Flying Kites chords by Various

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Flying kites,  (D major) flying kites,
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up  (E minor) above we go  (B minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
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When  (D major) I   (G major) was younger  (C major)  (D major) I  used
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to play  (C major) in  (E minor) rice fields
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 (G major) After the har (C major) vest,
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un (D major) der  (G major) the shade  (E minor) of  big  (G major) trees
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Scorching  (B minor) heat  (C major) that we try to ignore
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 (D major) Run (G major) ning around  (E minor) and playing
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so much more  (B minor) 
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When  (G major) I was young (C major) er,
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I  (D major) used to play  (G major) in  (E minor) rice fields  (G major) 
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We were fly (C major) ing kites,  (D major) 
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up  (E minor) above we go  (B minor) 
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All our dreams  (C major) in flight,  (D major) 
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to wherever  (E minor) the wind blows  (B minor) 
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 (G major) So  (D major)  (C major) pull on the string,
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again (D major) st the strong wind
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Don't  (E minor) lose your grip,
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and steer  (B minor) your  (G major) heart in
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Fly (C major) ing kite,  (D major) up, up (B minor) ,   up we  (A major) go
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 (E minor) Then I got older  (C major) 
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 (D major) I went to work  (E minor) in the city  (B minor) 
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Paycheck to paycheck (C major) 
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 (D major) Tell me, is this  (E minor) what life means?  (B minor) 
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Social pressure  (C major) we try to avoid  (D major) 
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Overthinking,  (E minor) got us all paranoid
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 (B minor) But then I got older,  (C major) 
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I  (D major) got to work  (E minor) in the city  (D major) 
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We are flying  (C major) kites,  (D major) up  (E minor) above we go
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 (B minor) Reach our dreams  (C major) so high,  (D major) 
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whether it takes  (E minor) us far from home  (B minor) 
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 (G major) So  (D major)  (C major) pull on the string against
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 (D major) the strong wind
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Don't  (E minor) lose your grip and
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steer  (G major) your heart in
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Flying  (C major) guys,  (D major) up, up above  (A major) we go  (E minor) 
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Walk my head up  (D major) on the clouds
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I keep  (B minor) my   (E minor) feet down  (C major) on the ground
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 (E minor) Walk my head up  (D major) on the clouds
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I keep  (G major) my feet down  (C major) on the ground
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Walk  (E minor) my  head up  (D major) on the clouds
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So keep  (G major) my feet down  (C major) on the ground
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While  (E minor) my  head is up  (D major) on the clouds
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So keep  (G major) my feet down  (C major) on the ground
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We are flying kites  (G major) 
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Up  (E minor) above we go  (G major) 
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Reach our dreams  (C major) so high  (D major) 
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Whether it takes  (E minor) us far from home  (B minor) 
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So pull  (C major) on the string again
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 (D major) st the strong wind
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Don't  (E minor) lose your grip and
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steer  (B minor) your  (G major) home in (D major) 
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Flying  (C major) guys  (D major) 
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Up, up, off  (A major) we go  (E minor) 