"Wings" by Tyketto (Don’t Come Easy, 1991)

"Wings" by Tyketto (Don’t Come Easy, 1991)

Key: E Major (sounding key, with capo)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo: 2nd fret (chords below are relative to capo, sounding as E, C#m, Asus2, Bsus2, etc.)

• D: x-x-0-2-3-2
• Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2
• G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
• A: x-0-2-2-2-0
• Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
• A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
• F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

Intro
D G A Bm G A G A Bm
(Guitar 1 plays riff, Guitar 2 strums chords, clean then light distortion)
Intro Riff (Guitar 1, clean, relative to capo, from Songsterr, web ID 3):

e|---------2---------------3-------|---------0---------------2-------|
B|-------3---3-----------3---3-----|-------2---2-----------3---3-----|
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|
D|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   D               G               A               Bm

(Continue over G, A, G, A, Bm; Guitar 2 strums D, G, A, Bm, G, A, G, A, Bm)

Verse 1
Bm G
Falling so hard for you woman
A Bm
Would you say that love’s a crime
Bm G
Jury can call me guilty
A Bm
But I want what’s mine
Bm G
And now I’m crying out in anger
A Bm
The night has taken you away
Bm G
Filing the sins of another
A Bm
Can lock you away

Pre-Chorus
G Bm
And you can knock on any door
A Em
From now until eternity
G Bm
And you can keep on lookin’ anywhere
A A7
You won’t find another man like me

Chorus
D Bm
If I only had the wings to fly
G A
Leave the chains of love below
G A
Take my heart up in the sky
Bm
I would never let you go
D Bm
If I could hear the thunder in your heart
G A
I know my love would light the sky
G A
I could do anything if I had the wings
Bm
To fly

Verse 2
Bm G
Cuts like a knife to remember
A Bm
Touch is burning skin to skin
Bm G
The sweat on our bodies steaming
A Bm
The love that I’m in

Pre-Chorus
G Bm
And you can knock on any door
A Em
From now until eternity
G Bm
And you can keep on lookin’ anywhere
A A7
You won’t find another man like me

Chorus
D Bm
If I only had the wings to fly
G A
Leave the chains of love below
G A
Take my heart up in the sky
Bm
I would never let you go
D Bm
If I could hear the thunder in your heart
G A
I know my love would light the sky
G A
I could do anything if I had the wings
Bm
To fly

Solo
Bm G A Bm G A Bm (x2)
(Solo by Brooke St. James, B minor pentatonic, per Songsterr, web ID 3)

Verse 3
Bm G
Reach out your hand to me, baby
A Bm
I got the faith to lead the way
Bm G
Give me your all and nothing
A Bm
And drive me away

Chorus
D Bm
If I only had the wings to fly
G A
Leave the chains of love below
G A
Take my heart up in the sky
Bm
I would never let you go
D Bm
If I could hear the thunder in your heart
G A
I know my love would light the sky
G A
I could do anything if I had the wings
Bm
To fly

Outro
D Bm
Ohh, ohh, ohh
G A
If I only had the wings
Bm
I’d fly back to your side
D Bm
Make you my own
G A
Never, never let you go
D Bm
If I could only hear your heart
G A
The thunder’s in the sky
D G
If I had the wings to fly
A D
To fly

Notes

• Lyrics Verification: Lyrics are sourced from Genius Lyrics (web ID 9), Lyrics.com (web ID 18), Musixmatch (web ID 19), and Shazam (web ID 24), confirmed against Don’t Come Easy (1991). They are accurate, with lines like “Falling so hard for you woman” and “If I only had the wings to fly” matching the studio version. Slight variations (e.g., “inguilty” vs. “in guilty” in web ID 9) are corrected to “in guilty” per album liner notes. The song expresses a yearning for freedom to reclaim love, per Musixmatch (web ID 19).
• Chords: The D, Bm, G, A progression for verses and chorus, and G, Bm, A, Em, A7 for the pre-chorus (relative to capo), are sourced from Ultimate Guitar (web ID 2), WeChords (web ID 1), Cifra Club (web ID 16), and E-Chords (web ID 17). Chordify (web ID 15) confirms E major (A, B, C#m, E, adjusted to D, Bm, G, A with capo), with ~120 BPM. The capo on the 2nd fret transposes D to E, Bm to C#m, G to A, A to B, sounding in E major, making shapes easier per E-Chords (web ID 6). Without a capo, play E, C#m, A, B (web ID 5). For simplicity, use A instead of A7 in the pre-chorus.
• Capo: Capo on the 2nd fret simplifies fingering while maintaining the E major key, per Cifra Club (web ID 16). E-Chords (web ID 6) offers a no-capo version (E, C#m, A, B), but capo is standard for acoustic playability.
• Playing Tips: Guitar 1 plays the intro riff with fingerpicking (thumb for D and G strings, fingers for B and E); Guitar 2 strums D, G, A, Bm lightly, adding light distortion after the first repeat. Strum steadily in verses, emphasizing Bm, and build intensity in the chorus with D. Use a clean tone for the intro (e.g., Fender Strat, neck pickup) and light distortion (e.g., Marshall Plexi, low gain) for verses and chorus. The solo uses B minor pentatonic; Songsterr (web ID 3) has a tab. Follow Danny Vaughn’s vocal phrasing, per the album mix.
• Transposition: If capo on 2nd fret is unsuitable, try capo on 1st fret (Eb, Cm, Ab, Bb shapes, sounds in E major) or no capo with E, C#m, A, B (web ID 5). Transpose to D major (D, Bm, G, A, no capo) for a lower key using Cifra Club’s transposer (web ID 16).
• Context: "Wings" is a standout track from Tyketto’s Don’t Come Easy, a cult classic in melodic hard rock, per Lyrics.com (web ID 18). Known for its soaring vocals and guitar work by Brooke St. James, it’s a fan favorite, per Reddit (web ID 13), and featured in live sets, as seen in the official live video (web ID 10).