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Is This Any Way To Run An Airline? chords by
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Key: Db major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Oh, the airline ticket
A
A

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reservation counter lady
D
D

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C
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Is a very special friend of mine
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When I asked her in the morning
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A

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if my flight was ready
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She assured me it was right on time
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Oh, the taxi to the airport
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cost me seven or eight
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And the boarder got another buck or two
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When some joker on the

microphone said,
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A
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D
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Sorry , but we've got
G
G

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a little bad news for you.
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It's getting cloudy up in Boston,
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Montreal is socked and tight,

Washington is closed for Christmas,

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C

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Philadelphia's out on strike,

Minnesota's up to here in snow,
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B
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2

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And Tulsa's closed tonight,

you know.
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Please be pa tient five more minutes,

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C
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Hope you have a pleasant flight.
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Oh, the Airline Passenger
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Relations representative
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C
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was very sympathetic to me.
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Just as soon as we completely
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overhaul your astroliner,
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you'll be airborne just as
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G

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quick as can be.
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Then of course we'll need a stewardess,
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but nev er you mind,
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we'll have one trained in plenty of time.
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Won't you settle in our Astro
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Lounge in Com fort
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We'll be leaving at a quarter of nine
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But the Astro Lounge was crowded
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and the coffee shop was crammed

The Coke machine was broken
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and they closed the hot dog stand

I couldn't find a magazine,
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B
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2

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they broke the cigarette machine
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The Shoeshine boy was sleeping
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C
C

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and my radio was jammed
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C
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Oh, I carefully examined
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every corner of the building
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C
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for the next 14 hours or so
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C
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And the bulletins kept coming
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from the reservation counter
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Yes, sirree, we're getting ready to go
E
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For we're flying in another plane
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from Lon don, you see
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Any minute now that plane
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should appear
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A
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You'll be leaving in a minute, providing
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This little bit of nasty weather
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should clear
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For it's getting cloudy up in Boston
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and it's snowing up in Maine

Los Angeles is hopeless
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and Chicago's getting rain

You've had a couple dirty days,
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but your ticket's good for thirty days
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And when the runway is completed,

C
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would you like to board your plane?

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • G

  • E

  • Am

  • F

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Is This Any Way To Run An Airline? by Tom Paxton is Db major.

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