C     Am    Em     G     C    Am    Em      2x

C                 Am
Willie was from Birmingham
Em             G  
Had the world in his hands
   C             Am                  Em         
An office job, a bank account, and a pretty wife
C            Am
Friday would come too soon
Em           G
He would fly to the moon
C            Am
His old lady never knew
Em    
What he was talkin' about


[Chorus]
        F               G
Oh, but don't you fly away boy
    F             C   G
No, don't you fly away
    F              G
No, don't you fly away boy
                             C     Am    Em    G
You know, everything will be okay

C     Am    Em    


C                 Am
Monday and he's back to work
Em             G  
Shiny shoes, a tie and a shirt
C             Am               
Everybody loved him so
         Em
He had a beautiful smile
C                 Am
A good rapport, a pat on the back
Em                  G
Got his name on the company plaque
C              Am
But nobody seemed to know
Em
That ol' Willie could fly


[Chorus]
        F               G
Oh, but don't you fly away boy
    F             C   G
No, don't you fly away
    F              G
No, don't you fly away boy
                               C     Am    Em
You know, everything will be okay
                 G                  C     Am    Em    G
Yeah, you know, everything will be okay


*whistling*
C     Am    Em     G     C    Am    Em      2x


C             Am
Willie was a noble man
Em               G
When he lived in Birmingham
C                     Am 
But he was losin' his mind
              Em
In a world of his own
C                Am
Willie left on a rainy day
Em                   G
Wings spread and the wind in his face
C              Am                Em
But nobody knew that Willie could fly


[Chorus]
       F               G
Oh, but don't you fly away boy
    F             C   G
No, don't you fly away
    F              G
No, don't you fly away boy
                               C     Am    Em
You know, everything will be okay
                 G                  C     Am    Em 
Yeah, you know, everything will be okay
               G
Oh, won't you stay
        C     Am     Em
Willie, stay
                G                  C     Am     Em     G
Yeah, you know, everything will be okay