[intro] D [verse] D E7 Sammy was low Just watching the show G Gm D Over and over a gain D E7 Knew it was time He'd made up his mind G Gm D To leave his dead life be hind Bm His boss said to him Bm/A Bm/G# "Boy you'd better begin G A D To get those crazy notions right out of your head Em7 C7 Sammy who do you think that you are? D E Gm D You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar" [chorus] D Bm Spread your wings and fly away E7 A Fly away, far away D Bm Spread your little wings and fly away E7 A Fly away, far away Gm Pull yourself together D 'Cos you know you should do better Bb5/D D That's because you're a free man Bm Bm/A Bm/G# He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room A F#sus4 F# Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Wishing he was miles and miles awa y A F#sus4 F# Nothing in this world, nothing would make him sta y [solo] G A D Gm/D Bm6/D E A [verse] D E7 Since he was small Had no luck at all G Gm D Nothing came easy to him D E7 Now it was time He'd made up his mind G Gm D "This could be my last chance" Bm Bm/A His boss said to him, "Now listen boy! Bm/G# You're always dreaming G A D You've got no real am bition, you won't get very far Em7 C7 Sammy boy, don't you know who you are? D E Gm D Why can't you be happy at the Emerald Bar" So honey [chorus] D Bm Spread your wings and fly away E7 A Fly away, far away D Bm Spread your little wings and fly away E7 A Fly away, far away Gm Pull yourself together D 'Cos you know you should do better Bb5/D D That's because you're a free man [outro] D Bm E7 A