Al Stewart – The Immelman Turn (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Speed:
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Chords
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]
A7sus4
Riff[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]
A D A I always was the reckless kind, I do what I must do Em D C I put the danger out of mind, and go on A D A I joined the barnstorm fliers back in Nineteen Twenty-Two Em D C And a-bove those dusty farms, we put a show on
[Chorus]
D G D Fly, fly to the western sky A D A Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn? D G D Fly, fly to the red sun-rise A D A Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff[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]
A D A From a-board a Curtiss Jenny, oh, you see things different-ly Em D C And the farm boys wait for joyrides in the clear-ing A D A I went out walking on the wing in Nineteen Twenty-Three Em D C And a-bove the engine noise I heard them cheer-ing
[Chorus]
D G D Fly, fly to the western sky A D A Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn? D G D Fly, fly to the red sun-rise A D A Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff[MIDDLE]
Em F G C You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why? Em F G A You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why? A D A There never was a one like you who knew that way to fly Em F G But you won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why,
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Why?[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]
A7sus4
Riff[Verse]
A D A The frost was on your aieleron's, and the wind was in your hair Em D C When you went into the climb I saw you laugh-ing A D A When the engine stalls and you start to spin, you won't get out of there Em D C And a hush comes on the crowd as you go fall-ing
[Chorus]
D G D Fly, fly to the western sky A D A Where the fog bank shifts and the danger lies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn? D G D Fly, fly to the red sun-rise A D A Where the cloud-banks shift under copper skies D G D Why, why would you never learn Em A That you won't come back from the Immelman Turn?
[Bridge]
A7sus4
Riff[MIDDLE]
Em F G C You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why? Em F G A You won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why? A D A There never was a one like you who knew that way to fly Em F G A But you won't come back from the Immelman Turn. Why, why, why?
[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