Key: F major
Verse 1
F
Dm
Bb
F
Bb
F
C
I never wanted to fly high
F
Bb
F
I was too fond of walking
C
Bb
Dm
F
I thought it was just your way of talking
C
Bb
F
And you said you'd build some wings
C
Dm
F
I was doubtful of everything,
Bb
C
F
never thought you'd reach the sun
C
F
er with your hands,
Bb
C
I'd watch you for hours
F
C
Dm
C
With the glue and the rubber bands
Bb
F
The feathers, lace and flowers
C
Bb
The finished wings, they
Bb
C
Like some burning of glory
C
Bb
C
F
Like some old hero's story
Bb
C
You tried to get me to go with you
F
Bb
F
You tried always to dare me
Dm
F
Bb
An d I thought the
C
Bb
But I carried your wings for you
F
Bb
C
Up the path to the cliff face
Kissed you goodbye and
C
Bb
C
F
Already bright with sunlight
Bb
C
Dm
Oh, it was so grand at the start
C
Bb
F
To watch you soar in my eyes
C
Dm
C
But there's a pain deep in my heart
Bb
F
C
The wind seems tipped with fire
Dm
C
Bb
F
Like a seagull or a lark
Bb
F
C
Rising up forever
F
C
Dm
Like some ember or some spark
C
Bb
C
F
Bb
Rising from earth to heaven
F
Bb
F
I believed all you had told me
C
Dm
And do a thing no man has ever done
C
Bb
F
C
An d touch the stars to please me
Bb
C
Bb
F
And then I saw the white winds fail
Bb
C
And I saw the feathers falter
Dm
C
Watched you drop like a ball of gold
Bb
C
F
Into the white green water
C
F
Now some are born to fly high
F
Dm
C
Some are born to touch the sky,
Bb
F
while some walk in the hollow
Dm
C
Bb
F
But as I watched your body fall,
C
F
For your grave is not the earth
Dm
Bb
C
But the reflection of the sun
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Dm Bb C
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