“flying hour” ( prefer capo on 2nd . fret )

intro : E – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D9 ( repeat )
E – – – A – – – B – – – E – – – A7 – – – – – – | B

____verse : 1

E A B E
all through my life i’ve been hearing
A B E – – – /D#
all about those good old days .
C#m C#m7
it makes no diff’rence ,
F#9 /F# – /G – /G# – A7
what was or what – – may – – – be

____chorus :

E A – – – D9
the past it is gone ,
E A D9
the future may not be at all ,
E A B E – – – A7 – – – B
the present improve the flying hour

____verse : 2

E A B E
some people look into the future ,
A B E – – – /D#
they’re hoping that they’ll see better days .
C#m C#m7
it’s such a sweet thought ,
F#9 /F# – /G – /G# – A7
it’s something that could be but

____chorus :

E A – – – D9
the past it is gone ,
E A D9
the future may not be at all ,
E A B E
the present improve the flying hour

____bridge :

F#m7 D
what was and what may be ,
A E F#m
is not here , it is not clear to me .
F#m7 D
right now is the one thing
A E F#m
that i can feel , the one thing real to me ,
B – – – – – – – – –
uh – uh – uh – uh

____verse : 3

E A B E
so as you sit back to remember
A B E – – – /D#
that which you cannot recall .
C#m C#m7
it makes no diff’rence ,
F#9 /F# – /G – /G# – A7
what was or what – – may – – – be

____chorus :

E A – – – D9
the past it is gone ,
E A D9
the future may not be at all ,
E A B E – – – A7 – – – B
the present improve the flying hour

____music :

E – – – A – – – – – | B
E – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – A – – – – – | B
E – – – /D#

____verse : 1 & 3 ( 2nd . half )

C#m C#m7
it makes no diff’rence ,
F#9 /F# – /G – /G# – A7
what was or what – – may – – – be

____chorus :

E A – – – D9
the past it is gone ,
E A D9
the future may not be at all ,
E A B C#m
the present improve the flying hour
C#m/B – – – A#m7 – 5 – – – /F# – /G – /G# – A7

____music : 2

E – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D9 ( repeat )
E – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B
C#m – – – C#m/B – – – A#m7 – 5 – – – |
/F# – /G – /G# – A7

____chorus :

E A – – – D9
the past it is gone ,
E A D9
the future may not be at all ,
E A B C#m
the present improve the flying hour , ooh – ooh
ooh – – – ooh – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | ooh – ooh
C#m/B – – – A#m7 – 5 – – – /F# – /G – /G – – – – – | A7

____ending :

E – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D9 ( repeat )
E – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B
C#m – – – C#m/B – – – A#m7 – 5 – – – |
/F# – /G – /G# – A7

________

note :

1981 / wb having rejected his new album “somewhere in england” , harrison , back at the
drawing board , once again found himself in the recording studio re – touching & composing 4
songs to replace the 4 pulled from the album , this was one of the songs pulled & along
the other 3 – can be found on :

1 . george harrison “pirate songs”
2 . george harrison “completed rarities vol . 1
3 . george harrison “somewhere in england”
( original version and track list w/ bonus tracks )

all which i won on ebay years ago but may now be available in some stores . also can be
on “youtube” .