1  0  0
									
 

This work is entirely my own creation made on a Mac 6400/200 computer!	
Patrick Nance
emswife@attbi.com