Key: E major
Intro 1
G
F#
Bm
Em
F#m
G
Asus4
D
Verse 1
G
A
D
My brother took the morning flight
G
A
D
A 747 whisked him out of sight
Em
A
Bm
To start a new life across the skies
E
Asus4
And a light went out in my mother's eyes
A
G
A
And though it's only hours away
D
G
A
D
To my mother it's a light year and a day
Em
A
For though he's a man
E
Asus4
America has taken her son.
F#m
Bm
Goodbye, Amer
E
Asus4
ica will be well.
F#m
Bm
E
Asus4
Goodbye, only time will tell.
A
F#m
D
G
If the man who left us
A
Bm
is the man who returns
Verse 2
Verse 3
D
F#m
Bbdim
Bm
Goodbye, dear brother,
Verse 4
Asus4
America,
Interlude 1
G
F#sus4
F#
Bm
Em
F#m
G
Asus4
D
Verse 5
G
A
D
No parting words could I find
G
A
D
No show of love of any kind
Em
Asus4
Bm
But don't you know I want it too
Asus4
A
song for you
G
A
D
What lies before you, who can say
G
A
But I'm sure you'll make it anyway
D
Em
Asus4
I wish you the world,
A
Bm
but even so,
E
Asus4
it's hard to let you go.
F#m
Bm
E
Asus4
like I do now.
F#m
Bm
E
Asus4
Goodbye, only time will tell.
A
D
G
Let the man who left us
A
Bm
is the man who returns
F#m
Bbdim
Bm
Goodbye, dear brother,
Asus4
D
G
Goodbye, and may God keep you well
F#
Bm
Em
F#m
G
Asus4
D
F#m
Bm
E
Goodbye, and may God keep
Asus4
F#m
D
you well
Bm
E
Asus4
Goodbye, only time will tell
Only time will tell
A
F#m
D
G
If the man who left us
A
Bm
is the man who returns
D
F#m
Bbdim
Bm
Goodbye, dear brother,
Outro 1
G
F#sus4
F#
Bm
Em
F#m
G
Asus4
D
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