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This is a complete tab of specifically Fly [Take 1/Demo], so there is no need to rearrange the tab on your own. Playing along to the song is much easier this way. I purposely left out the mistakes Nick made in the first take, but kept all of the small variations.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	4th fret
Author birdjoel311 136. Last edit on Mar 29, 2024
Artist: Nick Drake
Song: Fly [Take 1/Demo]
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Tuning: BEBEBE
Capo: 4th fret
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Some of the slide-ups might be missing or redundant in some places.
 
[Intro]
                       #                                   #
E|--|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--0---0-|--0---0-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|--|4-2-00-0|-0-00-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|2---2---|2---2---|
B|0-|------4-|2-0--0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|
                                         *     *      *
[Verse 1]
 
"Please,       give me a second grace|Please,       give me a second face
 
E|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|-0-0-00-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-0--0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|
                                      *     *      *
"I've fallen far down the first time around.
Now I just sit on the ground in your way"
 
E|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|------0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 
[Bridge]
 
E|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|----0----|
B|4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|4-----4--|
E|------2-|------2-|------2-|--2------|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-|
E|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2-2---2|
B|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0-----0--|
 
[Verse 2]
 
"And now, if it's time for
           recompense for what's done|
                                     |Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun
E|0-0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|--0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|
  *     *      *
"And the clouds will roll by
And we'll never deny
It's really too hard for the fly"
 
E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|     
 
[Bridge 2]
 
E|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|---0-----|
B|4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|4----4---|
E|------2-|------2-|------2-|-------2-|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0--0-0|
E|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2----2-|
B|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0----0---|
 
[Verse 3] (The lyrics in the first take differ from the final version)
 
"Please,     show me your second game|Please,         tell me your second name"
 
E|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--0-----|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|----4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2-----2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|
  *     *      *                      *     *
"I've fallen far down the first time around.
Now I just sit on the ground in your way" 
 
E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|     
 
[Bridge 3]
  #
E|----0-----|--0-----|--0-----|0---------|
B|--4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|--4---4---|
E|2-------2-|------2-|------2-|----2---2-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0|
E|----2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|2---2---2-|
B|0-0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|--0---0---|
 
[Verse 4]
 
"So come, come ride in my merry car |
                         by the bay"|For now, I must know how fine you are in your way
 
E|0-0-0---|--------|----0-----------|0-0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4---4---4-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2-------2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2-2---2---2-2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0-----0---0-----|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|
  *     *                            *     *      *
"And the sea she will sigh, And I'll never deny
It's really too hard for the fly"
 
E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|  
 
 [Bridge 4]
 
E|--0-----|----0---|
B|4---4---|4-----4-|
E|------2-|--2-----|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--2---2-|--2-2---|
B|0---0---|0-----0-|
 
 [Bridge 5]
 
E|----0---|----0---|---0----|---0----|---0----|---0----|
B|--5---5-|--4---4-|--5--5--|--4--4--|--5--5--|--4--4--|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0--0-0|--0--0-0|--0--0-0|--0--0-0|
E|5---5---|4---4---|5--5----|4--4----|5--5----|4--4----|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 
 [Outro]
 
E|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|-------|-------0|----0---|
B|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4-4---|----4---|-4----4-|
E|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|-----2-|--2-----|---2----|
B|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|
E|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2-2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|
B|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|-------|0---0--0|----0---|
 
E|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|------|
B|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4---4|
E|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|------|
B|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0---|
E|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2-2|
B|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|------|
 
 
(* - sometimes you slide up to these notes from the fret below)
(# - hammer on the 2 (on both strings)
 
Tabbed by Chris Healey, rearranged/expanded by ChuteMai
Original Tab: http://nickhealey.com/chndtabs/fly.htm
 
[Lyrics for Take 1 version]
 
 
Please, give me a second grace
Please, give me a second face
I've fallen far down the first time around
Now I just sit on the ground in your way
 
 
And now, if it's time for recompense for what's done
Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun
And the clouds will roll by
And we'll never deny
It's really too hard for the fly
 
 
Please, show me your second game
Please, tell me your second name
I've fallen far down the first time around
Now I just sit on the ground in your way
 
 
So come, come ride in my merry car by the bay
For now, I must know how fine you are in your way
And the sea she will sigh
And I'll never deny
It's really too hard for the fly
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