Ben Harper — Having Wings Chords
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals — Having Wings
2007 Album: Lifeline
Chords and Tab By: Jeff Martin
Tuning — Standard
Intro Chords (This is all for a single acoustic)
Bm—C—G
Bm—Bm/Bbm/Am—G
Bm C G
I heard a street singer play a song I knew,
Bm Bm/Bbm/Am G
And it brought me closer to you.
Bm C
G/Am/Bm
I heard a street singer play a song I called my own,
Bm/Bbm/Am G
That brought be to my childhood home.
C C/B C/A G
D/Dsus4/D
Did you go back from where you came?
C C/B C/B G D/Dsus4/D
If I get there will they have my name?
C C/B C/A G D/Dsus4/D
If they don't I'll only have myself to blame.
C G D/Dsus4/D
For all these things,
Am C G
True happiness is having wings.
Bm C G
Life is a gury eyed, heavy hearted, whirlwind of a storm.
Bm Bm/Bbm/Am G
Something they just hurt too much to cry.
Bm C
G G/Am/Bm
Memories are like shadows, the light won't make them disappear
Bm/Bbm/Am G
So I still see you smiling with your eyes.
So did you go back from where you came?
If I get there, would they have my name?
If they don't I'll only have myself to blame,
For all these things,
True happiness is having wings
Solo:
(Bend first note