Flying Or Crying Chords

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Zach doesn't play any of the bottom strings for the chords, just figured this was the easiest way to tab it out. Mainly bass chord based until you hit the D. Also does a hammer on during the intro/transitions, but you can catch on to that listening to the song. Edits are welcome, just wanting to play Zach's music so I figure others might too.

Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author willperkins [pro] 266.

1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 24, 2022

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[Intro]
Em G C D
 
[Verse 1]
             Em
If we could find a porch to hold us
       G
Where we can all scream "Childers"
 C
Drink the shit that kills us
  G             D
Until we all remember
        Em
Who it was when we were younger
            G
Fore' the world took our pride
          C
We were walking in straight lines
        G                     D
Trynna find who's good to drive
 
          Em
And I've had so many evenings
              G
The way I've felt I can't recall
         C
Was I jumping from the rafters
         G                D
When my buddy's broke my fall
        Em
By the end of the night
         G
We'd be flying or crying
  C
Talking bout the times
          G              D
We spent living towards dying
 
 
[Chorus]
                 C
So don't stop running boy
               G
But don't be naive
            D
Cause this world will burn and break you
             Em
Worse than hearts like ours believe
             C
Don't stop dancing girl
           G
Till it feels right
                D
Cause we'll be flying or crying
        Em
By the end of the night
 
 
[Verse 2]
            Em
You always snuck up in my front seat
           G
With some reasons of your own
 C
Trynna get a plainsman
   G            D
Drunk and all alone
     Em
But don't you go falling for
     G
And don't you go believing
  C
A boy with calloused hands
       G              D
With a mind set on leaving
 
         Em
All the moments that we've been through
         G
All the memories we've made
    C
I don't think God be willing
     G                  D
To come down here and save
       Em
Some heathens from the flatland's
     G
Who only bitch and moan
    C
But if I'm going down
          G               D
Least I'm not going down alone
 
 
[Chorus]
                C
So don't stop running boy
               G
But don't be naive
             D
Cause this world will break and burn you
             Em
Worse than hearts like ours believe
            C
Don't stop dancing girl
              G
Till it feels right
               D
Cause we'll be flying or crying
        Em
By the end of the night
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Flying Or Crying – Zach Bryan

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What’s the Strumming pattern you play? Can’t seem to get it right

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For the D in transition and the intro, he picks the B string third fret then slides to the fifth back to the third then strums the chord for anyone wondering

great for me, i'm an old rocker,cant sing like that anymore,stay rockin'my friends